http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-veterans-administrations-torture-of.html
The VA apparently is the only government agency using dogs in this kind of extremely painful research where pain relief is withheld.
Hero Pit Bull Saves Family from Fire, Pulls Baby Out by Diaper
Nana Chaichanhda told KTXL in an interview published Sunday that the eight-month-old pit bull, Sasha, banged on the back door to alert the family to the flames engulfing a fourplex in Stockton.
“I open it, and she runs in and starts barking at me like crazy, and I was like, ‘OK, this is weird. This is not like her,'” Chaichanhda said.
While Chaichanhda discovered her neighbor’s building had been on fire, the dog bolted past her into a bedroom where her seven-month-old daughter, Masailah, lay on the bed.
By the time Chaichanhda noticed, Sasha had already sprung into action to save the infant.
“I ran into the room, and I see Sasha,” Chaichanhda told KCRA. “She has my baby by the diaper, just dragging her off the bed – trying to get her to safety.”
The family escaped from the building unscathed, but the fire’s damage caused their home to be uninhabitable.
The family set up a GoFundMe page to rebuild their lives and offset the damage caused by the fire. As of Sunday afternoon, the family has raised $825.
The Stockton Fire Department is still investigating the cause of the fire.
Saved from the slaughterhouse: Helpless puppies among 170 dogs
freed from South Korean canine meat farm before they can be electrocuted and
turned into soup
http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2017/12/south-koreans-electrocuting-dogs-to-eat.html
MOVING VIDEO OF 3 PUPPIES TOSSED IN A TAR PIT RESCUED.... THERE
ARE GOOD PEOPLE THAT DO GOOD THINGS, SO WE CAN'T BE PASSIVE IN THE FACE OF
THOSE THAT DO EVIL ON ANIMALS.
VALUE LIFE!
The three puppies were abandoned
at the side of a road in an unknown location in India. The dogs were encased in
hardened tar before rescuers freed them and reunited them with their mother.
Back from the
dead!
Family who took
their boxer to the vet to be euthanized are stunned to find out she was put up
for adoption and given a new name instead
http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2017/07/back-from-dead-to-be-euthanized-escapes.html
Eggs Good For Your Heart? Not Likely!
May 29, 2018 5:54 pm Last Updated: June 9, 2018 4:09 pm
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This week consumers are hearing the news that “an egg a day may reduce heart disease risk.” Cynics might ask does a cigarette a day reduce the risk of lung cancer too?
The truth is the chicken egg has the highest cholesterol of any other foodstuff—packing as much as 275 mg of cholesterol. In 2008, the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation reported that just one egg a day increased the risk of heart failure in a group of doctors studied. And in 2010, the Canadian Journal of Cardiology lamented the “wide- spread misconception . . . that consumption of dietary cholesterol and egg yolks is harmless.” The article further cautioned that “stopping the consumption of egg yolks after a stroke or myocardial infarction [heart attack] would be like quitting smoking after a diagnosis of lung cancer: a necessary action, but late.”
Eggs also have a link to ovarian cancer, says an article in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, and the culprit is not necessarily cholesterol. “It seems possible that eating eggs regularly is causally linked to the occurrence of a proportion of cancers of the ovary, perhaps as many as 40 percent, among women who eat at least 1 egg a week,” wrote the authors. In one study the article cites, three eggs per week increased ovarian-cancer mortality three-fold, compared with less than one egg per week.
According to studies in the journals Nutrition and Diabetes Care, eating eggsis also “positively associated” with the risk of diabetes.
Diabetes, cancer, and stroke are not the only health risks associated with eggs. This month, Walmart, Food Lion and other grocery chains have recalled morethan 206 million eggs after a salmonella outbreak. Thirty-five people were sickened.
Thanks to “factory farming” 30,000 or more caged hens are now stacked on top of each other, over their own manure, to produce a cheap egg. The extreme, crowded conditions invite disease and egg recalls due to bacterial contamination have become a regular occurrence.
A few years ago, the FDA found a hatchery injecting antibiotics directly into the eggs that would become laying hens. The FDA observed that the antibiotic ceftiofur “was being administered by egg injection, rather than by the approved method of administering the drug to day-old chicks.” Would eggs from an antibiotic-treated hen have antibiotic residues? Of course. The Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry reports that “detectable residues were observed in eggs derived from enrofloxacin-treated [an antibiotic] hens,” as well as “yolks from hens treated with enrofloxacin.”
