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Hunting, logging could threaten long-term health Congo forest by wiping out key animals
2013-07-23 02:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Unsustainable hunting of forest elephants, gorillas, forest antelopes, and other seed-dispersers could have long-term impacts on the health and resilience of Congo Basin rainforests, warns a study published today in a special issue of the journal Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B. Conducting a review of more than 160 papers and reports on trends in wildlife populations, hunting, and land use in the Congo Basin, a team of researchers from Oxford University, the University of Queensland,...
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New System Gives Insight into Animals' Feeding Habits
2013-07-16 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - A new system that monitors livestock feeding behavior has been developed by US Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists.
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HSUS Says Ranchers Dont Care About Animals
2013-07-02 01:33:19| Beef
Do ranchers really care about their livestock, or is it just all about the bottom line? I believe it was fellow columnist Andy Vance who once wrote about how ranchers were getting a martyr complex when it comes to animal welfare. In a nutshell, his column dealt with how ranchers were complaining on social media about having to save newborn calves from the snow and mud during calving season. Vance reminded readers that this is our job -- much like a fireman or police officer might do. We do what we do because we are in a business; it financially makes sense to care for our animals, right? BEEF Daily read more
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Senators Offer Bill to Restrict Use of Antibiotics in Food Animals
2013-06-28 17:13:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: The Hill Four senators — three Democrats and a Republican — have introduced legislation that would restrict the use of antibiotics in animal agriculture, according to a report from The Hill. The bill is a companion measure to legislation introduced earlier in the House by Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY). It would ban farmers from using seven classes of antibiotics critical for human health to treat sick animals. read more
Real estate agents use dead animals to sabotage sale of neighbor's house, police say
2013-06-28 02:50:20| Real Estate - Topix.net
Police in Lower Merion, Pa., say a security camera captured footage of two Philadelphia real estate agents tossing dead mice and snakes onto the yard of their next-door neighbor's $1 million house on Booth Lane - part of an alleged plot to sabotage its sale because their house is also on the market.
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