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Animals Today April 30, 2022. Do rats deserve their own special day? Is sleeping with pets disruptive or helpful? Avoiding rabies.

May 13, 2022 by Peter Spiegel Leave a Comment

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In recognition of World Rat Day, Lori kicks off the show by going deep on these ubiquitous mammals. Rats are very social, affectionate, and intelligent. They get lonely and anxious when isolated. But when in their family group (referred to as a mischief) they will care for the injured and sick. Rats can be trained […]

Filed Under: 2022 Show archive, Rats, Animal intelligence, Dogs, General Information Tagged With: Dogs, Rabies, rats

Animals Today Aug 18, 2018: Progress and challenges in solving pet overpopulation. Orangutans in peril. Giant African rats are detecting land mines. Dangerous bacterium resides in the saliva of healthy dogs and cats. SuperZoo 2018 – first impressions.

August 18, 2018 by Peter Spiegel Leave a Comment

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In recognition of International Homeless Animals’ Day, Lori reviews the progress made in the past few decades to address pet overpopulation and to decrease the killing of healthy dogs and cats in shelters. Fantastic progress has been made, but there still is work to do. Why not take a moment today to think about what […]

Filed Under: Animal rights, 2018 Show Archive, Rats, Shelter, Animal advocacy, Animal Rescue, General Information, Orangutan, Veterinary topics Tagged With: cats, Dogs, veterinary

Animals Today May 21, 2016: Moving away from animal testing in drug development. Trained rats detecting TB. All about heartworm disease. What we do for our cats! Wildlife now thrives in Chernobyl radiation zone.

May 22, 2016 by Peter Spiegel Leave a Comment

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We begin with attorney Elizabeth Baker, Senior Science Policy Specialist at Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, PCRM, who joins Peter to discuss the problems and limitations of using nonhuman animals in testing for drugs being developed for use in humans. PCRM is working on many fronts to move the government, industry, and academia toward more […]

Filed Under: 2016 Show Archive, Rats, Africa, Cats, Dogs, Environment, General Information, Medical research, Wild animals Tagged With: cats, Dogs, Wild animals

Animals Today – April 23, 2016: Zookeeper killed by Malayan tiger: This should never happen. Giant rats at work detecting land mines. All you need to know about kitten season.

April 26, 2016 by Peter Spiegel Leave a Comment

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The show begins with Lori’s impassioned discussion about the fatal mauling of zookeeper Stacey Konwiser at the Palm Beach Zoo, by a Malayan tiger. This tiger was part of a breeding program purported to help prevent the extinction of the species, and the woman who tragically perished was known as a tiger whisperer. Lori explains […]

Filed Under: 2016 Show Archive, Animal rights, Rats, Africa, Cats, General Information, Tigers, Zoo Tagged With: Zoo, cats, hunting, rats, Tiger

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