HumaneSpot Spotlight Selections for December 23, 2009

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December 23, 2009

 

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Filling the Ark: Animal Welfare in Disasters

 

 

New Research Citation, Entered on 12/19/2009; Original Item from 2009

 

 

 

 

When disasters strike, people are not the only victims. Hurricane Katrina raised public attention about how disasters affect dogs, cats, and other animals considered members of the human family. In this short book, sociologist Leslie Irvine goes beyond Katrina to examine how disasters like oil spills, fires, and other calamities affect various animal populationsâ€â€on factory farms, in research facilities, and in the wild.

 

by University of Colorado

 

 

Details: http://www.humanespot.org/node/3524

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK Face Bluetongue Threat as Farmers Ignore Vaccine

 

 

New Research Citation, Entered on 12/17/2009; Original Item from 2009

 

 

 

 

According to a survey for Merial Animal Health, more farmers in the United Kingdom are likely to vaccinate their animals this year versus last year, but one in four producers is still unlikely to vaccinate against bluetongue.

by Merial Animal Health

 

 

Details: http://www.humanespot.org/node/3526

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iowa Voters Support Stronger Oversight of Puppy Mills by Nearly Ten-to-One Margin

 

 

New Research Citation, Entered on 12/16/2009; Original Item from 2009

 

 

 

 

In a statewide survey of Iowa voters, this 2009 study found that 86% of voters support legislation that would strengthen protections for dogs in large-scale breeding operations, otherwise known as puppy mills; 9% are opposed to these tougher measures.

by Humane Society of the United States

 

 

Details: http://www.humanespot.org/node/3525