| Littlewood cancels a 2nd show | | Posted Wednesday, December 27, 2006 2:58:52 PM by Blog57 Team | | WELLINGTON With no new cases of the deadly equine herpes virus over the weekend, the horse community resumed plans Tuesday for thousands of horses to begin arriving next week for the Jan. 14 polo season and Jan. 24 Winter Equestrian Festival. But with the threat of further contagion still looming, precircuit shows and events still were being canceled. .... | |
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| | | CAT FANCY Magazine Launches Social-Networking Site for Cat Lovers, CatChannel.com | | Posted Thursday, September 14, 2006 3:06:35 AM by Blog57 Team | | The editors of CAT FANCY magazine are proud to announce the redesign of their website, http://www.catchannel.com/. With thousands of exclusive cat articles, CatChannel.com is the most comprehensive Internet website covering all aspects of selecting, taking care of and living with a cat. Users can learn about the unique characteristics of each cat breed and helpful tips for choosing the right cat from their local shelter or rescue organization. The site offers breaking news on issues affecting cats and cat owners and expert advice from its advisory staff of veterinarians. New and informative features include Club Cat -- a rewards program where website visitors earn points just for having fun. Visitors can redeem points for great prizes or valuable discounts from CatChannel.com partners.... | |
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| | | Veterinarians hunt for bird flu cases in Indonesian villages | | Posted Thursday, August 03, 2006 4:57:34 PM by Blog57 Team | | Indonesia, the world's latest hot spot for bird flu, appears to be taking steps at last to beat back the spread of the disease in its poultry flocks. In just six months, teams of veterinarians marching along dusty, twisting paths in the remote villages of this sprawling country have uncovered more flu outbreaks among birds than experts had even imagined. "It's still just the tip of the iceberg," said Jeff Mariner, an animal health expert from Tufts University who has been working with the effort since it began in January. This new but still limited cooperation through a pilot project has somewhat heartened world health officials, who have watched with dread as Indonesia's human bird flu cases quietly mounted while the government did little. With 42 deaths since last July, Indonesia is now tied with Vietnam as the world's hardest-hit country in human deaths from the H5N1 bird flu virus.... | |
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| | | Protecting Your Pets | | Posted Thursday, July 06, 2006 2:59:21 AM by Blog57 Team | | MAKANDA, IL --Is there a cat in your family? It could be in danger from the wild. A fatal disease, carried by bobcats, is showing up in Southern Illinois. Veterinarians say two cats hvae already died from the infection caused by ticks. Karen Dunn has witnessed the disease first hand. The Dunns live in Makanda, Illinois. They often take in strays and provide love and medical care the cats probably would not get otherwise. Karen says her family recently took in two strays and cared for them only for a short time. Both of the cats died of a tick borne infection called Cytauxzoonosis. The disease spreads when the American Dog Tick feeds on an infected bobcat, and then feeds on a domestic cat. "The reason both cats had it is simply that they both traveled in the same area, and had ticks on them that had both been on a bobcat that had been infected," said Dr.... | |
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