To offset the heart, cancer, diabetes and bacterial risks of eggs, the egg industry continually pushes them to the medical and consumer press with the message that they are healthful. In 2010, US egg farmers in conjunction with Scholastic rolled out the “Good Egg Project” in schools to increase egg demand—similar to dairy industry projects in schools to push milk. The “Back-to-Breakfast Teacher Challenge” gave teachers the chance to win $5,000 by explaining in an essay how the Good Egg Project grant “could be used to offer protein breakfasts in their schools.”
A blurb in Akin’s Healthy Edge magazine said, “In the past, eggs have been condemned as unhealthy because their yolks contain cholesterol. But studies from around the world show that the cholesterol found naturally in food isn’t actually harmful, according to research presented at the Experimental Biology 2011 conference in Washington, DC. ”
But consumers would be wise to listen to medical researchers not egg marketers. They do not have “yolk” in the game.
Martha Rosenberg is author of the award-cited food exposé “Born With a Junk Food Deficiency.” A nationally known muckraker, she has lectured at the university and medical school level and appeared on radio and television.
Meet Kuma! Justin Theroux adopts adorable Hurricane Harvey rescue dog that was about to be euthanized and takes the blue pit bull for a stroll through New York City
- Actor Justin Theroux has adopted a blue pit bull rescue dog named Kuma
- The adorable dog is a Hurricane Harvey rescue dog that was about to be euthanized due to health complications in a Texas shelter
- Rescue group A Chance to Bloom Dog Rescue nursed her back to health
- The 46-year-old actor reached out to the group about adoption in March
- He announced his new pet on Instagram on Sunday
- The screenwriter is an avid bully breed advocate and has several other dogs
Animal-lover Justin Theroux has adopted a rescue dog left without a home following Hurricane Harvey.
The Leftovers actor, 46, announced his cuddly new pet, a blue pit bull named Kuma, on Sunday.
Kuma, which is Japanese for bear, was about to be euthanized when she was rescued from a Texas shelter as she suffered an array of health complications.
Actor Justin Theroux, 46, has adopted a blue pit bull rescue dog named Kuma, which is Japanese for bear
The adorable dog is a Hurricane Harvey victim that about to be euthanized in a shelter due to health complications in Texas when it was rescued by A Chance to Bloom Dog Rescue
Theroux reached out to the rescue group about adopting a pup in March. After months of the top secret adoption process, Kuma finally united with her new owner earlier this week
But she was rescued by volunteer group A Chance to Bloom Dog Rescue based in Conroe, Texas, after seeing 'she desperately needed help'.
Theroux later reached out to the group and launched a top secret months-long adoption process.
'The odds were stacked against Kuma as a shy, mangy pit bull with medical issues, but something about her pulled at our heartstrings. We saved Kuma from euthanasia without hesitation and took her into our rescue to bloom,' the rescue group said in a Facebook post.
'Kuma is an ambassador of the breed, with a very calm temperament and breezed though her basic obedience training. We knew that she’d be a perfect fit for Justin, when he came all the way to Texas for a meet and greet!' the post added.
The Hurricane Harvey rescue was found in a devastating state before she was brought back to health by the Texas rescue group
Theroux grins with his new dog that joined him in New York this week. Prior he had visited Kuma in Texas
Home sweet home! Theroux and Kuma pose at Washington Square Park after the dog was transported to her new home
Earlier this week the pup was flown from Texas to New York City via Pilots N Paws and was finally united with her new owner.
The Girl on the Train actor is also an avid bully breed advocate and has several other dogs, including a white shepherd he adopted with ex-wife Jennifer Aniston in 2012.
He took to Instagram to gush about his new furry best friend on Sunday.
'MEET KUMA (くま) !!! There are too many people to thank for Kuma....' he wrote.
'Everyone @chancetobloom You are the heroes who took Kuma from death and loved her back to life,' he praised the rescue group.
He then urged his followers to rescue a pet in need of their own.
‘Illegal immigrant’ cow that wandered into the EU across the Bulgarian/Serbian border is saved from execution after Paul McCartney leads campaign to save her
- Penka, a pregnant red cow, crossed into non-EU Serbia from her farm in Bulgaria
- Bulgarian officials planned to put Penka down after she crossed back illegally
- The cow did not have the correct documentation at the time of the crossing
- But a statement released Monday said she would be released later this week
- A viral petition reached 30,000 signatures and was shared by Paul McCartney
An ‘illegal immigrant’ cow has been saved from execution after wandering across the EU border between Bulgaria and Serbia.
