tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65562484173137898562024-03-12T20:39:48.125-04:00Animal-Kin-Folk-NewsMz.Many Nameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03024590325712635526noreply@blogger.comBlogger361125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556248417313789856.post-25284450108606407642011-10-17T20:51:00.000-04:002011-10-17T20:51:37.034-04:00Court Considers the "Value" of Dogs in Accessing Damages to Owners.APPEALS COURT CONSIDERS NONECONOMIC DAMAGES OWED TO THE OWNERS OF DOGS POISONED BY NEIGHBORWhat Is a Dog Worth? Oral Argument in Heartbreaking Case Addresses How Our Legal System Values Companion Animals For immediate release:October 17, 2011 Tomorrow morning, the Colorado Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in a case regarding the damages owed to several pet owners whose five beloved dogs were killed in 2006 after eating poisoned meat left near their property in Adams County by a neighbor who said he was attempting to kill coyotes. The national non-profit Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief in the appeal after the trial court instructed the jury that the dog owners’ economic damages should be measured by the market value “cost” of their dogs, rather than the true “value” of their dogs. As a result of this and other rulings of the trial court, the monetary damages awarded to the plaintiffs at the trial court level did not adequately compensate the plaintiffs for their noneconomic losses that resulted from the terrifying deaths of their unique, irreplaceable animal companions. The plaintiffs include veterinarians, a horse trainer, and a boy who was nine-years-old at the time of the incident; their dogs Boomer, Kirby, Rooster, Tanner, and Doc all ate chicken meat that Daniel Bowen left outside after soaking it for two days in a highly poisonous herbicide—and suffered torturous deaths as a result. Doc died relatively quickly, but the other dogs were in agonizing distress for over a week, while their owners spent thousands of dollars on veterinary care, missed significant time from work, and endured excruciating emotional distress before their beloved companions succumbed. Bowen was charged with criminal cruelty to animals (charges were later dismissed on a technicality), and plaintiffs testified that he did not apologize and expressed no remorse for the deaths of their dogs. In tomorrow’s hearing, the plaintiffs’ attorneys will argue, among other legal issues, and supported by the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s amicus brief, that the law recognizes companion animals as a special kind of property, different than a table or a car, and that they cannot be assigned value in the same way as an inanimate object. Further, they will argue that because the jury in Sullivan et al. v. Bowen was incorrectly instructed on how to attach a value to the lost dogs and all of the injuries the plaintiffs suffered, the plaintiffs were denied the full damages to which they were entitled. “When cherished pets die, the sense of emotional loss is real— and when they are gone, they are irreplaceable. Thus, their actual value far exceeds the sticker price of another animal of the same species,” explains ALDF Executive Director Stephen Wells. “Jurisdictions across the nation are now recognizing that when people lose their companion animals through an act of abuse or negligence, they are entitled to damages that accurately reflect those losses.” Attorney Kate Burke of Durango, representing the plaintiffs along with Denver attorney Rosemary Orsini, said she hopes that the Sullivan case will “encourage Colorado to join those states that apply an ‘actual value’ or ‘special value’ test to measure the losses when companion animals are wrongfully injured or killed.” The Animal Legal Defense Fund’s amicus curiae brief can be viewed on the Court’s website at: http://www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/file/Court_Probation/Educational_Resources/2011/Fountain-Fort%20Carson/21_5%20AMICUS%20Sullivan%20v%20Bowen%281%29.pdf. All court briefs in Kathleen Sullivan et al. v. Daniel Bowen can be viewed at: http://www.courts.state.co.us/Courts/Education/Materials.cfm?s=Fall&y=2011. Oral argument is being heard by the Court of Appeals at Fountain-Fort Carson High School as a part of the Courts in the Community program, designed to give high school students a hands-on experience of the Colorado judicial system. ALDF was founded in 1979 with the unique mission of protecting the lives and advancing the interests of animals through the legal system. For more information, please visit www.aldf.org.Mz.Many Nameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03024590325712635526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556248417313789856.post-52220531633674737582011-10-17T16:13:00.000-04:002011-10-17T16:13:46.653-04:00DIE OF / MARINE WILDLIFE / ALASKA, SEAL, WALRUS***********************************<br />
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Date: Fri 14 Oct 2011<br />
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From: Per Leines Lausund <veterinary.surgeon@gmail.com>[edited]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
We had problems with increased mortality in grey seals in the North<br />
<br />
Sea countries in the late 1980s due to mass migration of Greenland<br />
<br />
seal to new areas (reduced number of human and furred predators had<br />
<br />
something to do with that; the increasing numbers of Greenland seals<br />
<br />
obviously found the fish-rich coast of Norway enticing!) bringing with<br />
<br />
them a morbilli (distemper) virus they were adapted to, whereas the<br />
<br />
grey seals were not. Might be worth checking.<br />
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Date: Fri 14 Oct 2011<br />
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Source: Alaska Dispatch [edited]<br />
<br />
<http: article="" walruses-suffer-similar-disease-afflicting-alaska-ringed-seals="" www.alaskadispatch.com=""><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Arctic ringed seals aren't the only marine mammals suffering an<br />
<br />
unusual skin-lesion outbreak along Alaska's northern coasts.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Walruses that have hauled out by the thousands at Point Lay in<br />
<br />
Northwest Alaska during recent summers -- an event driven by climate<br />
<br />
change -- are also turning up with bizarre, festering sores.<br />
<br />
Scientists estimate perhaps 600 are infected. Instead of wounds on<br />
<br />
their faces and rear flippers, red abscesses pepper the animals'<br />
<br />
entire bodies. But apparently only a few have perished.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Still, scientists from a number of agencies are working to answer<br />
<br />
several questions, including whether the outbreaks in the 2 species<br />
<br />
are related. They also worry the lesions could eventually lead to<br />
<br />
deaths among Pacific walrus, an animal more than 100 000 strong that's<br />
<br />
being considered for protections under the Endangered Species Act.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
"Is it the bubonic plague or just a really bad case of acne?" asked<br />
<br />
Tony Fischbach, a federal walrus biologist who first noticed the sores<br />
<br />
on some walruses late this summer [2011].<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
As in the case of the ringed seals, biologists are working with the<br />
<br />
North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife Management, pathology<br />
<br />
experts, and others. They've sent skin and tissue samples to labs in<br />
<br />
the US and Canada, but haven't pinpointed a cause. Everything from<br />
<br />
viruses to toxins is being considered.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
It doesn't appear that a huge numbers of walruses have the lesions. At<br />
<br />
various times, an estimated 20 000 walruses have gathered on the<br />
<br />
beach.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Leo Ferreira III, the former mayor in Point Lay, a village of 200<br />
<br />
residents west of Barrow, said the sores seem to have contributed to<br />
<br />
the deaths of some walruses.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
"Most of them that are dying got the lesions on them," said Ferreira,<br />
<br />
an Inupiat walrus hunter. He provided a little help last month<br />
<br />
[September 2011] as scientists collected flesh samples from the<br />
<br />
animals for testing. He's seen 2 dead ones with lesions.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
"This is the 1st time this is happening," he said. "But this is also<br />
<br />
happening with the ringed seals. We're very concerned. It's because we<br />
<br />
think there is a disease spreading through them."<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Sprawling walrus herds began hauling out on the beach near the village<br />
<br />
in 2007, for the 1st time in memory, as temperatures warmed. Walrus<br />
<br />
experts say it's because climate change has melted the sea ice the<br />
<br />
animals normally use as a diving platform for bottom foraging.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Fischbach said biologists this summer witnessed new behavior among the<br />
<br />
walruses at Point Lay. Previously, they did their diving for clams and<br />
<br />
mud-dwelling worms near the beach. But that's not a rich feeding<br />
<br />
ground.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
So many walruses used the Point Lay beaches as their base camp. They<br />
<br />
made long trips to feed at a site about 100 miles [160 km] off the<br />
<br />
coast of Wainwright, a village north east of Point Lay. With the ice<br />
<br />
gone, the walruses had no place to rest, Fischbach said. Some would<br />
<br />
swim for 2 weeks before they returned to the beach, where they'd rest<br />
<br />
a few days before leaving on another long trip.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Fischbach first spotted a sick walrus in late August [2011]. He was<br />
<br />
there for an unrelated radio-tagging effort. On the edge of a huge<br />
<br />
herd of animals, he crawled across the beach, trying to stay low and<br />
<br />
out of sight.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
One day he came across an abandoned calf that barely moved and<br />
<br />
appeared to be dying. He first thought sea gulls had picked at it, but<br />
<br />
he later saw other walruses with similar sores. "This little guy had<br />
<br />
lesions all over him," Fischbach said. "That caused me concern because<br />
<br />
it was near death."<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Almost every walrus that swam onto the beach, especially single female<br />
<br />
