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Animals In Medical Research: Vision Of A New Era, David O. Wiebers

Serial - HSUS News 1989-93 (indiv. artcls)

David O. Wiebers, M.D., chairman of The HSUS's Scientific Advisory Council, presented the keynote address, from which these excerpts were taken, at the HSUS symposium, held in Washington, D.C., October 11, 1991.

Law Notes

Serial - HSUS News 1989-93 (indiv. artcls)

Veterinary malpractice

Regions Review

Serial - HSUS News 1989-93 (indiv. artcls)

No abstract provided.

Letter From Henry Spira To Marshall Chernin, Henry Spira

Farm Animal Campaign

It has come to our attention that your slaughterhouse, unlike other facilities, continues to hang conscious cattle upside down when such archaic shackling and hoisting methods can and should be replaced with upright restrainer systems. Such less traumatic, alternative methods were developed in 1980, and these upright systems are currently operational, no longer experimental, and commercially available.

Shelter Sense Volume 15, Number 01

ShelterSense 1978-92

• Finding more good homes for animals (Phyllis Wright)
• Until there are none, adopt one! (Geoffrey L. Handy)
• Reaching more people who are ready for a companion animal (Jill Shepherd Quinney)
• Making your shelter appeal to prospective pet owners (M. Kathleen Prevost)
• Transforming shelter animals into adoptable pets (Linda M. Reider)
• Treading the line between adoption standards and individual applicants (Robin Weirauch)
• Suggested adoption interview questions
• Tips for smoother, more successful adoptions
• Humane societies, pet stores work together to increase adoptions (Katherine Matthews)
• Adopting a dog? Make the right choice!
• Adopting a cat? Make the right choice!
• Take a second look! …

Shelter Sense Volume 14, Number 10

ShelterSense 1978-92

• Keeping our own house clean (Marc S. Paulhus)
• Getting the liability insurance coverage you need
• Risk Management & Insurance Institute serves nonprofits
• "Kennel Caper" brings in thousands (Geoffrey L. Handy)
• New concept in housing helps elderly and their pets (Gerry Krotee)
• SPCA launches "open door" campaign for pets in rental housing
• Tips for pet owners seeking rental housing
• Unorthodox approach puts puppy mill out of business (Geoffrey L. Handy)
• Rescue program saves animals, serves public (Geoffrey L. Handy and Mary Gundlach)
• Dog's digging problem turns to gold
• High school senior reports findings of pet survey
• SPCA policy targets roaming dogs …

Social Deprivation Of Infant Rhesus Monkeys Alters The Chemoarchitecture Of The Brain: I. Subcortical Regions, Lee J. Martin, Dawn M. Spicer, Mark H. Lewis, John P. Gluck, Linda C. Cork

Veterinary Science and Medicine Collection

Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) reared during the first year of life without social contact develop persistent stereotyped movements, self-directed behaviors, and psychosocial abnormalities, but neurobiological mechanisms underlying the behaviors of socially deprived (SD) monkeys are unknown. Monkeys were reared in total social deprivation for the first 9 months of life; control monkeys were reared socially (SR) with mothers and peers. Subjects were killed at 19-24 yr of age. Because the behaviors of SD monkeys are reminiscent of changes in striatal or amygdalar function, we used immunocytochemistry for substance P (SP), leutine-enkephalin (LENK), somatostatin, calbindin, and tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) to evaluate …

Consumption Of Solid Food By Suckling Pigs: Individual Variation And Relation To Weight Gain, Edmond A. Pajor, David Fraser, Donald L. Kramer

Feeding Behavior Collection

Individual daily consumption of supplementary solid food ('creep feed') was measured from Day 10 to weaning at Day 28 for 39 piglets in four litters, and its relationship to body weight and weight gain up to Day 42 was investigated. Individual consumption was measured by combining the weight of the feed removed from the dispensers (monitored electronically) and a video image of piglet activity at the feeder. Creep feed consumption varied greatly, both between and within litters. On average, pigs began feeding on Day 12 (range Day 10-28), intake was relatively low (usually < 5 g day ^‒1) until Day 20 but increased …