Penka, a pregnant red cow from the village of Kopilovtsi, Bulgaria, had been due to receive the death penalty for illegally re-entering Bulgaria after a brief trip into neighbouring Serbia.
But after a petition to save Penka went viral and received attention from both the European Commission and Sir Paul McCartney - lawmakers have announced the insubordinate bovine will be allowed to live.
In a statement released on Monday, the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency announced that Penka will be allowed to return to her farm by the end of the week after undergoing a series of tests to prove she is in good health.
Penka is Bulgarian red cow who is currently pregnant and due to give birth in just three weeks
Paul McCartney shared a viral petition to save Penka from execution which received over 30,000 signatures online
'Laboratory analyzes of the cow, who stayed for 15 days in Serbia and crossed the border, were negative for the diseases investigated,' the statement read.
'The test protocols are due to be prepared and the animal remains at this stage quarantined in the village of Kopilovtsi. It is expected at the end of the week that the animal be returned for cultivation in the site in the village of Mazarachevo.
Penka, who is due in around three months' time, wandered westwards away from her herd near the village of Kopilovtsi, straying over the border into non-EU Serbia.
Two weeks later she was returned to her owner Ivan Haralampiev by a farmer over the frontier.
However, Bulgarian officials said the animal must be put down because of strict EU rules.
Penka was due to be executed because she didn't have the proper paperwork - despite being given a clean bill of health by Serbian vets.
Animal lovers soon launched a petition on Change.org to have the cow absolved of her crimes.
And by the time of the announcement on Sunday it had received over 30,000 signatures.
Although Serbian vets wrote a statement saying Penka was in a perfect condition and fit to return home, Bulgarian authorities said it should be put down
The campaign even drew the attention of former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney who tweeted on Friday last week; 'I think it would be really nice to see this pregnant cow given a reprieve. She’s done nothing wrong. Join us if you agree.'
Her case was even debated at the European Commission in Brussels on Friday - with ministers waiving the European import rules she had fallen foul of.
'She had left the borders of the EU' and cannot be imported back into the European Union,' her owner Ivan Haralampiev told public BNT television as he pleaded for his cow to be saved.
'A vet comes and orders it to be immediately culled!'
The farmer also lamented how the cow was able to saunter over the border unchecked in the first place.
'How come nobody attempted to stop it?' he said.
Although Serbian vets wrote a statement saying Penka was in a perfect condition and fit to return home, Bulgarian authorities said she would have to be put down without delay.
'It is not for us to decide. We are only implementing rules that come from Brussels,' vet expert Lyubomir Lyubomirov said.
According to the European Comission's guidelines for transporting bovine animals across borders, cows like Penka are required to be presented at border checkpoints with documentation verifying they are healthy.
Official EU guidelines state: 'Bovine animals being presented for entry into the EU must be accompanied by a veterinary health certificate.
'An official veterinarian in the authorised non-EU country must sign the certificate to attest that all the relevant conditions in the certificate have been met.
'The certification must accompany the animals en-route to the EU and when they are presented for entry into the EU at an approved EU Border Inspection Post.'
EU rules state that Penka is technically an illegal immigrant having failed to provide the correct documentation at the border
Penka's owner Ivan Haralampiev spoke to local media about the Bulgarian authorities' decision to execute his cow
Jennifer Aniston's ex Justin Theroux looks slender in white as he takes new pit bull Kuma out in NYC
Jennifer Aniston's estranged husband recently adopted a new dog.
And on Monday, Justin Theroux took his new blue pit bull, Kuma, for a walk through New York, New York.
The 46-year-old actor rescued the pup from euthanization, and it seems like the two are getting along swimmingly.
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Out for a stroll: Justin Theroux took his new blue pit bull, Kuma, for a walk through New York, New York on Monday
Dressed for the quickly approaching summer, Theroux looked lean as he donned a white t-shirt and matching skinny pants.
The Tropic Thunder screenwriter paired brown boots with a matching belt, reminding onlookers of his fashion-conscious nature.
He capped off the ensemble with a blue Wu-Tang Clan baseball hat and a glimmering gold watch.
Collar & leash: The 46-year-old actor rescued the pup from euthanization, and it seems like the two are getting along swimmingly
His estranged wife: Jennifer Aniston, far right, with Jimmy Kimmel, Courteney Cox and Laura Dern at the AFI event in LA on June 7
On Sunday, it was announced that Theroux had adopted the dog who was left without a home following Hurricane Harvey.