adults, approached the calf. Some tried nudging it toward the herd,<br />
<br />
without results. "They seemed to be very interested in it, but they<br />
<br />
moved on after a while," Fischbach said.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Fischbach saw other walruses with the lesions, but they appeared to be<br />
<br />
healthy despite the open wounds across their body. The sores weren't<br />
<br />
from jousting with tusks, something walruses are famous for when<br />
<br />
gathered in herds.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
"These lesions are very different from scars and tusk strikes," said<br />
<br />
Fischbach. "Those heal up right away. This was different because<br />
<br />
across the entire body you had large pock marks, like a really bad<br />
<br />
case of acne."<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
He didn't know how many had been affected, because he was on the edge<br />
<br />
of the herd. But he reported the sightings to the US Fish and Wildlife<br />
<br />
Service.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Scientists who flew to the scene to assess the problem have estimated<br />
<br />
that 6 per cent of the 10 000 to 20 000 animals that have hauled out<br />
<br />
near Point Lay have the lesions, said Jason Herreman, a biologist with<br />
<br />
the North Slope Borough. That would mean at least 600 had the<br />
<br />
lesions.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Several groups are now working to determine the cause of the wounds,<br />
<br />
said Teri Rowles, coordinator of the Marine Mammal Health and<br />
<br />
Stranding Response Program under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric<br />
<br />
Administration.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
They're also working on the ringed seal problem. In recent weeks,<br />
<br />
North Slope Borough biologists have found close to 50 dead ringed<br />
<br />
seals that had lesions and patchy hair loss. Julie Speegle of NOAA<br />
<br />
[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration] said [that] lesions<br />
<br />
have been found in the animals' respiratory system, liver, heart, and<br />
<br />
brain as well.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The NOAA office in Alaska is also working with the borough's<br />
<br />
department to prepare data to request a finding of an "unusual<br />
<br />
mortality event" for the ringed seals, Rowles said.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Such a finding, allowed under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, could<br />
<br />
free up federal funds and additional experts to determine what's<br />
<br />
hurting the seals. Once a request is submitted, an international panel<br />
<br />
of experts will determine if the ringed seals qualify for the<br />
<br />
finding.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The outbreak among ringed seals is reportedly occurring in Chukotka,<br />
<br />
Russia, and in northern Canada, and officials said they are working<br />
<br />
with biologists to determine if there's a link with seals in those<br />
<br />
countries. Harp seals in Greenland had similar problems earlier this<br />
<br />
year [2011].<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
"We don't know what's going on, but we're looking at infectious<br />
<br />
agents," Rowles said. "Is it bacterial, viral, fungal? And we're<br />
<br />
looking at biotoxins and other chemical contaminants, as well as<br />
<br />
overall metabolism."<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Is it possible the animals more prone to illness because they're now<br />
<br />
forced to swim long distances that leave them fatigued with weak<br />
<br />
immune systems?<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
"That's one of the concerns," said Rosa Meehan, chief of the Marine<br />
<br />
Mammals Management division in the US Fish and Wildlife Service. "As<br />
<br />
their environment changes they may become more susceptible to things<br />
<br />
like disease."<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Back in Point Lay, many of the walruses have left their beach haul-out<br />
<br />
and moved on for the winter, some likely to beach haul-outs in Russia,<br />
<br />
she said. Ferreira said that a few have stuck around near the village.<br />
<br />
If they're still there by the time the lagoon outside the village<br />
<br />
freezes, he said he'll head across the ice and kill one for food. But<br />
<br />
he'll avoid the sick animals. "I'd rather not," he said. "This is the<br />
<br />
1st time I've seen this kind of thing."<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[byline: Alex DeMarban]<br />
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<br />
information on this die-off. - Mod.MPP<br />
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<br />
Mass seal mortality associated with phocine distemper virus (PDV)<br />
<br />
infection has been documented several times along the European and<br />
<br />
North American coasts. The virus was first documented in 1988, when<br />
<br />
harbor seals (_Phoca vitulina_) and gray seals (_Halichoerus grypus_)<br />
<br />
died in large numbers off the coast of northern Europe (the episode<br />
<br />
referred to above by Dr Per Lausund). A more recent episode in Europe<br />
<br />
occurred in 2002, with an estimated 30 000 harbor and gray seal<br />
<br />
deaths.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Millions of seals of various species inhabit the waters surrounding<br />
<br />
North America; populations of most species are believed to be stable<br />
<br />
or increasing, and no epidemics on the scale of those reported in<br />
<br />
Europe have been reported. PDV disease in the United States was first<br />
<br />
reported in harbor seals on the east coast during the winter of<br />
<br />
1991-92, and serologic testing of gray and harbor seals suggested that<br />
<br />
a PDV-like strain or strains were circulating enzootically in the<br />
<br />
region. The clinical signs associated with PDV infection are tremors,<br />
<br />
spasms, respiratory distress, and abortion. Not quite the skin lesions<br />
<br />
reported in this episode.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Portions of this comment were extracted from<br />
<br />
<http: 10-0190.pdf="" 17="" 2="" article="" eid="" pdfs="" wwwnc.cdc.gov="">.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The skin lesions in walruses seem to be quite different from those in<br />
<br />
ringed seals. Pictures of the walrus lesions can be seen at<br />
<br />
<http: arctic="" default="" files="" images="" sites="" topic="" usgs-walrus-5.jpg="" www.alaskadispatch.com=""><br />
<br />
and of the seal lesions at<br />
<br />
<http: arctic="" default="" files="" imagecache="" images="" seal-face-386.jpg="" sites="" slideshow_image="" topic="" www.alaskadispatch.com="">.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The proximal cause of the disease might be a different one, but there<br />
<br />
could be a common origin. A multi-factorial etiology is very likely.<br />
<br />
The histopathology results will certainly shed some light.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
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<br />
Although almost 2 years old now, "Babykins" is still full of energy and still has the playfulness of a pup. She loves to chase a ball and to play tug-of-war with an old sock. She is highly intelligent, good in the house when left alone, and loves everyone she meets but yet is still a good watchdog.<br />
<br />
We think that "Babykins" will make a great companion if just the right home can be found. Rescue is closing due to ill health of owner and "Baby" will have to be euthanized if just the right home isnt found soon. Call Chris (518) 753-7791 if interested. Mz.Many Nameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03024590325712635526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556248417313789856.post-74460046993742926832011-09-21T09:06:00.000-04:002011-09-21T09:06:06.579-04:00INFLUENZA, CANINE - USA: (TEXAS)********************************<br />
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Date: 17 Sep 2011<br />
<br />
Source: My San Antonio.com [edited]<br />
<br />
<http: article="" community="" dog-flu-cases-reported-in-san-antonio-2174695.php="" www.mysanantonio.com=""><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
20 confirmed cases of canine influenza and 70 suspected cases have<br />
<br />
been recorded in San Antonio dogs within the past 30 days, according<br />
<br />
to a local veterinarian.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The disease, also known as dog flu, has also been reported in Austin<br />
<br />
and Dallas, said Dr. Michele Wright, who helped identify the virus at<br />
<br />
a local clinic.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Texas is<br />
<br />
one of 38 states where dogs have been exposed to the H3N8 virus.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The 1st San Antonio case originated with 2 dogs that stopped at dog<br />
<br />
day care centers and parks, both community sites where dogs could have<br />
<br />
contracted the disease, Wright said.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Signs include a fever, runny nose and coughing, but some dogs infected<br />
<br />
with the virus do not show symptoms. The virus is not transmitted to<br />
<br />
humans, cats or other species. Wright said dogs shed, or transmit, the<br />
<br />
virus through secretions that expose it to the environment.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
"What's scary for me as a veterinarian is they can act and look<br />
<br />
healthy and still be shedding the virus," Wright said.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Two tests can confirm the virus. The vaccine is available at<br />
<br />
veterinarian offices.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
According to the CDC, the virus was 1st detected in 2004 in<br />
<br />
greyhounds. Scientists believe it jumped species from horses to dogs<br />
<br />
and adapted to cause sickness and spread among dogs.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Wright said because many local dogs haven't been vaccinated, close to<br />
<br />
100 percent would get the virus if exposed. 20 percent would transmit<br />
<br />
it but not appear sick. 72 percent would show mild signs of coughing<br />
<br />
that could linger for 2 to 3 weeks, and 8 percent could develop<br />
<br />
pneumonia that could be life threatening.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Animal Care Services director Gary Hendel said ACS has not confirmed<br />
<br />
any cases of canine influenza in the shelter. "It's a situation that<br />
<br />