Shelter Sense Volume 14, Number 09

ShelterSense 1978-92

• Close ties to those in the field (Marc S. Paulhus)
• Can small towns have good animal control? (Geoffrey L. Handy)
• New Jersey requires shelter for all pets and livestock (Lois Stevenson)
• All dogs should live inside, but ...
• Antifreeze: aversives and alternatives may save pets, but education is still best (Geoffrey L. Handy)
• Warning: antifreeze can be deadly to pets
• ACO captures giant dog, gets on TV
• 1992 Animal Control Acadmey sessions
• Help for sufferers of cat allergies
• AR law protects pet shop animals, buyers
• Shelter statistics released in WA
• There's a lot to learn at Animal Care Expo '92

Gsro Fall 1991

Gulf States Regional Office

• Changes are needed in livestock marketing
• Tracking beef production nationwide
• HSUS Animal Care Expo '92 scheduled
• Oklahoma cockfighting exposé aired
• Director's Comment (James Noe)
• Legislative Lineup

Mwro Fall 1991

Midwest Regional Office

• Dogs clubbed to death at Missouri animal shelter
• HSUS sponsors symposium on pound seizure
• HSUS announces new adoption campaign at St. Louis gathering
• Director's Comment (Wendell Maddox, Jr.)
• Legislative Lineup

Ncro Fall 1991

North Central Regional Office

• Live-pigeon shoot sparks protest in Illinois
• Improving Lota's lot in Milwaukee
• Director's Comment (Frantz Dantzler)
• Law-enforcement training available to humane societies
• "Goldfish Grab" sinks under protest by local citizens
• Legislative Lineup

Scro Fall 1991

South Central Regional Office

• Cockfighting's "Super Bowl" raided in Ohio
• Evaluating local humane societies
• Stronger state laws needed against cockfighting
• Director's Comment (Phillip Snyder)
• Tennessee law prohibits exotic animals as pets
• Workshop on urban wildlife planned
• Fall workshop planned

Preference By Sows For A Partially Enclosed Farrowing Crate, P. A. Phillips, D. Fraser, B. K. Thompson

Housing and Confinement of Farm Animals Collection

A preference testing apparatus was designed to give sows continuous access to three farrowing crates with different degrees of visual enclosure. A ‘fully enclosed' crate had solid black panels on the sides and top of the crate, a ‘solid-sided’ crate had the side panels only and an ‘open crate’ had no solid panels over the crate's tubular framework. The crates radiated from a central area sufficient for sows to enter or leave any crate freely. Video recording was used to determine sow position from 3 days before to 6 days after farrowing. The results indicated that younger sows (second or …

Massachusetts Public Opinion Study On Spaying And Neutering Pets, Dorr Research Corporation

Demography and Statistics for Companion Animal Populations Collection

This report contains the findings from a study of pet owners in Massachusetts conducted for the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals during the period of October 21-27, 1991. The objectives of the research focused on the issue of spaying/neutering pets and focused on the following topics:

• Some background data on owners and pets
• Attitudes and behavior relating to spaying/neutering pets
• Motivators and deterrents in decisions of whether to spay/neuter

Enlarging Our Effectiveness, John A. Hoyt

Serial - HSUS News 1989-93 (indiv. artcls)

No abstract provided.

Service On An Institutional Animal Committee, Robert F. Welborn Esq.

Serial - HSUS News 1989-93 (indiv. artcls)

No abstract provided.

Division Reports

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Teacher of the Year (NAHEE)

Tracks

Serial - HSUS News 1989-93 (indiv. artcls)

In Memoriam: Irene Evans; Astrid Lindgren honored by HSUS; Opening a dialogue; A tribute to Phyllis Wright; KLM joins the "Green" list; Toys from Sears for the HSUS

European Focus

Serial - HSUS News 1989-93 (indiv. artcls)

Dolphins' fate hinges on GATT; Vanity draws Europe's Eye; Tuna/Dolphin crisis looms

Up Front

Serial - HSUS News 1989-93 (indiv. artcls)

Save haven in Hunt country; Whales at a crisis point; Iditarod takes big step forward

Healing Society's Relationship With Animals: A Physician's View, David O. Wiebers M.D.

Serial - HSUS News 1989-93 (indiv. artcls)

No abstract provided.

