Critter News

MARCH 15, 2009

The warning cited three errors in veterinary care, including a serious 2007 incident where a pregnant monkey died when a researcher failed to notice she was having a troubled labor. And the center added training and banned one researcher from animal contact in response. Tags: medical research PETA animal welfare us.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2021

He also believes that we are living in an era of incredible scientific research, one in which new genetic technology and findings from diverse scientific disciplines have turned assumptions upside down, opened up new lines of thought, and provided answers, or at least probable answers, to many of our questions about why birds do the things they do.

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Critter News

JUNE 29, 2009

The Texas Attorney General ruled earlier this month that the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center can withhold records of a committee that oversees the use of animals in training and research. Tags: university research animal experimentation animal rescue medical research. Sherrie Carruth, told The A-J {Avalanche-Journal.}

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

became extinct in the wild in the early 2000s, and currently survives only in captivity, at least two lines of evidence suggest that tool use is part of the species’ natural behavioural repertoire: juveniles develop functional tool use without training, or social input from adults; and proficient tool use is a species-wide capacity.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2015

— and link that to something abut the Great Grey Owl and my BFF Analiese Miller who is an amazing, emerging, photographer who has recently trained her 300mm Cannon F4 lens on the birds (including the Great Grey) at Sax Zim. Researchers are wondering if the die-off might spread to other birds or even fish.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

I had never heard of the use of ferrets in medical research though. A national physicians group has filed a federal complaint against the University of Washington, saying its use of ferrets to train medical residents in emergency procedures on babies and children violates a federal animal-welfare law. News to me.

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MAY 9, 2014

Think twice, and do some research. They are highly trained homing pigeons, which is why it costs more to hire a company that will deliver this type of bird, and to make sure they are released correctly. Thinking of releasing white doves to commemorate your wedding or the memorial of a loved one? Where do they go after they fly away?

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JULY 18, 2013

After a little research I decided to head out the next day to Pavlovsk Palace and Gardens, an 18th Century Russian Imperial residence located about 35 minutes away from the city via train. we went to the train station and were unable to find anyone able to help us. We ran for it and just barely caught the train.

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APRIL 12, 2022

So armed with some knowledge from the “ Access Considerations for Birding Locations ” page on the Birdability website and some research, I twice visited the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge near Portland, Oregon with accessibility in mind. A 5% grade is steeper than I thought, but research suggests that 5% is acceptable.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

Investigative journalism by the Salt Lake Tribune, following-up on allegations levelled by PETA against the University of Utah's Comparative Medicine Center and the Cardiovascular Research & Training Institute laboratories revealed the two laboratories had used 190 dogs and cats in 2009, all obtained from shelters.

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DECEMBER 6, 2011

Citizen science is a term used for the systematic collection and analysis of data and the dissemination of such data by researchers on a primarily voluntary basis. Individuals or networks of volunteers, many of whom may have no formal scientific training, perform research-related tasks such as observation, measurement, or computation.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

But it certainly raised my awareness that animals are used in military trauma-training exercises. Thousands of live animals are shot, stabbed, dismembered, burned, and poisoned every year in Department of Defense (DoD) training exercises designed to train medics and infantry in how to treat various human battlefield injuries.

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Critter News

APRIL 18, 2010

Only one of the interesting points in this opinion piece on animal research by Lee Schneider on the Huffington Post. A paper published by the New England Journal of Medicine backs him up, asserting that simulators are effective training devices for medical residents.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Thinking Pink for Pups: Dogtopia Pampers Dogs for Cancer Research. Dogs across the country will get primped and pampered in October, all in the name of breast cancer awareness and research. billion for breast cancer research, education and health services. is partnering with Susan G.

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4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 19, 2012

One of the best ways to pet proof your home is by training your pet to be his own enforcer. You may want to consider closing the door to pet-free rooms that store, say, your fine antiques, and, if you have a doggy or cat door, you can also train your pets to head out for potty breaks on their own. Make Concessions to Animal Nature.

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MAY 30, 2019

Curious and inventive, he figured out he didn’t need their assistance, just their instructions to help him capture and train a young Cooper’s Hawk. Inexperienced, perhaps overly confident, he didn’t know she was one of the wildest of hawks to train. The concern possessed him. I knew no falconers.

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Critter News

APRIL 19, 2012

The Coast Guard is defending its practice of using live animals in its combat medical training after an activist group released a video on Wednesday of a goat’s legs being removed with tree trimmers during what it said was training for agency personnel. The courses do involve “live tissue training using live animals,” Lt.

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JANUARY 23, 2018

Please understand, my eyes are always trained in a downward angle, not only to assure that I stay on the dry portion of the dock, nearly but all of the birds to be seen, are in close approximation to the water. Since then, my research tells me this most likely was a captured bird that had escaped.