bears watching," Hendel said. "Should that situation change, we will<br />
<br />
work with our local veterinary community to identify solutions to<br />
<br />
prevent widespread outbreak."<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Wright suggested that pet owners vaccinate their dogs; limit visits to<br />
<br />
communal areas to prevent exposure, and keep dogs away from<br />
<br />
contaminated areas for a month after immunization, to build up<br />
<br />
immunity. "I think if we can get people vaccinating, we'll be able to<br />
<br />
contain the virus," Wright said. "The hard thing is getting people to<br />
<br />
vaccinate in areas that haven't seen it yet."<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Dog flu is a contagious respiratory disease in dogs caused by a<br />
<br />
specific Type A influenza virus known as canine influenza virus. It is<br />
<br />
not a human influenza virus, and people cannot get it.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The virus can be spread to other dogs by direct contact with<br />
<br />
respiratory secretions from infected dogs, by contact with<br />
<br />
contaminated objects, and by people moving between infected and<br />
<br />
uninfected dogs. Nearly all dogs are susceptible to infection, but<br />
<br />
most will have a mild form of the disease.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Clinical signs are cough, runny nose and fever; a small proportion of<br />
<br />
dogs can develop severe disease, characterized by the onset of<br />
<br />
pneumonia. Testing to confirm flu virus infection is done at<br />
<br />
veterinary centers. An approved vaccine is available.<br />
<br />
<br />
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[Canine influenza is a type A orthomyxovirus. It mimics "kennel cough"<br />
<br />
or _Bordetella brochiseptica_/parainfluenza virus complex, which<br />
<br />
sounds like a hacking cough that does not seem to stop. The cough with<br />
<br />
canine influenza can be either moist or dry, and about 20 percent of<br />
<br />
infected dogs may show little or no clinical signs but still be<br />
<br />
shedding virus. Canine influenza is contagious by aerosolized droplets<br />
<br />
and contaminated fomites (inanimate objects) that the dog can contact.<br />
<br />
People can transmit the disease to their pets.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Unfortunately, treatment is non-specific but generally supportive. It<br />
<br />
is important to get treatment early to reduce the death rate.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
For a brief fact sheet on canine influenza, see the Washington State<br />
<br />
University College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington Animal Disease<br />
<br />
Diagnostic Laboratory (WADDL) website at<br />
<br />
<http: depts_waddl="" dx="" k9influenza.aspx="" www.vetmed.wsu.edu="">. There is<br />
<br />
also an information sheet available on the University of Florida<br />
<br />
College of Veterinary Medicine website at<br />
<br />
<https: college="" departments="" idphistory.html="" patho="" www.vetmed.ufl.edu="">.<br />
<br />
- Mod.TG]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[see also:<br />
<br />
2009<br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
Influenza, canine - USA (03): (VA) 20091024.3676<br />
<br />
Influenza, canine - USA (02): H3N8 20090820.2945<br />
<br />
Influenza, canine - USA: (NJ) 20090704.2405<br />
<br />
2007<br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
Influenza, canine - USA (PA): corr. 20070802.2495<br />
<br />
Influenza, canine - USA (PA) 20070801.2482<br />
<br />
Influenza, canine - USA (Multistate) 20070208.0502<br />
<br />
2006<br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
Influenza, canine - USA (FL) 20060620.1703<br />
<br />
Influenza, canine - USA (WY) 20060503.1279<br />
<br />
Influenza, canine - USA (multistate) 20060325.0921<br />
<br />
2005<br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
Influenza, canine - USA (multistate)(03) 20051002.2883<br />
<br />
Influenza, canine - USA (multistate)(02) 20050925.2830<br />
<br />
Influenza, canine - USA (multistate) 20050923.2811<br />
<br />
2004<br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
Equine influenza, canines - USA (FL) 20040801.2099]<br />
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<strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Statement by ExxonMobil Pipeline Company Regarding Crude Oil Release into Yellowstone River in Montana -- The release originated from a 12" crude pipeline operated by EMPCo that runs from Silver Tip, MT to Billings, MT. The pipeline has been shutdown and the segment where the release occurred has been isolated. All appropriate state and federal authorities have been alerted. <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/statement-by-exxonmobil-pipeline-company-regarding-crude-oil-release-into-yellowstone-river-in-montana-2011-07-02">http://www.marketwatch.com/story/statement-by-exxonmobil-pipeline-company-regarding-crude-oil-release-into-yellowstone-river-in-montana-2011-07-02</a></span></strong><br />
<br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Ruptured pipeline sends oil coursing down the Yellowstone River <a href="http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/article_6a8f2313-4279-542c-95c7-92f04639003f.html">http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/article_6a8f2313-4279-542c-95c7-92f04639003f.html</a></span></strong><br />
<br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Story/ article here with video; <a href="http://www.ktvq.com/news/laurel-residents-evacuate-after-oil-pipeline-break">http://www.ktvq.com/news/laurel-residents-evacuate-after-oil-pipeline-break</a></span></strong><br />
<br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Here is another link with pictures of Yellowstone oil spill;</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.ktvq.com/galleries/yellowstone-river-oil-spill/">http://www.ktvq.com/galleries/yellowstone-river-oil-spill/</a></span></strong><br />
<br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Exxon oil spill in Mont. river prompts evacuations <a href="http://www.topix.com/business/energy/2011/07/exxon-oil-spill-in-mont-river-prompts-evacuations">http://www.topix.com/business/energy/2011/07/exxon-oil-spill-in-mont-river-prompts-evacuations</a></span></strong><br />
<br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">An ExxonMobil pipeline that runs under the Yellowstone River near Billings in south-central Montana ruptured and dumped an unknown amount of oil into the waterway, prompting temporary evacuations along the river Saturday morning. Full story: WXIX-TV Cincinnati</span></strong><br />
<br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.fox19.com/story/15017587/exxon-oil-spill-in-mont-river-prompts-evacuations">http://www.fox19.com/story/15017587/exxon-oil-spill-in-mont-river-prompts-evacuations</a></span></strong><br />
<br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;"> An ExxonMobil pipeline that runs under the Yellowstone River near Billings in south-central Montana ruptured and dumped an unknown amount of oil into the waterway, prompting temporary evacuations along the river Saturday morning.___________________________________________not sure if related -- Map;</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Maps/US10/42.52.-115.-105.php">http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Maps/US10/42.52.-115.-105.php</a></span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">MAP3.5 2011/07/01 22:03:0648.105-108.3115.419 km ( 11 mi) ENE of Lodge Pole, MT</span></strong><br />
<strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">MAP1.7 2011/07/01 02:11:1847.459-112.73727.026 km ( 16 mi) W of Augusta, MT</span></strong><br />
<strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">MAP1.0 2011/06/30 14:08:0444.815-111.8024.651 km ( 31 mi) NW of Island Park, ID</span></strong><br />
<strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">MAP1.2 2011/06/30 09:49:3544.612-110.3942.154 km ( 33 mi) SSE of Gardiner, MT</span></strong><br />
<strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">MAP1.1 2011/06/30 07:00:1445.180-111.43417.315 km ( 9 mi) SW of Big Sky, MT</span></strong><br />
<strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">MAP2.2 2011/06/29 11:44:0144.015-114.46613.428 km ( 17 mi) S of Clayton, ID</span></strong><br />
<strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">MAP1.0 2011/06/29 04:59:4744.653-110.4291.648 km ( 30 mi) SSE of Gardiner, MT</span></strong><br />
<strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">MAP1.7 2011/06/28 23:01:3346.038-111.4159.315 km ( 9 mi) S of Toston, MT</span></strong><br />
<strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">MAP1.0 2011/06/28 18:09:0546.093-111.8999.423 km ( 15 mi) SE of Boulder, MT</span></strong><br />
<strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">MAP1.4 2011/06/27 18:19:1946.341-111.3705.612 km ( 7 mi) E of Townsend, MT</span></strong><br />
<strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">MAP1.4 2011/06/26 20:32:0344.508-110.1881.460 km ( 37 mi) SSW of Cooke City-Silver Gate, MT</span></strong><br />
<strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">MAP1.1 2011/06/26 17:59:2847.036-112.1953.437 km ( 23 mi) NNW of Helena Valley Northwest, MT</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">MAP1.0 2011/06/26 13:14:1244.564-110.7512.430 km ( 19 mi) ESE of West Yellowstone, MT</span></strong><br />
<strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">MAP1.0 2011/06/26 11:43:1544.801-111.9685.551 km ( 32 mi) NNE of Spencer, ID</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">MAP1.9 2011/06/26 11:43:1544.789-111.97112.750 km ( 31 mi) NNE of Spencer, ID</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">MAP1.5 2011/06/26 10:02:1344.364-110.8195.340 km ( 25 mi) SE of West Yellowstone, MT</span></strong><br />
<strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">MAP1.0 2011/06/26 09:11:1444.616-112.10114.229 km ( 18 mi) NNE of Spencer, ID</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">MAP1.4 2011/06/26 05:32:0947.709-113.80912.720 km ( 13 mi) ENE of Turtle Lake, MT</span></strong>Mz.Many Nameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03024590325712635526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556248417313789856.post-3591852741262536192011-07-03T15:02:00.000-04:002011-07-03T15:02:18.089-04:00tHE cHINA sTUDY: Illustrating for US the DANGERS of an Animal Based Diet<a href="http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/the-china-study/f176d08e4961400c125af176d08e4961400c125a-880462201960?q=the%20china%20study">http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/the-china-study/f176d08e4961400c125af176d08e4961400c125a-880462201960?q=the%20china%20study</a>Mz.Many Nameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03024590325712635526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556248417313789856.post-33795661810307179192011-06-30T08:31:00.000-04:002011-06-30T08:31:20.361-04:00Tazmanian Devil Tumor-Disease UpdATEDEVIL FACIAL TUMOR, TASMANIAN DEVIL - AUSTRALIA: (TASMANIA) UPDATE<br />