Federal Report

Serial - HSUS News 1989-93 (indiv. artcls)

Protecting wild birds; Senate hearing on horses held; Moratorium sought; HSUS asks for enforcement; HSUS opposes S. 1294, S. 1253; Wildlife issues considered; Fishing-Methods funds approved; Other 1992 appropriations

Regions Review

Serial - HSUS News 1989-93 (indiv. artcls)

No abstract provided.

Hsus News Volume 36, Number 04

HSUS News 1989-92

• Enlarging our effectiveness (John A. Hoyt)
• In Memoriam: Irene Evans
• Astrid Lindgren honored by HSUS
• Opening a dialogue
• A tribute to Phyllis Wright
• KLM joins the "Green" list
• Toys from Sears for the HSUS
• NAHEE Teacher of the Year
• Dolphins' fate hinges on GATT
• Vanity draws Europe's eye
• Tuna/dolphin crisis looms
• Safe haven in hunt country: Equine Rescue League opens after auction exposé
• Whales at crisis point: exploitation vs enlightened protection
• Iditarod takes big step forward: HSUS applauds decision of race committee
• Traffic in misery
• Service on an Institutional Animal Committee (Robert F. Welborn)
• Contraception: a new way of looking …

Shelter Sense Volume 14, Number 08

ShelterSense 1978-92

• Fond memories and new beginnings (Phyllis Wright)
• The no-kill controversy (Rhonda Lucas Donald)
• When no-kill sentiments invade the board
• What if we stopped euthanizing animals?
• Wild horse crisis in Nevada
• What to do when a skunk comes calling (Guy R. Hodge)
• Educational sessions galore at Animal Care Expo '92
• A little "coshoperation" goes a long way
• Kids speak out for animals on radio
• No dumping in Huntsville, Alabama
• Reproducible -- When school starts, who will protect your pet?

Enhanced Attraction To Blood By Pigs With Inadequate Dietary Protein Supplementation, David Fraser, D. E. Bernon, R. O. Ball

Nutrition Collection

In two experiments, 60 individually penned growing pigs were exposed daily to two sections of cotton cord, one of which had been soaked with pigs' blood and subsequently dried, while the other was plain. The animals' preference for chewing-on the blood-impregnated cord was quantified by direct observation. When fed a standard "control" diet of corn, barley, and soybean meal with mineral and vitamin supplements, the pigs had a clear but modest preference for chewing the blood-impregnated cord. Omission of the protein supplement (soybean meal) from the diet for 4 wk led to a major increase in attraction to blood and …

Follow-Up Letter From Henry Spira To John Oedzes, Henry Spira

Farm Animal Campaign

We are in receipt of Rabbi Armand Rine's letter dated July 18, 1991. But the issue, Sir, has nothing to do with the Rabbi, it has everything to do with your apparent willingness to sacrifice worker safety and the humane handling of animals in order to save the few dollars it would cost Brown Packing to change over to currently operational alternative systems which permit ritual slaughter without hanging conscious calves upside down, in mid air, chained by one leg.

Shelter Sense Volume 14, Number 07

ShelterSense 1978-92

• A new look for Shelter Sense (Rhonda Lucas Donald)
• On the loss of a beloved companion (Gina Browning)
• Resources that can help
• Five simple tips for better customer service (Kathi Prevost)
• Veterinarians help four spay/neuter programs (Geoffrey L. Hardy)
• The Fido Fund saves lives in WV
• Adopters get free surgeries in Oregon
• Animal Control department funds print ads
• Program alters pets before adoption
• HSUS recommends a strict protocol for early spay/neuter programs
• Hartz bone implicated in pet injury (Geoffrey L. Handy)
• Pet owners shouldn't take safety for granted
• Cockfighting's "Superbowl" busted
• 1991 Conference focuses on research
• Another treatment for dog …

Letter From Rabbi Armand Rine To Henry Spira, Armand Rine

Farm Animal Campaign

I am a kosher slaughterer and Rabbi for 27 years including continuous service to Brown Packing Company during this time. I have witnessed innumerable slaughtering of animals over the years, both kosher and non-kosher, in all types of plants under all types of conditions. I take issue when I hear the hoist and shackle method referred to as "cruel and traumatic" treatment of animals, when, in fact, it is no more cruel or traumatic than any other method of restraint. I've witnessed many hoist and shackle situations in which the animal remains totally calm even after landed on the rail …