Kuma, which is Japanese for bear, was about to be euthanized when she was rescued from a Texas shelter as she suffered an array of health complications.
She was saved by volunteer group A Chance to Bloom Dog Rescue based in Conroe, Texas, after seeing 'she desperately needed help'.
Just off the plane: On Sunday, it was announced that Theroux had adopted the dog who was left without a home following Hurricane Harvey
Sweetheart: Kuma, which is Japanese for bear, was about to be euthanized when she was rescued from a Texas shelter as she suffered an array of health complications
Theroux later reached out to the group and launched a top secret months-long adoption process.
'The odds were stacked against Kuma as a shy, mangy pit bull with medical issues, but something about her pulled at our heartstrings. We saved Kuma from euthanasia without hesitation and took her into our rescue to bloom,' the rescue group said in a Facebook post.
'Kuma is an ambassador of the breed, with a very calm temperament and breezed though her basic obedience training. We knew that she’d be a perfect fit for Justin, when he came all the way to Texas for a meet and greet!' the post added.
The real heroes: She was saved by volunteer group A Chance to Bloom Dog Rescue based in Conroe, Texas, after seeing 'she desperately needed help'
Earlier this week the pup was flown from Texas to New York City via Pilots N Paws and was finally united with her new owner.
Theroux took to Instagram to introduce his followers to his new pup, writing: 'MEET KUMA (くま) !!!
'There are too many people to thank for Kuma.... @jesslee81 and William and everyone @chancetobloom. You are the heroes who took Kuma from death and loved her back to life.
The Leftovers star is an avid bully breed advocate and has several other dogs.
Sleepy pup: Theroux later reached out to the group and launched a top secret months-long adoption process
Inspirational raccoon who scaled 25-story building in Minnesota is finally caught with cat food bait and released into the wild... but is it the last we will see of her?
- Raccoon has safely been released on private residential property in Twin Cities
- She was removed from the roof of the UBS Plaza early Wednesday morning
- Critter became social media star after scaling the 25-story tower for two days
- Firefighters left cat food on the roof with hopes of raccoon making it to safety
- Twitter users were relieved to find out the Minnesota raccoon was finally safe
- The raccoon became so popular that she was even out-trending the landmark Singapore summit where President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un met
The inspirational raccoon who became an internet sensation after her incredible journey scaling a 25-story office tower in Minnesota has finally been released into the wild.
Video from Wildlife Management Services shows the raccoon refusing to leave the cage at first.
But after a little coaxing from wildlife experts, the critter put one tentative paw in front of the other and made a dash for it on Wednesday afternoon.
She immediately made a beeline for the trees as she left her daredevil city life behind.
'We are so proud to be a part of this journey and wanted to share the safe release of the #mpraccoon!' the agency wrote on Facebook.
'She was released on private residential property in the southwest suburbs of the Twin Cities with permission from the homeowner,' the post read.
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The inspirational raccoon (pictured) who became an internet sensation after her incredible journey scaling a 25-story office tower in Minnesota has finally been released
Video from Wildlife Management Services the raccoon refusing to leave the cage at first. But after a little coaxing from wildlife experts, the critter's paws finally dig into some green grass as she was released into the wild Wednesday afternoon
She immediately made a beeline for the trees as she left her daredevil city life behind
According to the Wildlife Management Services, the raccoon (pictured Wednesday morning) was released private residential property in the southwest suburbs of the Twin Cities with permission from the homeowner
She became an internet sensation after her incredible journey climbing the 25-story UBS office tower for two days
After its two-day climbing feat the raccoon was safely trapped on the roof of the UBS Plaza building early Wednesday morning after it fell for the cat food bait left by firefighters.
'After a delicious meal of soft cat food, #mpraccoon has been caught and will be picked up by Wildlife Management. Goodbye friend!' UBS Plaza tweeted shortly before she was captured.
The animal was said to be in good condition when she was captured and had devoured two cans of cat food on her way to her new home.
