Posted on February 27th, 2007 by Bob Gould
The Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has proposed expanding the list of allowable beef imports from countries that present a minimal risk of introducing bovine spongiform encephalopathy into the United States.Currently, Canada is the only minimal-risk country.
The proposal expands on a rule that APHIS published in January 2005 to allow the [...]
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Filed under: Government, Watching
Posted on February 27th, 2007 by Bob Gould
Managed health care for pets could be coming soon.Managed care for people, according to an American Medical Association policy, is “those processes or techniques used by any entity that delivers, administers, and/or assumes risk for health care services in order to control or influence the quality, accessibility, utilization, or costs and prices or outcomes of [...]
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Filed under: Veterinary Medicine, Watching
Posted on February 27th, 2007 by Bob Gould
Health insurance for companion animals can be almost as confusing as human health insurance, but it also can come in handy—particularly for an animal owner whose companion develops a major medical condition.
In the United States, only a small percentage of pet owners carry health insurance for their animals. Pet insurance is the topic of many [...]
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Filed under: Veterinary Medicine, Watching
Posted on February 27th, 2007 by Bob Gould
Microsoft is investigating two recently disclosed security vulnerabilities that affect Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Vista, the company said Monday.
The vulnerabilities aren’t considered high-risk, yet they affect the latest releases of Microsoft’s Web browser and operating system software. Microsoft has promoted the security of both IE 7 and Windows [...]
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Filed under: Computer, Scams and Hoaxes, Spam, Spyware, Viruses
Posted on February 27th, 2007 by Bob Gould
Animal Talk Naturally invites Internet users around the world to join in for a LIVE Special Edition Show — online — Friday, March 2, 2007 at 2:30 pm EST.
With so many anti-pet owner, anti-breeder, anti-animal laws coming into the legislative sessions nationwide in the USA — (and many of them getting passed in cities such [...]
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Filed under: Industry
Posted on February 27th, 2007 by Bob Gould
The largest U.S. dairy processor and distributor said even if food products from cloned animals become a reality, it will not sell milk from animals that have been cloned because of ongoing consumer concerns.
Dean Foods said late on Thursday that several surveys have shown their U.S. customers are not interested in buying milk [...]
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Filed under: Industry, Watching
Posted on February 27th, 2007 by Bob Gould
CONCORD, N.H.–A forthcoming national identification card will do little to thwart future terrorist attacks and instead will endanger Americans’ privacy, speakers at a conference here warned.
The digital ID card requirements, scheduled to take effect in May 2008, are likely to spark a revolt among states concerned about the complexity of the federal rules [...]
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Filed under: Government, RFID, Watching
Posted on February 23rd, 2007 by Bob Gould
FORT WORTH, TEXAS—The American Paint Horse Association (APHA) recently announced the payout results of its 2006 Breeders Trust program—a record-setting $1,072,150.82. This figure is more than $28,000 over the previous record amount, set the year before.
This will mark the fourth consecutive year that the incentive for registered Paint Horse owners, exhibitors, racers and breeders has [...]
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Filed under: APHA, Industry
Posted on February 23rd, 2007 by Bob Gould
THE BLOOD-HORSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION TO DONATE
$10,000 TO NTRA’S BARBARO MEMORIAL FUND
Lexington, KY— Blood-Horse Publications announces that The Blood-Horse Charitable Foundation will donate a minimum of $10,000 to the NTRA Charities Barbaro Memorial Fund. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) established the NTRA Charities Barbaro Memorial Fund earlier this month to raise awareness and money for [...]
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Filed under: BloodHorse, Industry
Posted on February 22nd, 2007 by Bob Gould
(Lancaster, PA) – Popular author Ron Hevener is set to appear at the Pennsylvania Horse World Expo this week at the State Farm Show Complex. In addition to being a speaker, Hevener will be signing copies of his novel, “Fate of the Stallion” and introducing the Arabian stallion being featured in the TV documentary being [...]
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Filed under: Industry