Guest guest Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 Dog graves show ancient humans cared http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/ancient/AncientRepublish_1559675.htm Jennifer Viegas Discovery News 1 February 2006 Humans may have domesticated dogs much more recently than DNA studies suggest (Image: iStockphoto) One of the most extensive surveys of the earliest known dog burials suggests humans domesticated canines much later than other studies show. The survey, which suggests domestication occurred between 13,000 and 17,000 years ago, counters some earlier theories based on gene changes that distinguish dogs from their wild wolf counterparts. A few of those theories held that domestication occurred anywhere between 40,000 and 135,000 years ago, much earlier than the new study suggests. The new study, published in the February issue of the Journal of Archaeological Science, suggests that the bond between humans and dogs coincides with canine burials. " Dogs and humans could have been hanging out together long before 17,000 years ago, but domestication means we were manipulating their breeding, and that probably didn't happen until more recently, " she says. Dealing Dogs; The betrayal of man's best friend http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/dealingdogs/index.html Each year, 42,000 dogs are sold to veterinary schools and research labs by Class B dealers, who are required by federal law to buy the animals from pounds, shelters and small breeders and to treat them humanely. However, many Class B dealers violate the law. DEALING DOGS exposes the abuses that took place at one of America's most notorious Class B dealers - Martin Creek Kennel in Arkansas. Premieres Tuesday, February 21 at 10pm (ET/PT). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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