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Date: Mon 27 Jun 2011<br />
<br />
Source: New Scientist [edited]<br />
<br />
<http: article="" dn20619-tasmanian-devils-were-sitting-ducks-for-deadly-cancer.html="" www.newscientist.com=""><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Despite its ferocious nature, the Tasmanian devil is a creature faced<br />
<br />
with extinction, the victim of a gruesome facial tumor disease. Now<br />
<br />
the 1st genetic sequencing of these carnivorous marsupials has<br />
<br />
revealed that we had a hand in their decline: centuries of human<br />
<br />
interference left the devils stripped of genetic diversity and<br />
<br />
vulnerable to disease.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
This meant that when the parasitic face cancer dubbed "devil facial<br />
<br />
tumor disease" appeared in 1996 it rapidly spread through the entire<br />
<br />
population. As a result, the Tasmanian devil, or _Sarcophilus<br />
<br />
harrisii_, population has fallen over 60 per cent since 1996.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The disease is transmitted by physical contact, mostly biting during<br />
<br />
sex. It is almost always fatal and has spread across most of<br />
<br />
Tasmania.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Due to the species' sharp decline, the International Union for the<br />
<br />
Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has classed it as endangered. Some<br />
<br />
studies estimate the marsupials could be wiped out within decades.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Marsupial sequencing<br />
<br />
--------------------<br />
<br />
To find out why they cannot fight the cancer, Stephan Schuster of<br />
<br />
Pennsylvania State University in University Park and colleagues<br />
<br />
sequenced the genomes of 2 Tasmanian devils, the 1st Australian<br />
<br />
marsupials to be sequenced.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Schuster chose animals from opposite ends of the island, which should<br />
<br />
have been as genetically distinct as devils get. But he found they<br />
<br />
were pretty similar: their genomes only differed at 915 000 sites. A<br />
<br />
similar comparison showed that 2 humans from China and Japan differ at<br />
<br />
3 257 000 sites, says Schuster.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Genetic analysis of a further 175 wild animals and 7 museum specimens<br />
<br />
showed that devils have had a low genetic diversity for over 100<br />
<br />
years.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Humans had a heavy hand in this. First the devils were wiped out in<br />
<br />
mainland Australia by dingoes brought in by settlers, then those that<br />
<br />
remained in Tasmania were hunted as pests, causing several population<br />
<br />
crashes. As their genetic diversity was slashed, the devils were left<br />
<br />
vulnerable to disease.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
This is clearly at the root of their problems, says Katherine Belov<br />
<br />
of the University of Sydney, Australia. "Devils are essentially<br />
<br />
immunological clones, so tumors pass between them without triggering<br />
<br />
an immune response," she says.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The Australian and Tasmanian governments have set up a conservation<br />
<br />
programme, capturing disease-free devils to establish an "insurance<br />
<br />
population". Housed at sites like the Devil Ark in Somersby, New South<br />
<br />
Wales, these devils could re-populate Tasmania if the wild population<br />
<br />
is wiped out.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Missing diversity<br />
<br />
-----------------<br />
<br />
But Schuster says the captive population is missing some of the wild<br />
<br />
population's diversity, such as it is. He found 7 subtly distinct<br />
<br />
populations on the island and says individuals from each must be<br />
<br />
included. But as nobody has genotyped the captive population we don't<br />
<br />
know what is missing. Based on partial information on where the<br />
<br />
individuals were collected, Schuster suspects the captive genotype is<br />
<br />
not as diverse as it could be.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Having a large genetic diversity is essential for any captive<br />
<br />
breeding programme, agrees Craig Hilton-Taylor of the IUCN, based in<br />
<br />
Cambridge, UK. Schuster says conservationists need to look at genetic<br />
<br />
diversity when they assess a species' wellbeing. He points out that<br />
<br />
before the facial tumour disease appeared, the IUCN considered devils<br />
<br />
to be of "least concern" because their population and habitat were<br />
<br />
reasonably large. In fact they were genetic sitting ducks, says<br />
<br />
Schuster.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The IUCN doesn't require its scientists to do genetic testing on<br />
<br />
species they are assessing, although the information is used if they<br />
<br />
do. Hilton-Taylor agrees the information can be invaluable, but says<br />
<br />
systematic testing would be difficult and expensive.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Journal reference: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,<br />
<br />
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1102838108 [abstract available at<br />
<br />
<http: 06="" 1102838108="" 2011="" 23="" content="" early="" www.pnas.org="">].<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[Byline: Michael Marshall]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
--<br />
<br />
Communicated by:<br />
<br />
ProMED-mail<br />
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<promed@promedmail.org><br />
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<br />
<br />
[This article does not mention if there were any sequences of<br />
<br />
Tasmanian devils in some other zoo in the world that might lend<br />
<br />
genetic diversity or be a tumor free source of genetic material. But I<br />
<br />
cannot remember if the Tasmanian devil has ever been sent to other<br />
<br />
zoos - Mod.TG]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[Photos of Tasmanian devils can be seen at<br />
<br />
<http: animalpicturesarchive.com="" list.php?qry="Tasmanian%20devil">.<br />
<br />
Facial tumor at:<br />
<br />
<http: animalpicturesarchive.com="" view.php?tid="2&did=17804"><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Tasmania can be located on the HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map<br />
<br />
of Australia at <http: 00kt="" healthmap.org="" r="">. - Sr.Tech.Ed.MJ]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[see also:<br />
<br />
2010<br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
Devil facial tumor disease - Australia (TS) 20100102.0019<br />
<br />
2008<br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
Devil facial tumor disease - Australia: (TAS) 20080718.2174<br />
<br />
2007<br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
Devil facial tumor disease - Australia (TAS) (02) 20071004.3289<br />
<br />
Devil facial tumor disease - Australia (TAS) 20070218.0616<br />
<br />
2006<br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
Devil facial tumor disease - Australia (TAS) (02) 20061024.3051<br />
<br />
Devil facial tumor disease - Australia (TAS) 20060201.0328]<br />
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Subject: DESPERATE for transport help in Knoxville<br />
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Hi All<br />
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I have really had a TERRIBLE time filling transports recently. The problem is always the same: no one to drive or overnight through Knoxville. I am on the verge of cancelling yet another NC-IN transport. I am also thinking that I am going to have to quit pulling from NC. I hate to do this as I have long pulled from NC but the cancelled transports mean that I end up spending a FORTUNE in boarding fees and I just can't afford to do that anyone. <br />
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Here is my current run. If ANYONE knows ANYONE in and around the unfilled legs (Charlotte NC, Knoxville TN, Indy, IN) please let them know about this run. <br />
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Please please please!!!!!<br />
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PLEASE CROSSPOST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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C'mon KNOXVILLE!!!! We need 2 legs and and overnight in your area!!!!<br />
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I have not has a lot of luck filling transports recently. As you all know, this makes it very hard to do rescue work. It is such a shame when you have a great rescue offer and no way to get the very deserving dog there. Please help me break my streak of unfilled transports!!! This one is for 2 lovely labbies. These sweet dogs were both pulled from the shelter only moments before their time was up. If we can get them to Adopt A Lab then they will be in forever homes before they know it! I would love to see these 2 running after balls in their own backyards and enjoying the summer swimming and sunning in homes of their own. Please help make a doggie dream come true!!<br />
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Sending Rescuer (Coal):<br />
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Volunteer contact: Mary Thomas <a href="mailto:rescueworker11@yahoo.com">rescueworker11@yahoo.com</a><br />
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Sending rescuer (Laurie):<br />
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Volunteer contact: Dorsey Patrick <a href="mailto:dcpphoto@aol.com">dcpphoto@aol.com</a><br />
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Receiving Rescue<br />
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Adopt A Lab<br />
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<a href="http://www.adoptalab.org/">http://www.adoptalab.org/</a><br />
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Rescue contact: Quincey Simmons or Patty Strayer <a href="mailto:qzsimmons@hotmail.com">qzsimmons@hotmail.com</a><br />
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TRANSPORT COORDINATOR: Quincey Simmons<br />