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Using play and positive reinforcements rather than relying on treats or punishment, he started training her to recognize items by name, and by group. Would the scientific world believe the research if it did show this? Noticing right away that Chaser was a bright dog, John set out to determine how best to tap into her intellect.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Fortunately for the honor of the species, the researchers found that kleptoparasitism was practiced at a low rate (4% of observations) while much more often, drongos captured insects disturbed by other species (41% of observations). The dangers of being a geologist.

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JUNE 9, 2022

If I was an ornithologist aiming for a grant, I would now definitely highlight the need for more research on this topic. The researchers are quite aware of the differences between humans and birds and thus have completely ignored another explanation for this behavior.

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JULY 14, 2015

Sure, I had seen countless television program, sat glued to Planet Earth, and read accounts of research ecologists and explorers, but I had never seen the wonders of a hot and wet climate. and we meandered slowly down the road with a scope and binoculars trained on the trees around us. I had never visited a real jungle before.

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JUNE 4, 2013

Trained as Wildlife Biologist at the University of Florida, he moved south to the central part of the State and settled in sunny Vero Beach. His work appears every-other-Thursday morning and is all about the birds, ecology, and conservation of the Neotropics, hence his beat: “Neotropical Birds and Ecology.”

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JUNE 7, 2012

Once a body of research was established and the bird was declared endangered, it took many more years of experimentation, political maneuvering, conflicts with the National Guard, and some tragic fires to establish what is now acclaimed as a model conservation project. Now there are volunteer guides, tours and a local festival.

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JULY 24, 2016

It may take a bit of training to obtain a mindset strong and focussed enough to blend out the surroundings, but once that is achieved, watching Common Moorhens at these artificial locations is a pure treat since you can get close and can watch them do many different things that have nothing to do with getting startled at having emerged from reeds.

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

The starving young male had been rescued from the side of a road, recovered at my house, then went to my rehabber friend Lisa’s for live prey training, where he sharpened his skills until he was a mouse-killing machine. My latest Red-tailed hawk was one of them. Ty died peacefully at home yesterday, on October 17, 2012.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 11, 2012

Train them ahead of time. Research the proper airline procedures. Each one will have a different pet policy, so research yours ahead of time. He recommends using Travelex currency exchange to avoid border scams as well as researching rates ahead of time using their currency converter.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Ottenby Nature Reserve is run by The Swedish Ornithological Society and visitors can observe researchers collecting data and birds being caught in the mist nest and funnel traps on site. This island is home to roughly 400 wooden windmills that pattern the landscape and Ottenby Nature Reserve and Lighthouse on the southern tip.

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MARCH 7, 2011

Using the Birds of Peru field guide to identify a species of antshrike This course has three admirable objectives: To train the next generation of Neotropical bird researchers, both international and Peruvian, in efficient and standardised mist-netting, bird ringing/banding, and bird ageing skills.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 9, 2010

It takes a bit of research, but learning the early symptoms of pet illness can save you hundreds or thousands of dollars in the long run. Do a little research on the Internet and you’ll discover several clever tactics pet owners have found to make regular grooming a positive and enjoyable experience.

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AUGUST 19, 2014

I want to talk about this research but if you really want to know more about it, don’t rely on me; one of the co-authors of this important paper is Darren Naish, who happens to be a stupendous blogger, and he has written the research up here. So go read that for sure, and revel in the excellent graphics. You should have said whales.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 26, 2011

This national nonprofit seeks to build a more caring, compassionate world through groundbreaking research, education, training and services that span a wide network of organizations, agencies and businesses. American Humane Association has been protecting children and animals since 1877.

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JANUARY 7, 2020

The authors trace the creation of swamps, wetlands, and meadows by farmers, and then the destruction of wetlands by the building of golf courses, the loss of meadows by the construction of train tracks. They wrote books and published research.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Marc Hauser, a cognitive psychologist at Harvard University, recently opened his own such research lab and has 1,000 dogs lined up as subjects. In some cases, their research suggests that our pets are manipulating us rather than welling up with human-like feeling. Other facilities are operating in the U.S. and Europe.

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JULY 4, 2023

Ackerman’s new book is about owls and owl research–the knowledge recently and currently being discovered through DNA analysis, new-tech tracking and monitoring, and old-fashioned fieldwork under the auspices of organizations like the Global Owl Project and the Owl Research Institute. I want to read about owls, not people.”

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Also, check labels and do your research before you use any fertilizers, pesticides, or mulch. If that sounds like a lot of work, designate a grass-free area of the yard (preferably one that’s somewhat out of the way from your outdoor living space) and train your dog to relieve himself only in that spot. Confinement.

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Animal Person

MARCH 17, 2009

Press Release Governors: Stop Ecodestructive University Training! -- if you'd like assistance or more information. Thanks and best wishes! David Cantor Executive Director Responsible Policies for Animals, Inc.

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