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Animals Today March 27, 2021: Top ten pet toxins and poisons. Another insane animal quiz.

April 3, 2021 by Peter Spiegel Leave a Comment

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What toxins and poisons would you guess are most commonly ingested by our dogs and cats? Well, the data on this question actually exists, thanks to the ASPCA. In 2020, the ASPCA Poison Control Center (APCC) helped more than 370,500 animals by providing lifesaving information and supplying safety guides.  They compiled the top ten pet […]

Filed Under: 2021 Archive, 2021 Show Archive, Cats, Dogs, Quiz

Animals Today March 13, 2021: Wolf massacre in Wisconsin: So many mistakes! Does animal assisted therapy help children?

March 24, 2021 by Peter Spiegel Leave a Comment

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As a consequence of the lifting of ESA protections for grey wolves, and a judgement win for a Kansas based trophy hunting group, a horrific but legal massacre has just occurred in Wisconsin. The National Resources board opened up the hunt in the state, allowing a quota of 119 wolves to be killed, but inexplicably […]

Filed Under: 2021 Archive, 2021 Show Archive, Wolf, General Information, HSUS, Hunting, Law, Wolves

Animals Today March 6, 2021. Visiting the dog park. Cold weather advice for dogs. Wonderful bees.

March 14, 2021 by Peter Spiegel Leave a Comment

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Lori kicks it off with Los Angeles based attorney Ken Phillips to speak about the risks related to dog parks. Dog parks can be wonderful places, but the risks and hazards to people and dogs in and around the parks are real. Risks such as aggressive dogs, irresponsible owners, and unclean conditions need to be […]

Filed Under: 2021 Archive, Bees, Dogs, General Information, Quiz, Veterinary topics

Animals Today February 20, 2021. Ethical considerations of breeding dogs. Canine dental hygiene. Rapid-fire quiz.

February 22, 2021 by Peter Spiegel 1 Comment

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Lori begins with a detailed exploration into the ethics of dog breeding. The purebred dog industry not only creates innumerable animals with genetic defects, causing dogs to have a lifetime of medical problems and diseases, but also interferes with the adoption of healthy dogs confined in shelters by enticing people to buy from breeders instead […]

Filed Under: 2021 Archive, Breeding, diet, Dogs, General Information, Quiz, Veterinary topics

Animals Today February 6, 2021. Australian pigeon avoids death sentence. The cruelty of pigeon racing. LA’s effective and groundbreaking animal cruelty task force shut down by Chief of Police. Hippo hilarity.

February 16, 2021 by Peter Spiegel Leave a Comment

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Lori begins with a story about a pigeon who caused a great stir in Australia when he was found by a couple there. That’s because he was wearing an identification band on his leg indicating he was from Alabama, so people presumed he had flown all the way across the pacific. This was not good […]

Filed Under: Hippo, 2021 Archive, General Information, Law, News

Animals Today Jan 30, 2021. Aggressive squirrels in NYC. Hitchcock’s The Birds. Feline toxoplasmosis. Tainted pet food harms and kills hundreds of dogs and cats.

February 7, 2021 by Peter Spiegel Leave a Comment

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Lori begins the show with news about some aggressive urban squirrels in Queens, NYC, who are reportedly jumping onto people and attacking them. Authorities advise against hand feeding, which probably contributed to the bold behaviors these animals are displaying. Fortunately squirrels rarely harbor rabies, and no documented case of transmission of rabies to humans has […]

Filed Under: 2021 Archive, Squirrel, Animal Sanctuary, Cats, Dogs, Film

Animals Today January 17, 2021. Hot animal news. Obesity epidemic in dogs. Emotional support animals lose airline privileges. Famous dogs of film and TV.

January 28, 2021 by Peter Spiegel Leave a Comment

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We begin with hot animal news including gorillas have tested positive for coronavirus at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, aflatoxin tainted pet food outbreak sickens and kills many pets, a nearly intact extinct woolly rhino carcass has been unearthed, and more. Lori goes on to update us on the problem of seriously overweight and […]

Filed Under: Toxins, 2021 Archive, Bison, Dogs, News, Service animals

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 […]

Filed Under: 2021 Archive, General Information Tagged With: News, Animal rescue, koala, airlines

What is medical testing on animals?

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 […]

Filed Under: Animal testing, Idioms, 2021 Archive, General Information, News

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