Critter News

MARCH 10, 2009

I responded to a post on animalblog that cited a recent article in the journal "Proceedings" of the National Academy of Sciences. There is more and more evidence that animal testing is NOT necessarily the best route to take. Even if there are certain situations in which animal testing is the only option, ie.

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Critter News

MAY 20, 2010

In this article, they admit they underestimated the scope of the oil slick. This article talks about how BP skipped some testing of cement linings hours before the explosion occured. These cement linings were basically the well's seal. How did this decision contribute to the disaster?

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2020

Faaborg was the first in a line of ornithologists who have graciously responded to my emails about their research, in that case leading to a short article on declines of Puerto Rican migratory birds.). John Faaborg , who headed one of the key long-term studies of Caribbean birds in Guánica Commonwealth Forest in Puerto Rico. (Dr.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A recent local news article says its current maximum depth is 60 cm/2 feet, although I didn’t test this statement.) So I was very thankful to see that my efforts had paid off. The area west of Araró does indeed hold a remnant lake, as of February of 2024. (A

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Critter News

DECEMBER 7, 2010

The article from UPI is below in its entirety. Drug and chemical companies say they endorse a Europe-wide initiative intended to eventually end the use of animals in research and safety testing. Testing a single chemical takes up to five years, involves 800 rodents and costs $3.8 I guess it depends on how much you believe them.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

This is an interesting article that reveals some stuff I didn't know about celebrities I like. To go all the way back to red meat? ) **Carrie Underwood, a vegetarian, is a spokesperson for Olay Skin Care, owned by Proctor and Gamble which perform animal testing. Angelina Jolie used to be a vegan.

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Critter News

MAY 3, 2010

According to this article, "at least 25 sea turtles have washed up dead on Mississippi beaches over the past few days, according to multiple media reports. So far, there is no evidence that the oil spill killed the turtles, but tests are ongoing." The web page also has a video.

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SalesFuel

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Physical aids like highlighting or practice testing are widely used to improve student success. Inc.com contributor, Jeff Haden, explains a business superpower in learning faster and retaining more in this recent article. Research shows massed study, such as cramming for a test, falls far short of spaced study in terms of recall.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

To help pet parents better understand diabetes in pets, VCA Animal Hospitals have a great resource library of articles regarding pet diabetes and pet healthcare. Diabetes in Dogs – Testing and Monitoring. Diabetes in Cats – Testing and Monitoring. Here are just a few, but you can see many more on their site.

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Critter News

APRIL 4, 2009

This is an excellent article that appeared in the Boston Globe last week. Many animal supporters get caught up in fighting the food industry, but animal testing is as ugly and fundamental an issue. They're not necessarily questioning the ethics, but the efficacy. This is an important issue. We as a movement cannot compartamentalize.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2021

He has authored several other books and many articles, largely on natural history. Peacocks and Picathartes’s author, Rupert Watson, was born in England but has lived in Kenya for over 40 years where he practices variably as a lawyer, mediator, naturalist and writer.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Only a couple articles back I described the experience of a morning’s birding along this road. A little annoyed at myself for squandering that opportunity, I sat with my coffee and breakfast and made a few test images using a few of the ever-cooperative Bananaquits on show. The Red-crowned Ant-Tanagers never returned, of course.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2024

Many years ago I interviewed Barbara Young, then the newly recruited chief executive of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), for an article for The Daily Telegraph. Swarovski’s dominance at the top-end of the market is relatively recent; Zeiss was the former No 1.

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Critter News

MARCH 21, 2012

It's a horrible topic and I post news articles about the abuses from time to time. Many times tests fail. I've finally decided to take the plunge and really learn about animal experimentation. But I want to be able to argue about it intelligently, citing science, not just morals.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2015

A better understanding of bird origins requires multifaceted and integrative approaches, yet fossils necessarily provide the final test of any evolutionary model. Clearly, you can see that this review article is looking at all the birdish features and their evolutionary interrelationships.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Dear Senator Murray, I have read articles in the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times about the chimpanzees at Holloman Air Force Base. I am deeply troubled and angry that the National Institute of Health wants to move almost 200 chimpanzees from this facility to a laboratory in Texas where they may be subjected to testing.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Even more than warbler, shorebird, and sparrow identification, this is a field that tests our endurance (gull watching is too often done in bitter cold, windy conditions), patience (even getting one good photo can take hours as you try to separate the ‘interesting gull’ from the flock), observational skills (so many plumages!)

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Here's the full article from the Weekly Times Now. Dairy Australia commissioned a blood-test study which showed that calves deteriorated after 24 hours off feed, she said. ANIMAL rights groups have begun a campaign against the dairy industry's treatment of bobby calves.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 15, 2008

This article on Gristmill (excerpt below) goes into detail on pros and cons of "schmeat." Earlier this year, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals announced that it will offer a $1 million X Prize for the creation of affordable, humane, and "commercially viable" test-tube meat by 2012.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 10, 2019

The article identified four components required to achieve SRP: Initiation of a response. So, along with Lee, we created a test scenario and recruited 500 people across North America and Europe to imagine themselves in a service failure situation. A fifth test condition only used two of the five elements to create a control.

