Posted on October 31st, 2007 by Bob Gould
The response to the California wildfires has extended to the evacuation of people’s pets and horses much more than in previous disasters—and veterinarians have been on hand to assist.Not all animals escaped the flames, though, and animals that survived may require medical attention. Valerie Fenstermaker, executive director of the California VMA, said some veterinarians also [...]
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Filed under: Government, Industry, Veterinary Medicine, Watching
Posted on October 31st, 2007 by Bob Gould
Legislation passed by Congress in September contains food safety provisions requiring the Food and Drug Administration to set ingredient and processing standards for pet food. The new law, which applies also to human food, establishes an early warning system to alert the public about unsafe pet food.
Congress directed the FDA to improve communication with the [...]
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Filed under: Food Recalls, Government, Industry, Veterinary Medicine, Watching
Posted on October 31st, 2007 by Bob Gould
Consumers can take steps to help prevent foodborne illness, including Salmonella -related illness, when handling pet foods and treats. These products, like many other types of foods, can be susceptible to harmful bacterial contamination.
Salmonella in pet foods and treats can cause serious infections in dogs and cats, and in people too, especially children, older people, [...]
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Posted on October 31st, 2007 by Bob Gould
America’s Horse, October 29, 2007 – The American Quarter Horse Association recently received the Certified Horsemanship Association’s Partnership in Safety Award. CHA presented AQHA with the award at the 2007 Certified Horsemanship Association’s international conference, held in Orlando, Florida, in September.
The Partnership in Safety Award, which began in 1996, is given to an association, organization [...]
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Filed under: AQHA, Industry
Posted on October 31st, 2007 by Bob Gould
The Federal Trade Commission, which has declared war on Internet scams, warned consumers on Monday not to open a bogus e-mail that appears to come from its fraud department because it carries an attachment that can download a virus.
The e-mail says it is from “frauddep@ftc.gov” and has the FTC’s government seal.
But it was not issued [...]
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Filed under: Computer, Scams and Hoaxes, Spam, Viruses
Posted on October 26th, 2007 by Bob Gould
Special limited-edition magazine to be published by Blood-Horse Publications in early November remembers the life of John Henry.
Lexington, KY— Malone’s Restaurant of Lexington will sponsor the special limited-edition magazine commemorating the life and legacy of race horse John Henry, who was euthanized Oct. 8 due to the infirmities of old age. Published by Blood-Horse [...]
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Filed under: BloodHorse, Industry
Posted on October 25th, 2007 by Bob Gould
Lexington, KY— StallionRegister.com , the Thoroughbred industry’s leading online stallion directory featuring over 2,700 stallions, is now offering an exciting, new user benefit: the StallionRegister.com Comparison Tool. Located throughout StallionRegister.com , the tool allows breeders to create their own side-by-side analysis of up to three stallions. Breeders can then compare key statistical categories used to [...]
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Filed under: BloodHorse, Industry
Posted on October 24th, 2007 by Bob Gould
ARATOGA SPRINGS – There have been 140 confirmed cases of tick-borne Lyme disease in Saratoga County residents this year, up from 81 confirmed cases in all of 2006, according to Saratoga County Public Health nursing.
Terry Stortz, prevention team supervisor, said the increase is expected.
“We’ve had mild winters,” she said.
That means a higher population of ticks [...]
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Posted on October 24th, 2007 by Bob Gould
Habitat for Horses caters to guests of varied temperament: sweet horses, mean horses, mellow horses.
The Hitchcock organization that takes in — and dotes on — horses considered useless by their former owners is part of a loose network of 100 or more rescue groups across the country determined to provide a haven for every imperiled [...]
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Posted on October 24th, 2007 by Bob Gould
You may not know what RFID stands for, but you’re probably using the technology on a daily basis. RFID (that is, radio frequency identification) is in passports, in electronic toll-collection tags, in credit cards, metrocards, library books and car keys. Like conventional bar codes, RFID chips store and relay information, and allow for the identification [...]
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Filed under: Government, Industry, RFID, Veterinary Medicine, Watching