WMC-TV – Animal protective services raided a Mid-South animal shelter Sunday afternoon. http://www.wmctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11873493
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Domestic animal control crew saves two alligators from Milwaukee homeBy AWIC on January 25th, 2010 | Comments Off
BaltimoreSun.com – The Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control is used to picking up stray cats and dogs, but what they picked up in the Washington Park neighborhood surprised everyone. http://www.baltimoresun.com/witi-100120-alligators,0,64124.story
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Gorillas ‘ape humans’ over gamesBy AWIC on January 25th, 2010 | Comments Off
BBC News – Gorillas play competitive games just like humans, according to scientists at the University of St Andrews. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8474358.stm
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Dr Simon Y Liu named NAL Director,By AWIC on January 21st, 2010 | Comments Off
Dr Simon Y Liu named NAL Director, effective 2/14: http://bit.ly/5fCM3L(PDF) We look forward to working with him!
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First birth of a wild bear to be shown live on internetBy AWIC on January 21st, 2010 | Comments Off
BBC News – Bear biologist Professor Lynn Rogers has placed a webcam into the den of a pregnant wild black bear living in the woods of northern Minnesota, US. http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8462000/8462296.stm
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House Committee To Hold Hearing On The Prevention Of Equine Cruelty ActBy AWIC on January 21st, 2010 | Comments Off
AWIonline.org – The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security has just announced that it will hold a hearing on H.R. 503, the Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act, on Tuesday, February 2, at 4:00 p.m. http://www.awionline.org/ht/display/ContentDetails/i/18281/pid/11187
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No More Laboratory Mice: Lab-Grown Human Skin Can Be Used for TestingBy AWIC on January 21st, 2010 | Comments Off
LabManager.com – Technology allowing cosmetic makers to test for allergic reactions to their products without controversial animal trials is in the works and could be in use by next year. http://www.labmanager.com/news.asp?ID=929
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Balancing science and ethicsBy AWIC on January 20th, 2010 | Comments Off
DailyCardinal.com – Regulation occurs at several levels. Nationally, the Animal Welfare Act enforces laws that ensure appropriate care of animals in all settings. http://www.dailycardinal.com/features/balancing-science-and-ethics-1.1076695
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USDA Hosts Outreach Webinars On Mobile Slaughter UnitsBy AWIC on January 20th, 2010 | Comments Off
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is hosting two Web outreach seminars today and tomorrow on mobile slaughter units. Amidst heightened interest in building the capacity for slaughter in rural areas, the seminars are meant to educate small and very small operators of meat and poultry establishments about mobile slaughter units’ economic potential. http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal?contentidonly=true&contentid=2010/01/0024.xml
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Zebrafish behavior monitoring system could boost drug discovery: UBC-Harvard researchBy AWIC on January 20th, 2010 | Comments Off
EurekAlert.org – Researchers from the University of British Columbia and Harvard University have co-developed a system that captures on video and barcodes the behavioral responses of zebrafish to chemical compounds on a large scale. The approach could dramatically speed up the discovery of new psychiatric drugs. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-01/uobc-zbm011510.php