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PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE drive a leg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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Passenger# 1<br />
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NAME: Laurie<br />
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BREED: 1-2 yr old yellowlab<br />
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SEX: female<br />
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SIZE/WEIGHT: Approx. 55lbs<br />
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SPAY/NEUTERED: to be done in rescue<br />
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SHOT UTD: Yes<br />
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RABIES VACCINE & TAG: yes<br />
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OK WITH DOGS: Yes<br />
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OK WITH KIDS: Yes<br />
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HOUSE TRAINED: Yes<br />
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CRATE TRAINED: Yes<br />
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SPECIAL NEEDS: None<br />
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DOES THE DOG RIDE WELL IN A CAR: Yes<br />
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ITEMS PROVIDED: collar, vet records<br />
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ITEMS NEEDED: None<br />
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Passenger# 2<br />
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NAME: Coal<br />
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BREED: 1-2 yr old black lab<br />
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SEX: male<br />
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SIZE/WEIGHT: Approx. 55lbs<br />
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SPAY/NEUTERED: to be done in rescue<br />
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SHOT UTD: Yes<br />
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RABIES VACCINE & TAG: yes<br />
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OK WITH DOGS: Yes<br />
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OK WITH KIDS: Yes<br />
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HOUSE TRAINED: Yes<br />
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CRATE TRAINED: Yes<br />
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SPECIAL NEEDS: None<br />
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DOES THE DOG RIDE WELL IN A CAR: Yes<br />
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ITEMS PROVIDED: collar, vet records<br />
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ITEMS NEEDED: None<br />
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The Run:<br />
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Saturday 4/30<br />
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Leg 1<br />
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Fairmont NC to Laurinsburg NC<br />
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40 miles 1hr<br />
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8:00-9:00AM.................Filled! Thanks Thanks Lou!! <br />
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Leg 2<br />
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Laurinsburg NC to Wadesboro NC<br />
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50 miles 1 hr<br />
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9:15-10:15AM......................NEEDED! Filled!! Thanks Chris! <br />
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Leg 3<br />
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Wadesboro NC to Charlotte NC<br />
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52 miles 1hr 15 mins<br />
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10:30-11:45......................NEEDED!!<br />
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Leg 4 <br />
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Charlotte NC to Spartanburg SC<br />
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70 miles 1 hr<br />
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12:00 NOON-1:00PM................Filled!! Thanks Sharon!! <br />
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Leg 5<br />
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Spartanburg SC-Asheville NC<br />
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60 miles 1hr <br />
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1:15PM-2:15PM.................Filled!! Thanks Sharon!! <br />
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Leg 6<br />
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Ashveille NC-Newport TN<br />
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70 miles 1hr 15 mins<br />
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2:30-3:45PM.........Filled! Thanks Herb!!! <br />
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Leg 7<br />
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Newport TN-Knoxville TN<br />
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55 miles 1 hour<br />
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4:00-5:00PM.....................NEEDED!!<br />
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OVERNIGHT in KNOXVILLE...........................NEEDED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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Sunday May 1<br />
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Leg 8<br />
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Knoxville to Williamsburg KY<br />
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70 miles 1 hour 10 mins<br />
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8:00AM-9:10AM.....................NEEDED!!<br />
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Leg 9<br />
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Williamsburg KY to Richmond KY<br />
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75 miles 1 hour 20 mins<br />
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9:25AM-10:45 AM.......FIlled! Thanks Jamie! <br />
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Leg 10<br />
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Richmond KY to Frankfort KY<br />
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55 miles 1 hour<br />
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11:00AM-NOON....................Filled!! Thanks Kay!! <br />
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Leg 11<br />
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Frankfort KY to Louisville KY<br />
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55 miles 1 hour <br />
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12:15PM-1:15PM........Filled! Thanks Kay!! <br />
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Leg 12<br />
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Louisville KY to Seymour IN<br />
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55 miles 1 hour<br />
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1:30PM-2:30PM......Filled! Thanks Joanne! <br />
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Leg 13<br />
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Seymour IN to Indianapolis IN<br />
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60 miles 1hr<br />
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2:45PM-3:45PM.......Filled! Thanks Joanne! <br />
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Leg 14 <br />
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Indy IN to Muncie IN<br />
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60 miles 1hr<br />
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4:00-5:00PM......................NEEDED!!<br />
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Rescue to pick up in MuncieMz.Many Nameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03024590325712635526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556248417313789856.post-33090412046452063162011-04-22T11:31:00.002-04:002011-04-22T11:31:27.730-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K7WJLLbE-m4/TbGfOJhMLrI/AAAAAAAAEQE/pqaR6TQKN7s/s1600/DSCN1044%255B1%255D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K7WJLLbE-m4/TbGfOJhMLrI/AAAAAAAAEQE/pqaR6TQKN7s/s320/DSCN1044%255B1%255D.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Mz.Many Nameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03024590325712635526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556248417313789856.post-67674106272028823072011-04-20T15:00:00.004-04:002011-04-20T15:17:00.266-04:00Hidden View Farm - Animal Cruelty - Seward, NYSubject: ABANDONED FARM - DYING ANIMALS IN YOUR TOWN!<br /><br />Dear Mayor Borst, Supervisor Barbic, and DA Sacket,<br /><br />I am writing to make you aware of an atrocious situation occurring in the town of Seward. As I write this, animals on an abandoned farm are suffering and dying. <br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ffLs1xXmQSQ/Ta8vwwAN7jI/AAAAAAAAEPs/_qxP1GmxrfY/s1600/HIDDEN%2BVIEW%2BFARM%2B1a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ffLs1xXmQSQ/Ta8vwwAN7jI/AAAAAAAAEPs/_qxP1GmxrfY/s320/HIDDEN%2BVIEW%2BFARM%2B1a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597745376410857010" /></a><br /><br />A local woman has been trying to help them to no avail. It seems that no one will step up and help these dying animals even though this is in clear violation of the Agricultural and Marketing laws.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--Y6jdqOMqCw/Ta8wVlFmGJI/AAAAAAAAEP8/0YtvrMa2QPk/s1600/HIDDEN%2BVIEW%2BFARM%2B3c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--Y6jdqOMqCw/Ta8wVlFmGJI/AAAAAAAAEP8/0YtvrMa2QPk/s320/HIDDEN%2BVIEW%2BFARM%2B3c.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597746009135782034" /></a> <br /><br />I do not currently have an address, but the name of the farm is HIDDEN VIEW FARM in Seward. The woman who is trying to help, Joyce Urban, may be reached at: Yodelingyogi@aol.com. Here is an excerpt from the e-mail I received desperately seeking help for the animals:<br /><br />"The owners have only been told to "clean up the bodies within three days." There are still animals there, starving, pregnant, malnourished, likely unvetted and DYING! This includes pigs, cows, sheep, birds, horses, cats and dogs! PLEASE HELP! Before it's too late for the ones still alive"<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1M_fhj_N1ms/Ta8wB33pFLI/AAAAAAAAEP0/oySmtkkUmY4/s1600/HIDDEN%2BVIEW%2BFARM%2B2b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1M_fhj_N1ms/Ta8wB33pFLI/AAAAAAAAEP0/oySmtkkUmY4/s320/HIDDEN%2BVIEW%2BFARM%2B2b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597745670580147378" /></a><br /><br />I would appreciate a response and look forward to hearing that you have immediately intervened on behalf of these innocent animals in order to obtain the necessary veterinary and rescue help needed to assist those still living, and that you will be prosecuting the parties responsible for the abuse and neglect of these sentient beings.