One person in the tower tweeted these incredible photos of the raccoon as she continued to climb the building on Tuesday
The animal was caught in a live trap on top of the UBS Plaza in St Paul Wednesday morning, according to Chelsey DeMers, the assistant general manager of Wildlife Management Services
Nearby Minnesota Public Radio, which broke the story and closely followed the raccoon’s climb up the UBS building (pictured) from its headquarters less than a block away, branded the animal #mprraccoon
Firefighters left cat food on the top of the building in the hope of being able to catch the animal safely, and on Wednesday morning, the raccoon finally made it after her two-day climbing adventure
Miraculously, the raccoon made it to the roof (pictured) early Wednesday, where the baited traps were waiting
The raccoon was loaded in the back of a Wildlife Management Services pickup truck in the loading dock of the UBS Plaza
The raccoon’s adventures caused a stir on social media as she scaled the tower Tuesday, with many Twitter users voicing concern for its safety or joking about the drama as its climb was livestreamed by several broadcasters.
But miraculously, the raccoon made it to the roof, where the baited traps were waiting.
And many of those Twitter users were able to breathe easy after they found out the raccoon was rescued.
'My dead heart upon hearing that the #mpraccoon is safe,' one user tweeted.
Several Twitter users were able to breathe easy after they found out the raccoon was rescued after she safely made it to the roof
Another wrote: 'Can we please have a victory parade for #mpraccoon.'
Others joked that President Donald Trump invited the #mpraccoon to the White House but it 'declined the invitation'.
While a few others compared the critter to Rocket from the Guardians of the Galaxy.
'GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL.3 set photo leaked! #mpraccoon,' one person tweeted.
Some saw the raccoon's adventures as: 'One small step for raccoons. One giant step for raccoonkind.'
The raccoon became so popular that she was even out-trending the landmark Singapore summit where Trump and Kim Jong Un came face-to-face.
Others joked that President Donald Trump invited the #mpraccoon to the White House but it 'declined the invitation'
While a few others compared the critter to Rocket from the Guardians of the Galaxy
Some saw the raccoon's adventures as: 'One small step for raccoons. One giant step for raccoonkind'
The raccoon became so popular that she was even out-trending the landmark Singapore summit where President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un came face-to-face
Nearby Minnesota Public Radio, which broke the story and closely followed the raccoon’s climb from its headquarters less than a block away, branded the animal #mprraccoon.
Video from the station also shows the nocturnal mammal being hauled away inside a cage by two technicians.
Police said they believed the raccoon would have begun her journey up the building on Monday night, and by Tuesday afternoon, it had stopped on a ledge more than 20 stories high.
The raccoon was first spotted on a ledge Tuesday morning, just a few stories high.
St Paul Animal Control said it believed the raccoon may have been there all night before she started heading skyward.
A journalist for Minnesota Public Radio, which has been reporting on the woodland creature's progress, said that the raccoon started her climb on Monday.
The raccoon's adventure up the building on Tuesday interrupted work and caused anxiety for some onlookers
At one point, the raccoon decided to chill on the ledge before continuing his climb upward
Video shows the daredevil raccoon (pictured) climbing the building on Tuesday night
The reporter, Tim Nelson, tweeted that the raccoon 'got itself stranded on a ledge...like on an errant mission to raid pigeon nests on the skyway' over 7th Street in St Paul.
The story of the climbing raccoon soon went viral, with social media users tracking the animal's adventure up the tower online with the hashtag #mprraccoon.
Many called for emergency services to step in to try to save the raccoon, prompting animal control workers to embark on a mission to try to coax the raccoon to the roof using cat food.
Workers at the building built a makeshift ladder to try to bring the raccoon down to safety.
This likely spurred the raccoon to keep climbing.
The raccoon seemed to have no fear as he scaled the building
The critter decided to take a break and stretch out on a windowsill during his courageous climb
By Tuesday afternoon, she had stopped on a ledge more than 20 stories high
At a time of great division in America, there seemed to be unanimous support for the raccoon's safety. Pedestrians below look up at the raccoon in St. Paul on Tuesday
Nearby Minnesota Public Radio branded the raccoon with the hashtag #mprraccoon on Tuesday
Several Twitter users expressed how stressed out they were as they watched the raccoon cling to the side of the tower.
'Mood: I am stressed about a lot of unknowns, and I am crying about a raccoon trapped on the ledge of a building in Minneapolis. WILL IT BE OKAY?! #mprraccoon,' one user wrote.
'So stressed about #mpraccoon come on lil guy you got this!' another user tweeted before the critter made it safely to the roof.
Experts said that raccoons normally climb structures when they sense they are in trouble.
Most urban wildlife like raccoons can last between seven to ten days without food or water.
On Tuesday, several Twitter users expressed how stressed out they were as they watched the raccoon cling to the side of the tower
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