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• 200 Dogs Killed Inhumanely In Baghdad Last Sunday, SPCA Reaches Out To Help
  Wed, 26 November 2008
  200 dogs were killed by inhumane measures in Baghdad, Iraq, on Sunday, marking the beginning of a government campaign to reduce the animal overpopulation problem that plagues the country. These drastic actions were taken in response to a local public outcry for officials to do something about stray packs of dogs that can ca ...
• Scientists Discover 21st Century Plague
  Tue, 25 November 2008
  Bacteria that can cause serious heart disease in humans are being spread by rat fleas, sparking concern that the infections could become a bigger problem in humans. Research published in the December issue of the Journal of Medical Microbiology suggests that brown rats, the biggest and most common rats in Europe, may now be ...
• EFSA Assesses Risks Linked To Transmission Of Bluetongue During Animal Transit
  Tue, 25 November 2008
  The European Commission asked EFSA's Animal Health and Welfare Panel to look at the risk of transmission of the bluetongue virus (BTV) when animals are in transit from or through restricted zones identified by EU Member States[1]. EFSA was also asked to study the impact of different control measures in reducing the spread of ...
• Man Says His Dog Detected His Skin Cancer
  Sat, 22 November 2008
  A man from Banbury near Oxford, England, said his dog sniffed out his skin cancer, reminiscent of reports of trials that have shown dogs can detect cancer, in some cases even when screening tests can't. Chris Tuffrey told the BBC yesterday that his pet Rottweiler, called Beamish, kept nuzzling and licking him and tryi ...
• The Role Predator Selection On Polymorphic Aposematic Poison-frogs
  Sat, 22 November 2008
  Phenotypic variation between populations of the poison frog Dendrobates tinctorius is extremely high throughout their distribution in northern South America. As the bright colors are assumed to act as a warning signal to potential predators, the evolution of this variation within a species raises some interesting questions. ...
• AVMA Responds To Alleged Abuse Of Turkeys At West Virginia Farm
  Sat, 22 November 2008
  The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is concerned about reports detailing possible inhumane treatment of turkeys at poultry-breeding facilities in West Virginia. The AVMA expects that the alleged abuse, which was captured on video, will be fully investigated. If the allegations prove to be true, it is our hop ...
• AVMA Congratulates Obama Family For Making Adoption Of New First-Family Dog A Serious, C ...
  Sat, 22 November 2008
  In a recent interview with 60 Minutes, President-Elect Barack Obama and his wife Michelle said that they plan to take their time adopting a first-family dog, waiting until late winter, early spring to pick their new pet. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) thanks the president-elect for setting a good exampl ...
• Warning Displays May Function As Honest Signals Of Toxicity
  Sat, 22 November 2008
  Are warning signals honest? We are familiar with the fact that dangerous prey animals advertise their toxins with bright colouration (bees, wasps, ladybirds etc). The (antioxidant) molecules used by prey to make themselves brightly pigmented may also be used to prevent them poisoning themselvse with their own toxins. ...
• Outline And Surface Disruption In Animal Camouflage
  Sat, 22 November 2008
  Camouflage is an important strategy in animals to prevent predation. This includes disruptive coloration, where high contrast markings at an animal's edge break up the body shape. Successful disruption may also involve markings found away from the body outline that create 'false edges' more salient than the true body fo ...
• The Strength Of A Female Mate Preference Increases With Predation Risk
  Sat, 22 November 2008
  Females often encounter predators as they look for mates. Not surprisingly, as predation risk increases, females usually search less and they less often prefer males that use conspicuous signals. To the contrary, when we experimentally increased predation risk perceived by mate-searching female fiddler crabs, they cont ...