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Fundamentals of Pain Assessment in Rodents ALN Magazine - New article in the March 2010 Issue. The approach to rodent analgesia in laboratory animal medicine has undergone significant changes during the last decade... http://www.alnmag.com/article/fundamentals-pain-assessment-rodents
Inside the cat and dog meat market in China CNN -- Dogs bark and whine behind high chain-link fences, some of them gnawing the wire so hard they bleed at the mouths while cats packed into crowded cages cower in fear if anyone approaches. This isn't a pet store -- it's a meat market in Guangzhou, a city in southern China where eating cats and dogs is common practice. http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/09/china.animals/index.html?hpt=Sbin
Pet Talk: Animal fighters looking for smaller game turn to finches USA Today - Bitty birds seem to be the newest chosen victims of high-stakes animal fighting. Animal welfare experts fear that two recent raids of alleged bird-fighting ... http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/pets/2010-03-09-pettalk10_N.htm
California dairies launch statewide animal care initiative Dairy Herd Management - Workshops this spring will review critical issues in animal welfare and prepare dairy farmers for an upcoming on-farm evaluation... http://www.dairyherd.com/directories.asp?pgID=675&ed_id=10778
Model may offer better understanding of embryonic development EurekAlert.org - A mathematical model developed at Purdue University can predict complex signaling patterns that could help scientists determine how stem cells in an embryo later become specific tissues, knowledge that could be used to understand and treat developmental disorders and some diseases. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-03/pu-mmo030910.php
Important Changes for Equine Owners Effective January 31, 2010, equine owners, intending to sell animals directly or indirectly to Canadian meat processors, are being advised to record certain information. http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/newcom/2010/20100129e.shtml
Canada steps up enforcement of horse slaughter guidelines JAVMA News - Canada has taken a first step in developing a comprehensive food safety and traceability program for its equine industry, the effects of which will reverberate at home and abroad. http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/mar10/100315j.asp
USDA scraps NAIS, plans to develop state-based tracing system The Department of Agriculture announced Feb. 5 the agency would take a different direction than was charted through the National Animal Identification System. The new system is expected to leave identification and tracing programs with the states and tribal territories rather than with the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/mar10/100315a.asp
New brochure available from FDA?s Center for Veterinary Medicine: Online Pet Pharmacies Internet sites that sell pet drugs can be reputable pharmacies. However, others are fronts for businesses breaking Federal, State, and sometimes, International laws. Illegal online pharmacies may sell medicines that are counterfeit, outdated, mislabeled, incorrectly formulated, or improperly made or stored. http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/ResourcesforYou/AnimalHealthLiteracy/ucm203000.htm

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