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Teresa VecereMz.Many Nameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03024590325712635526noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556248417313789856.post-57390075397523154762011-04-16T11:18:00.001-04:002011-04-16T11:21:36.187-04:00More States Create Anti-Whistleblower BillsHere we go again! If you thought the recent legislation to criminalize those who film or photograph farm activity in states like Florida and Iowa is coincidental, it’s not. Similar bills are in process in Idaho and Minnesota, and other states are considering legislative action as well. Giant corporations like Monsanto are throwing money behind the Iowa version and possibly more in order further secure their “crop operations.” Minnesota is at least the fourth state to introduce anti-whistleblower legislation. They got it from Iowa who got it from Florida. In the Minnesota bill, even just possessing undercover documentation of farm operations would be illegal. How they can enforce a law like that without invading people’s privacy, I do not know. These bills threaten to punish anyone who dares to highlight questionable behavior towards animals, seed and produce, sanitation and employees. “We think it would be an important deterrent tool in our toolbox against trespassers,” says Daryn McBeth, president of the Minnesota Agri-Growth Council. People, there are already strict trespassing and theft laws. Big Ag has all the legal recourse needed to sue or punish those who obtain footage of their operations, so why don’t they? Can you imagine dragging an activist into court and saying to the judge, “Look, he found out we were throwing live chickens into a grinder and put it on the internet. This violates my intellectual property rights!” No, their solution to the bad PR is slapping the whistleblowers with a major felony and throwing them in a cage with rapists, murders, and armed robbers. So they make the act of discovery into a crime to preclude such discoveries instead of accounting for their crimes, which, by the way, they believe to be perfectly acceptable industry standards. Since when is crying foul on criminal behavior like animal abuse and breaking regulations considered a crime? Any law that imprisons you by superceding your constitutional rights is null and void. But that isn’t going to touch Mr. Policeman when you explain as he hauls you away. Laws are laws, intentions are irrelevant to a judge. That’s what makes them so dangerous to your rights. You may think it only applies to those overzealous “tree hugger” types, but no, it means you too! Ironically, citizens are considered heroic when they turn in their neighbor or call in an anonymous tip to stop criminal behavior and abuse. Yes, even animal abuse! But boy, if you actually gather substantial evidence in a Big Ag operation and show the public when officials won’t listen – you go to prison for a long, long time. These bills remove the pea from the whistle should you witness something vile, whereas before you at least had the recourse of sharing with others. This encourages more abominable behavior; with more cover up, such actions are sanctioned, and the perpetrators can rest easy knowing the whistleblowers are silenced in prison. When USDA backed Big Ag operations are in violation of current standards, how do we know? Who cares – the USDA? Whistleblowers are often the only window for the public, and when embarrassing information is released, it often leads to raised standards. On a smaller scale, it works with the restaurant industry. Get an embarrassing (public) write up about cockroach infestations and suddenly the kitchen is overhauled, no expense is spared, and sanitation thrives in order to reassure those paying customers who like a fresh clean salad, hold the mouse poop. When these bills first arrived on the scene there was a lot of backlash, but our concern is that with more and more cropping up and some scaling back punishment, they will be more readily accepted by the public. Some reporters called the scale backs, “more reasonable.” Why? First amendment rights are still going in the grinder, citizens will still go to prison. The running theme here is force, force, force even if it’s currently undetectable. Forceful legislation from senators, funds from Big Ag and Monsanto to strengthen the force, the force of multiple states following suit, force from the ensuing law enforcement – force of slamming the door on the face of public scrutiny. It’s going to be increasingly difficult to catch these viral bills, inform others, and take action when they keep rearing their ugly heads like a nationwide game of whack-a-mole. But with such replicated force, much like a virus, you can see it is more important than ever to do something. <a href="http://healthfreedoms.org/2011/04/14/more-states-create-anti-whistleblower-bills/">http://healthfreedoms.org/2011/04/14/more-states-create-anti-whistleblower-bills/</a> States & Bill Numbers: Florida, SB1246 (Health Freedoms petition coming soon) Iowa HF431 Minnesota, S.F. No. 1118 Idaho HB166 *Part of their Right To Farm laws, this one would preclude “nuisance” suits from the public. ~Health Freedoms Related Articles: <a href="http://healthfreedoms.org/2011/04/11/monsanto-cash-helped-fund-bill-to-stifle-whistleblowers-in-iowa/">http://healthfreedoms.org/2011/04/11/monsanto-cash-helped-fund-bill-to-stifle-whistleblowers-in-iowa/</a> <a href="http://healthfreedoms.org/2011/03/28/your-guide-to-the-illegal-farm-photos-bill/">http://healthfreedoms.org/2011/03/28/your-guide-to-the-illegal-farm-photos-bill/</a> <a href="http://healthfreedoms.org/2011/03/24/big-ag-lobbies-to-make-it-illegal-to-secretly-film-animal-abuse-iowa/">http://healthfreedoms.org/2011/03/24/big-ag-lobbies-to-make-it-illegal-to-secretly-film-animal-abuse-iowa/</a> <a href="http://healthfreedoms.org/2011/03/17/florida-lawmaker-wants-to-make-farm-photos-illegal-2/">http://healthfreedoms.org/2011/03/17/florida-lawmaker-wants-to-make-farm-photos-illegal-2/</a> Other Sources Cited: <a href="http://www.agweek.com/event/article/id/18230/">http://www.agweek.com/event/article/id/18230/</a> <a href="http://www.idahostatesman.com/2011/04/12/1602672/bill-would-ban-video-of-minn-farming.html">http://www.idahostatesman.com/2011/04/12/1602672/bill-would-ban-video-of-minn-farming.html</a> <a href="http://www.startribune.com/local/119690504.html">http://www.startribune.com/local/119690504.html</a> <a href="http://www.startribune.com/politics/119690504.html">http://www.startribune.com/politics/119690504.html</a> ### <a href="http://www.afsconference.org/">www.AFSConference.org</a> <a href="http://www.antifursociety.org/">www.antifursociety.org</a> "All beings tremble before violence. All fear death. All love life. See yourself in others. Then whom can you hurt? What harm can you do? ~Buddha"Mz.Many Nameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03024590325712635526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556248417313789856.post-62879862807294703972011-04-14T01:54:00.001-04:002011-04-14T01:58:02.173-04:00Missouri: Tell Governor Nixon: VETO SB113 / Protecting Puppy MillsLast November Missouri voters said “YES” on Prop B. Wednesday Missouri legislators said “NO” to that majority vote. The Missouri House of Representatives passed SB 113 on Wednesday – gutting all significant protections for dogs suffering in substandard puppy mills and sending the repeal of Proposition B to the desk of Governor Jay Nixon. Now is the time to contact Governor Nixon and let him know he should respect the will of the majority of Missouri voters. Please contact his office right now at (573) 751-3222. Let him know the democratic process and the well-being of dogs used for commercial breeding are important to you and he should veto SB 113. First the Senate and now the House have defied the will of the people and dismantled Proposition B piece by piece, dealing a blow to dogs suffering in substandard facilities and also to the democratic process in Missouri. Not only did some lawmakers choose to overturn a statewide vote, but some of them even voted against the majority in their own districts. Many legislators showed a profound disdain for the will of Missouri voters under the guise that Missourians weren’t smart enough to understand Proposition B. This is an insult to all of us who clearly knew we were voting to improve the barbaric and inhumane conditions in Missouri’s substandard breeding facilities. If Governor Nixon signs this legislation -- defying the will of the people and turning the clock back on the humane treatment of Missouri puppies and dogs -- we will not back down. We are prepared to immediately begin gathering signatures for a referendum to bring this issue back to Missouri voters and allow the people to have the final say. But RIGHT NOW, contact Governor Nixon. Tell him he should: -- stand with Missourians -- not career politicians; -- protect Prop B and Missouri's dogs, and -- VETO SB113. Call (573) 751-3222 or click here to contact Governor Nixon now. With kindest regards, Kathryn W. Warnick President Humane Society of MissouriMz.Many Nameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03024590325712635526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556248417313789856.post-76106375538715082542011-03-24T13:24:00.000-04:002011-03-24T13:25:16.236-04:00INFLUENZA A (H1N1) 2009, ZOO ANIMALS - USA: (CALIFORNIA)********************************************************<br />A ProMED-mail post<br /><http://www.promedmail.org><br />ProMED-mail is a program of the<br />International Society for Infectious Diseases<br /><http://www.isid.org><br /><br />Date: Tue 22 Mar 2011<br />Source: CIDRAP (Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy) News<br />[edited]<br /><http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/swineflu/news/mar2211newsscan.html><br /><br /><br />The [influenza A (H1N1) 2009] virus was detected in 3 animals of<br />diverse species at the San Diego Zoo in the fall of 2009, further<br />broadening the virus's range of animal hosts, according to a letter<br />published by Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) [available at<br /><http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/17/4/747.htm>. - Mod.TG]<br /><br />The virus was found in a 12-year-old American badger, a 19-year-old<br />Bornean binturong, and a 7-year-old black-footed ferret. The badger<br />and binturong got severely sick with pneumonia and had to be<br />euthanized, but the ferret had a mild illness and recovered with<br />antibiotic and fluid treatment.<br /><br />The source of the infections was not determined but was probably a<br />human. Ferrets are known to be susceptible to influenza A viruses, but<br />such cases have not been previously reported in badgers or binturongs,<br />the report says.