The Animal Welfare Act, also known as the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act, was enacted in 1966 and has been amended several times. It is the only Federal law regulating the treatment of research animals, public exhibition of animals, commercial transport of animals and animals bred for commercial sale. It was passed in 1966 to prevent […]
A mare’s pregnancy is 11 months long. That gives us enough time to prepare for the birth of the foal. The foal will do most of its growing during the last trimester of pregnancy. At that time, about 8 months into the pregnancy, the mare will require more food. Care should be taken where the […]
A cat’s tail is an extension of the spine. The number of bones called caudal vertebrae, is 19-23, 10% of total number of bones in the cat’s body. A male cat’s tail is about 11 inches long while the female cat’s tail is about 9.9 inches long. The tail contains muscles, ligaments and tendons which […]
