There is a show on CNN right now called Vital Signs – it’s about how animals help with people with medical conditions. You might be able to catch a re-broadcast later or find it online, IDK.
Can’t watch the video but it was probably part of the program. The show I saw was 30 minutes and included segments on therapy dogs working in a children’s hospital, cancer sniffing dogs and therapy llamas at a nursing home in Portland.
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Technology, TNR, and free-roaming cats in South Korea:
There is a show on CNN right now called Vital Signs – it’s about how animals help with people with medical conditions. You might be able to catch a re-broadcast later or find it online, IDK.
Could it be this one? It’s a segment, a little less than 10 minutes, but really well done.
http://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2016/02/25/animal-therapy-vital-signs-spc-a.cnn
Can’t watch the video but it was probably part of the program. The show I saw was 30 minutes and included segments on therapy dogs working in a children’s hospital, cancer sniffing dogs and therapy llamas at a nursing home in Portland.
Technology, TNR, and free-roaming cats in South Korea:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cats-meok-bang-livestream-korea_us_572df1f0e4b016f37896104e
An article that the general public needs to read:
https://guildofshepherdsandcollies.com/is-it-animal-cruelty-maybe-or-maybe-not/
OMG, this made my day! Dog rescues hummingbird (with help from his person)! If you need a little feelgood, click this: http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/hummingbird-refuses-leave-dog-man-saved-life/
NPR’s Fresh Air had a great Interview with the author of a new book about the history of pit bulls: http://www.npr.org/2016/05/10/477350069/friend-or-fiend-pit-bull-explores-the-history-of-americas-most-feared-dog
And more on the book … Slate just posted an awesome excerpt, in which the author talks about the work an an amazing local group in my area (where the author lives), the Coalition to Unchain Dogs: http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2016/05/in_an_excerpt_from_pit_bull_bronwen_dickey_explains_how_unchaining_dogs.html
A vet is facing 15 charges of animal abuse. Warning: graphic written description of abuse and death of animals, no photos.
http://local21news.com/news/nation-world/vet-facing-criminal-charge-for-performing-surgery-with-leash-around-dogs-neck-snout
Side note, I think this the first time I ever saw a news agency put the tamest charges as the title.
Athens Co, OH finally got rid of their gas chamber.
http://www.athensmessenger.com/news/dog-shelter-gas-chamber-finally-gone/article_e2b4a826-ae2e-54dd-afb3-33d7e4ef7c83.html