<br /><br />Other species that have been naturally infected with flu viruses<br />include swine, a dog, cats, turkeys, skunks, cheetahs, and giant<br />anteaters, and experimental infections have been reported in mice and<br />cynomolgous macaques.<br /><br />"The ubiquity of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and its ability to infect a<br />diverse range of hosts is worrisome for the health of wildlife and for<br />the possibility of creating additional reservoirs that could alter the<br />evolution of subtype H1N1 viruses by applying varied selection<br />pressures and establishing new ways of generating unique reassortant<br />strains," the authors say.<br /><br />--<br />Communicated by:<br />ProMED-mail Rapporteur Mary Marshall<br /><br />[Indeed the number of animals this virus touched, that we are aware<br />of, is quite frightening in terms of viral reassortment.<br /><br />But if the ferret had less trouble with this virus than some other<br />animals, it is perhaps an animal we should be studying to learn why,<br />not just realize that it is more resistant to influenza type A, but<br />also really learn what the mechanism is that makes it more resistant<br />to that type of virus.<br /><br />Photos<br />American badger (_Taxidea taxus_):<br /><http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSIQXQaD2CU8W1wXw7yxEWBvx5ZFewokpu8Ai0JRE-mZ-xClJHw><br />and<br /><http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSPY59pD2cDISuUNFoaSdlWtL1AvK1ITbh3YQ9FBMy8dt11aJUQ><br />Bornean binturong (_Arctictis binturong penicillata_):<br /><http://www.flickr.com/photos/kjdrill/377023292/> and<br /><http://www.flickr.com/photos/corkit/3475295022/><br />Black-footed ferret (_Mustela nigripes_):<br /><http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRT2RYfGRQIVdQtoIki_R5OABmmB6S6dNlgRcylA69svrguhUrMEg><br />and<br /><http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTypFprcRBui7iNEo8Yhwbx_1y7N6eezcKEJwUc_I598GwsK9Ia2w>.<br />- Mod.TG]<br /><br />[The HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of California can be seen<br />at <http://healthmap.org/r/0C6Q>. - Sr.Tech.Ed.MJ]<br /><br />[see also:<br />Influenza A (H1N1) 2009, animal (02): USA (WI) feline 20110215.0500<br />Influenza A (H1N1) 2009, animal: UK, turkey 20110113.0150<br />2010<br />----<br />Influenza pandemic (H1N1) (64): WHO, pandemic over 20100811.2753<br />Influenza pandemic (H1N1) (63): WHO update 112 20100807.2680<br />Influenza pandemic (H1N1), animal (07): Finland, swine, OIE<br />20100901.3114<br />Influenza pandemic (H1N1), animal (06): Korea, swine 20100422.1296<br />Influenza pandemic (H1N1), animal (05): turkeys, insemination<br />20100205.0393<br />Influenza pandemic (H1N1), animal (04): global, update 20100131.0337<br />Influenza pandemic (H1N1), animal (03): Denmark, porcine<br />20100111.0128<br />Influenza pandemic (H1N1), animal (02): USA, turkey 20100108.0087<br />Influenza pandemic (H1N1), animal (01): China, porcine, canine<br />20100101.0014<br />2009<br />----<br />Influenza pandemic (H1N1) 2009, animal (42): USA (NC) swine<br />20091228.4372<br />Influenza pandemic (H1N1) 2009, animal (41): Russia (CV) swine, OIE<br />20091226.4353<br />Influenza pandemic (H1N1) 2009, animal (40): USA (NY) canine<br />20091222.4305<br />Influenza pandemic (H1N1) 2009, animal (39): Germany, swine, OIE<br />20091211.4220<br />Influenza pandemic (H1N1) 2009, animal (38): Mexico, swine, OIE<br />20091211.4214<br />Influenza pandemic (H1N1) 2009, animal (37): USA (OR, CA) feline<br />20091211.4213<br />Influenza pandemic (H1N1) 2009, animal (36): USA (CO) 20091209.419<br />Influenza pandemic (H1N1) 2009, animal (35): Italy, swine, OIE<br />20091205.4144<br />Influenza pandemic (H1N1) 2009, animal (34): UK (England)<br />20091204.4141<br />Influenza pandemic (H1N1) 2009, animal (33): USA (VA, CA)<br />20091204.4139<br />Influenza pandemic (H1N1) 2009, animal health (31): Finland,<br />swine,OIE 20091201.4106<br />Influenza pandemic (H1N1) 2009, animal health (29): Indonesia,<br />swine20091127.4071]<br />.................................................tg/mj/dk<br />*##########################################################*<br />************************************************************<br />ProMED-mail makes every effort to verify the reports that<br />are posted, but the accuracy and completeness of the<br />information, and of any statements or opinions based<br />thereon, are not guaranteed. The reader assumes all risks in<br />using information posted or archived by ProMED-mail. ISID<br />and its associated service providers shall not be held<br />responsible for errors or omissions or held liable for any<br />damages incurred as a result of use or reliance upon posted<br />or archived material.<br />************************************************************<br />Donate to ProMED-mail. Details available at:<br /><http://www.isid.org/ProMEDMail_Donations.shtml><br />************************************************************<br />Visit ProMED-mail's web site at <http://www.promedmail.org>.<br />Send all items for posting to: promed@promedmail.org (NOT to<br />an individual moderator). If you do not give your full name<br />name and affiliation, it may not be posted. You may unsub-<br />scribe at <http://www.isid.org/promedmail/subscribe.lasso>.<br />For assistance from a human being, send mail to:<br /><postmaster@promedmail.org>.<br />############################################################<br />############################################################Mz.Many Nameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03024590325712635526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556248417313789856.post-33067577993070362182011-03-23T21:16:00.000-04:002011-03-23T21:16:49.097-04:00Bill would create animal abuse database<iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/eXf_wMQP4u4?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen=""></iframe>Mz.Many Nameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03024590325712635526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556248417313789856.post-73516498343702746582011-03-21T03:54:00.001-04:002011-03-21T03:55:43.000-04:00NJ resident charged in animal sacrificesSun Mar 20, 2011 8:25 am (PDT)<br /><br />Forwarded message - for info, please visit<br /> <a href="http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20110319/NJNEWS14/110319012/NJ-resident-charged-in-animal-sacrifices">http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20110319/NJNEWS14/110319012/NJ-resident-charged-in-animal-sacrifices</a><br /><br />NJ resident charged in animal sacrifices<br /><br />3/20/11<br /><br />FREEHOLD - A borough resident was charged with eight counts of animal<br />cruelty after the remains of numerous animals, including chickens, guinea<br />hens and a slider turtle, were found in his yard last week, authorities<br />said.<br /><br />Jorge Badillo, 47, of 100 Center St., admitted he killed the animals in a<br />Santeria sacrifice ritual, said Victor "Buddy'' Amato, chief of the Monmouth<br />County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Santeria is a<br />religion practiced in some parts of the Caribbean.<br /><br />Amato said borough police Officer Thomas Duda and his K-9 partner, Rocky,<br />noticed the remains while responding to an unrelated call on Thursday. Duda<br />contacted the SPCA.<br /><br />Duda and Amato went to the residence at 100 Center St. on Friday afternoon,<br />and received permission from Badillo to search the yard, Amato said. They<br />found numerous dead animals in various states of decomposition, as well as<br />some live animals ready for slaughter and several Santeria altars, he said.<br /><br />Amato said Badillo admitted sacrificing the animals.<br /><br />Each count of animal cruelty carries a possible six-month jail term and fine<br />of $1,000. The charges are to be heard in municipal court on April 19.Mz.Many Nameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03024590325712635526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556248417313789856.post-79160036820328421422011-03-05T13:15:00.002-05:002011-03-05T13:21:04.318-05:00Senior Blind Dog Tortured! Rio Rancho, NM- Please take a minute for JUSTICE for Charlie, the Rio Rancho, NM Senior, Blind Dog that was brutally tortured!!<br /><br />PLEASE EMAIL OR CALL REPRESENTATIVES LISTED IN THE BODY OF THIS EMAIL BELOW TO COMPLAIN AGAINST THE HEARTLESS CRUELTY AGAINST THIS POOR BLIND DOG WHOSE TESTICLES WERE BURNT BY THE MAN IN THE PHOTO BELOW.<br /><br />HE STILL HAS OTHER ANIMALS IN HIS CARE WHO NEED TO BE RESCUED FROM HIM ASAP!!!<br /><br />PLEASE CIRCULATE FAR & WIDE!! The petition is UP & all of the local contacts are listed! CALL! EMAIL! SIGN! SHARE! See below contacts...<br /><br />This email is about a man in New Mexico who is accused by police of burning his blind dog's testicles and drop-kicking him, - still has other animals living in his home. It's been determined by the vet who saw Charlie that he had endured earlier torture and abuse. What this man did to this poor dog is criminal! Please take a moment to read more about Charlie and what he has endured. There is a petition to sign and also addresses for letters asking for punishment to the fullest extent of the law for this guy. I just can't get my head around people being so cruel.<br /><br />Thanks so much for your time and for caring.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/nm-man-accused-of-extreme-animal-abuse-and-torture/">http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/nm-man-accused-of-extreme-animal-abuse-and-torture/</a><br /><br />Please click on the Care 2 Petition Site and sign to send the coward that brutally tortured this senior and blind dog, to jail. Thanks.<br /><br />PLEASE FORWARD ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW! YOUR SIGNATURES ARE POWERFUL!<br /><br />More info below.<br /><br />(Dakota's House Rescue)<br /><br /><a href="mailto:dakotashouserescue@yahoo.com">dakotashouserescue@yahoo.com</a><br /><br /><a href="http://homebusinessformydogs.weebly.com/">http://homebusinessformydogs.weebly.com/</a><br /><br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The man who Rio Rancho police accused of burning his blind dog's testicles and drop-kicking him still has other animals living in his home. Tuesday, March 1, 2011.<br /><br />Many of you have been following the story of Charlie, a 10 year old dog that was brutally dropkicked, SET ON FIRE & thrown into a Yucca & the POS that inflicted this suffering on him, James Dickie of Rio Rancho, NM.<br /><br />I was APPAULED when I got an anonymous call informing me that he has 3 more animals in his home, & told that RR police & animal control were doing nothing to remove them.