2021 Archive - Animals Today Radio

Animals Today Jan 9, 2020. New rules to limit Emotional Support Animals on planes. Hot news. Operation Baghdad pups. Know your koalas.

January 21, 2021 by Peter Spiegel Leave a Comment

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Emotional support animals in flight This show begins with news about the Department of Transportation’s decision to ban emotional support animals from airliners. Also new is that for registered service animals, only dogs will be permitted to fly. Service animals are specifically trained to assist people with disabilities such as visual impairment, mobility limitations or […]

Animals Today Jan 3, 2021. The move away from animal testing continues. Hot news. Canine cognitive dysfunction. What’s in a meow?

January 13, 2021 by Peter Spiegel Leave a Comment

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Lori begins the show with a discussion of the myriad problems with testing of consumer products like cosmetics on animals. Despite rapid advances in technology that is capable of replacing animal testing, antiquated and cruel methods still are often employed in the US and Canada. Notably, the FDA does not require animal testing and 40 […]