Friday, August 3, 2012, the ASPCA announced that Massachusetts has passed a law ending the use of gas chambers to euthanize animals in that State. The new law also includes: A Statewide spay/neuter program to reduce number of homeless animals; New requirements for training of animal control officers; Improves existing dangerous dog laws to ensure […]
Colitis is the term for inflammation of the large intestine (colon). Inflammation decreases water absorption so feces don’t remain in the colon causing frequent bouts of diarrhea sometimes with mucous and/or blood. Colitis has several causes, among them stress, infections, other illnesses, contaminated food, parasites, trauma, IBD (inflammatory bowel disease), contact with infected pets. Symptoms […]
The meltdown of the nuclear power plant in Japan after the earthquake and tsunami has had far-reaching effects. Pacific Bluefin Tuna run in schools and are migratory. After swimming in radioactive waters off Fukushim, Japan, some of them headed for the California coast. Scientists studying the migratory patterns of the tuna detected radioactivity in 15 […]