<br /><br />I have compiled a list of Rio Rancho city contacts below - PLEASE take a few minutes to write a letter, send an email or make a phone call protesting the complete LACK of accountabllity & concern for the other animals that has been shown by our paid & elected city officials. New Mexico Dogs Deserve Better is based out of Rio Rancho, NM & we work regularly with RRAC. THIS IS NOT OK!! You will probably receive some LAME form letter in response, as I have....but YOUR CALLS/EMAILS ARE VERY IMPORTANT in this case! We are currently working on a petition which be presented to the judge at the time of Dickie's hearing. But for now, it is VERY important that the folks handling this case KNOW that the citizens of Rio Rancho, the state of New Mexico & the nation are OUTRAGED with their complete lack of accoutability & concern fofr the welfare of these 3 animals currently living under the same roof as James Dickie, who was arrested for FELONY EXTREME ANIMAL CRUELTY! Let them know that we will NOT stand for it & that we DEMAND these animals be removed immediately! Let them know that James Dickie is a threat to our community & society - as we ALL know, this type of behavior with animals is only a precursor to violet behavior agianst people. I thank you! New Mexico Dogs Deserve Better thanks you! Charlie thanks you! The animals AT RISK in the home thank you!<br /><br />Rio Rancho Mayor, Tom Swisstack<br />3200 Civic Center Circle NE<br />Rio Rancho, NM 87144<br />505-891-5001<br />505-891-7274 FAX<br /><a href="mailto:tswisstack@ci.rio-rancho.nm.us">tswisstack@ci.rio-rancho.nm.us</a><br /><br /><br />Rio Rancho City Manager, James C. Jimenez<br /><br />3200 Civic Center Circle NE<br /><br />Rio Rancho, NM 87144<br />505-891-5001<br />505-891-7274<br /><a href="mailto:jjimenez@ci.rio-rancho.nm.us">jjimenez@ci.rio-rancho.nm.us</a><br /><br /><br />Rio Rancho Assistant City Manager, Laura A. Fitzpatrick<br /><br />3200 Civic Center Circle NE<br /><br />Rio Rancho, NM 87144<br />505-891-5002<br />LFITZPATRICK@ci.rio-rancho.nm.us<br />Rio Rancho City Council Members:<br />Michael J. Williams <a href="mailto:mwilliams@ci.rio-rancho.nm.us">mwilliams@ci.rio-rancho.nm.us</a><br />Patricia Thomas <a href="mailto:pthomas@ci.rio-rancho.nm.us">pthomas@ci.rio-rancho.nm.us</a><br />Tamara L. Gutierrez <a href="mailto:tgutierrez@ci.rio-rancho.nm.us">tgutierrez@ci.rio-rancho.nm.us</a><br />Steven L. Shaw <a href="mailto:sshaw@ci.rio-rancho.nm.us">sshaw@ci.rio-rancho.nm.us</a><br />Timothy C. Crum <a href="mailto:tcrum@ci.rio-rancho.nm.us">tcrum@ci.rio-rancho.nm.us</a><br />Kathleen Colley <a href="mailto:kcolley@ci.rio-rancho.nm.us">kcolley@ci.rio-rancho.nm.us</a><br /><br />Rio Rancho Animal Control<br />Vickie Beazley, Animal Control Supervisor<br />Direct line: 505-891-5088<br />Cheryll Johns, Facilities Manager<br />3441 Northern Blvd.<br />Rio Rancho, NM 87124<br />505-891-5075<br />505-891-7207 FAX<br /><br />Rio Rancho Chief of Police, Robert Boone<br />500 Quantum Road<br />Rio Rancho, NM 87124<br />505-891-59<br /><br />Animal Protection of New Mexico<br /><a href="http://www.apnm.org/">www.apnm.org</a><br />Lisa Boegel Cruelty Case Manager (505)821-9142<br />Animal Cruetly Taskforce Hotline (888)250-2178<br />This entity is out of the State Attorney Generals office & has been put in place to PROTECT our animals<br /><br /><br />James Dickie of Rio Rancho - arrested for felony extreme animal cruetly<br /><br /><br />for the LOVE of DOG...<br /><br />Angela<br /><br />NACA certified www.nacanet.org <a href="http://www.newmexicodogsdeservebetter.org/">www.newmexicodogsdeservebetter.org</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dogsdeservebetter.org/">www.dogsdeservebetter.org</a><br /> Dogs Deserve Better ~ NM a 501(c)3 non profit <a href="http://www.luvinlabs.com/">www.luvinlabs.com</a><br /> New Mexico State Representative (505)974-4733 <a href="http://www.nmsiberianrescue.com/">www.nmsiberianrescue.com</a><br /> <a href="http://www.petfinder.com/pet-search?shelterid=NM129">www.petfinder.com/pet-search?shelterid=NM129</a>Mz.Many Nameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03024590325712635526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556248417313789856.post-46419081776263841482011-03-02T12:21:00.000-05:002011-03-02T12:21:20.434-05:00Droves of bald eagles dropping from skies in Canada<a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/031559_bald_eagles_starvation.html">Droves of bald eagles dropping from skies in Canada</a>Mz.Many Nameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03024590325712635526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556248417313789856.post-17961582068598539062011-03-02T11:22:00.000-05:002011-03-02T11:23:23.263-05:00Fla. Seeks New Law to Stop Under-Cover Video-Taping of Animal CrueltyFlorida Senate - 2011 SB 1246<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> By Senator Norman<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 12-01071A-11 20111246__<br /> 1 A bill to be entitled <br /> 2 An act relating to farms; prohibiting a person from<br /> 3 entering onto a farm or photographing or video<br /> 4 recording a farm without the owner’s written consent;<br /> 5 providing a definition; providing penalties; providing<br /> 6 an effective date.<br /> 7 <br /> 8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:<br /> 9 <br /> 10 Section 1. (1) A person who enters onto a farm or other<br /> 11 property where legitimate agriculture operations are being<br /> 12 conducted without the written consent of the owner, or an<br /> 13 authorized representative of the owner, commits a felony of the<br /> 14 first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083,<br /> 15 or s. 775.084, Florida Statutes.<br /> 16 (2) A person who photographs, video records, or otherwise<br /> 17 produces images or pictorial records, digital or otherwise, at<br /> 18 or of a farm or other property where legitimate agriculture<br /> 19 operations are being conducted without the written consent of<br /> 20 the owner, or an authorized representative of the owner, commits<br /> 21 a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s.<br /> 22 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, Florida Statutes.<br /> 23 (3) As used in this section, the term “farm” includes any<br /> 24 tract of land cultivated for the purpose of agricultural<br /> 25 production, the raising and breeding of domestic animals, or the<br /> 26 storage of a commodity.<br /> 27 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.Mz.Many Nameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03024590325712635526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556248417313789856.post-36326769866444996992011-02-28T00:33:00.006-05:002011-02-28T01:12:21.765-05:00Chamberlain's StoryAbandoned by his owners when they moved away, left out in the back yard chained to a tree, for at least two months with out food, shelter or water. No one knew he was there until one day someone decided to mow the lawn;<br /><br />First days; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuPtQaoLf18">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuPtQaoLf18</a><br /><br />Therapy; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHbl4i7Jm7k&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHbl4i7Jm7k&feature=related</a><br /><br />Warning, vids not easy too watch. Chamberlain lay starving, a mass of skin and bones, helpless and immobile for so long he lost the use of his legs.<br /><br />Several weeks into recovery, Chamberlain has gained some weight and gets his new chair;<br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yyxWnh9g8VY/TWs1PMZzuRI/AAAAAAAAENc/UJ1IH2dEfzA/s1600/CHAMBERLAINS%2BNEW%2BCHAIR.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578611098572273938" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yyxWnh9g8VY/TWs1PMZzuRI/AAAAAAAAENc/UJ1IH2dEfzA/s320/CHAMBERLAINS%2BNEW%2BCHAIR.jpg" /></a> However, he still receives therapy to hopefully get those legs working again someday, all four of them. </p><p>Good luck Chamberlain. We love you!<br /></p>Mz.Many Nameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03024590325712635526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556248417313789856.post-25794927136846461922011-02-26T10:15:00.001-05:002011-02-26T10:16:29.053-05:00Did You Get Rid of Your Dog Because of this Article?There was an article in the January 24th edition of USA Today about The Danger of Dogs Sleeping in Bed.<br /><br />Before you knew it, this story was being reported in news across the nation with the media playing to the terrible dangers of pets.<br /><br />This story really upset me so I wanted to have a vet or two respond with an honest and irreverent opinion. So, once again I turned to the Irreverent Veterinarian for opinions on this topic.<br /><br />To read the response from the Irreverent Vet, go to: <a href="http://www.petplace.com/irreverent-vet-speaks-out-on-the-danger-of-dogs-sleeping-in-bed">http://www.petplace.com/irreverent-vet-speaks-out-on-the-danger-of-dogs-sleeping-in-bed</a><br /><br />Was this article just irresponsible reporting or are there really significant dangers from letting pets sleep in your bed? Find out. And PLEASE don't make any decisions about allowing your dog in bed or getting rid of your dog before reading this article.<br /><br />Until next time,<br /><br />Dr. Jon<br /><br />P.S. On a lighter note - I'd love to share some adorable photos of dogs sleeping (many in bed). These are adorable. Take a minute to check these out because they are sure to make you smile. Go to: <a href="http://www.petplace.com/Sleepingdogs">http://www.petplace.com/Sleepingdogs</a>Mz.Many Nameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03024590325712635526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556248417313789856.post-73194542482008704142011-02-25T18:55:00.000-05:002011-02-25T18:55:03.139-05:00Progress! - Bloodless Bullfights!<iframe height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fJ6JaekUBL4?fs=1" frameborder="0" width="425" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br />...and a new kind of matador!Mz.Many Nameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03024590325712635526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556248417313789856.post-38298691533305582902011-02-20T09:53:00.000-05:002011-02-20T09:53:34.335-05:00Stop Bull Fighting!<iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IrN4GVqhDFc?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen=""></iframe>Mz.Many Nameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03024590325712635526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556248417313789856.post-31448273684465909942011-02-20T09:35:00.000-05:002011-02-20T09:35:44.130-05:00Meet Your Meat *WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT*<iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/aeJfY5CXTM0?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen=""></iframe>Mz.Many Nameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03024590325712635526noreply@blogger.com0