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 25, 2009

Add in the cost of proper care for dogs (and other lab animals), as well as the public pereption about animal testing, and it’s unlikely that many more puppies like Ruppy will be created. To read more about Ruppy and how the project came to pass, as well as see photos of the puppy glowing, visit this article.

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 21, 2013

In fact, they conduct more than 60 quality checks on every batch of food, every ingredient can be tracked by batch or ingredient, within 24 hours, and more than 1000 Salmonella tests are conducted every month. Author has been compensated for completion of this article. is not responsible for the content of this article.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

I came across this article in USA Today entitled "Waste not, want not: Companies find uses for leftover animal parts." At Clemson University, such products are being tested at the South Carolina school's Animal Co-Products Research & Education Center, says center Director Annel Greene.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 12, 2009

She is a data tech for a clinical testing company (for profit by the way.) The title of this article is "Researchers to animal-rights activists: We are not afraid." But as far as they are concerned, I am still an animal rights terrorist for the mere fact that I disagree with them. I'm sorry, but I am not moved.

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Critter News

JUNE 4, 2009

It's from a Reuters article from last May.I Researchers can continue most experiments on mankind's closest relatives -- chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans -- after European Union lawmakers watered down proposals to restrict testing. Here are the results of the EU flirtation with restricting research on primates.

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Animal Person

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

But as far as the article goes, I particularly like: "a radical new vision is needed to rescue the importance of the vegan message for global crisis and situate it in its full social and ecological context.". What do you think about Deep Vegan Outreach? Here's "An Open Letter from Dr. Ray Greek on the Feb.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 24, 2009

In this experiment, scientists tested whether lighting can cause depression. Whether intentionally or not, the title of the article catches the frivolity of the research."Don't I came across these stories about two different medical experiments using mice. They used different lighting situations to see how they affect mice moods.

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Animal Person

JULY 24, 2009

Removing the flesh and secretions of sentient nonhumans from your diet, and removing their skin and hair from your clothing, and buying household products that don't have animal ingredients and weren't tested on animals, and refusing to participate in entertainment that involves animals, are the major issues.

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Critter News

JUNE 5, 2009

Do not limit your knowledge and your effectiveness by reading only those materials with which you agree; read articles and books reflecting a range of opinions. There are many excellent books on issues related to animal research. Get On-Line The world is a web and you are its spider.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 25, 2009

If not, this article from Dogtopia CEO Amy Nichols, can still help you make a good choice in doggy day care in your area. All dogs undergo evaluations that include a health assessment, vaccination verification, and a temperament test to insure that the dog is social and comfortable in large groups. Live in Bethesda, MD?

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4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 6, 2011

At this point the vet will run a series of tests to rule out fleas, dermatitis, infection or parasites. For example, your vet may perform a skin test to see if the reaction is due to environmental allergens (such as dust) or they may take samples of discharge from your dog’s ears to see if there’s an infection.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

There are a few schools of thought that I covered in my previous article?—?and and that we have now put to the test. The simulation, conducted online, put four messaging conditions to the test in a non-face-to-face selling environment?—?some The research simulation. some more participatory and interactive than others.

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 2, 2018

Recognizing the best and detailing their roadmaps to success demonstrates a proven process, teaches new methods to flourish and provides new ideas and new tools to test. And it might just keep you from having to make any test-tube top performers, too. This approach essentially clones the behaviors of top performers.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 11, 2019

In this article, we will discuss the benefits of direct mail and show you eights ways to write a winning sales letter. For instance, test something like this: Create your business account. For instance, reports reveal that up to 90 percent of direct mails get opened, while emails average 25 percent at best. Let’s take a look!

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Animal Person

APRIL 6, 2010

The personality characteristics we were both deemed to have can all be found by observation as well as a 500+ question test. At least there is a similar response given by the scientists in this article who study animals. The end of the article stumped me: "Highly sensitive pigs squeal a lot; highly sensitive people feel a lot.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2017

There is an Index in the back of the book, as previously mentioned, and a bibliographic list of references of articles and books referred to in the Species Accounts. Press, 2000), and over 140 journal and magazine articles and conference proceedings. John Schmitt, Oxford Univ. In addition to co-authoring the raptor field guide, N.

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 5, 2019

That’s why I approached this article carefully, with eyes wide open and BS detectors set on high. (If The five stages of design thinking are: empathize, define, ideate, prototype and test.” Say it with me folks, empathize, define, ideate, prototype and test. If you haven’t seen her video yet, it’s 13 minutes well spent.).

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