MedicalNewsToday.com – Dog and cat owners buying weight-control diets for their overweight pets are faced with a confusing two-fold variation in calorie density, recommended intake, and wide range cost of low-calorie pet foods, according to a study by the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/177311.php

BBC News – Scientists have revealed how frogs perform the architectural feat of building floating foam nests. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8481102.stm

American Veterinary Medical Association – Almost 1,000 horses may have had disease. http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/feb10/100201l.asp

BusinessWeek – New vaccine could minimize severity, experts say. http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/634517.html

The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) today posted a new issue of Healthy Animals. This quarterly online newsletter compiles ARS news and expert resources on the health and well-being of agricultural livestock, poultry and fish. http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100121.htm

Collections of organisms that cause harm, disease and damage are important in allowing Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists to explore the diversity, evolution, and distribution of parasites and pathogens. http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100128.htm

Discovery News – U.S. troops depend on young dogs to find hidden explosives and lost soldiers. http://news.discovery.com/animals/dogs-of-war-save-lives-in-afghanistan.html

@TheHorse – Video/Interview about the Horse Protection Act from the 2009 American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Convention. http://www.thehorse.com/Video.aspx?vID=335

It’s not often that you find a bird of prey in your back yard. Kestrels are falcons who are usually seen hovering in the air or sitting on a perch surveying their territory. So when a Florida woman found an injured kestrel lying helplessly in her garden, unable to fly, she contacted PETA.

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We arranged for the injured bird to be transported 100 miles to the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in Gainesville for treatment. The university was the closest place in the area that could properly treat her at the time. The bird’s bruised wing was given the careful attention it needed, and today we’re thrilled to report that the bird has recovered and has been released back into the wild.

Every year, PETA receives requests from all over the country from caring people who have found injured or orphaned birds and are looking to help them. If you spot a wild animal who may be in distress, please call local officials or your local wildlife rehabilitation center immediately for guidance and assistance. Your call could save an animal’s life!

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Skiing, figure skating, seal-clubbing, luge—one of these things is not like the others.

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