http://arcvetservices.com/blog News from ARC Veterinary Services Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:28:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en clipped from www.boston.comThe debate over the Dog WhispererHis TV show is a hit and celebrities swear by him. But his tough-love training has detractors barking that positive reinforcement is less cruel and fetches better results.clipped from www.boston.comNow widely used around the world by animal trainers in zoos, performing-animal handlers, and ... http://arcvetservices.com/blog/2009/12/14/animal-behaviorists-and-vets-take-on-cesar-milan/ clipped from news.medill.northwestern.eduMaybe the Three Blind Mice didn’t really need their visionHartmann said one of the biggest surprises in her research was finding out how much independent control a rat has over its whiskers. Hartmann’s team found that whiskers do not bend and move the way people typically think-- in ... http://arcvetservices.com/blog/2009/12/03/whiskerology/ Gorillas, particularly male gorillas, have a high risk of heart disease. They are not the only non-human primates at risk either. Other apes like the chimpanzees and monkeys are also at risk for heart disease. Diagnosing the extent of heart disease has challenges with these intelligent patients. Positive reinforcement training ... http://arcvetservices.com/blog/2009/11/24/great-ape-cardia-disease/ Donna Haraway is capturing a fundamental truth in the way way humans in modern western culture interact with animals.  It isn’t about human domination over the animal world, but humans and animals as companions on Earth.  Her request that we take a serious and new look at the relationship between ... http://arcvetservices.com/blog/2009/10/20/from-the-higher-chronicle/ clipped from www.thesun.co.uk Unlucky Dunham had spent months being nursed back to health by carers after he was found washed up on coastline in Florida. Biologists at the Clearwater Aquarium, Florida, spent seven months treating the stricken dolphin — before releasing him into the sea. They watched on in horror as the predator mounted a ... http://arcvetservices.com/blog/2009/08/04/rescue-dolphins-savaged-by-sharks-hours-after-release-from-rehab/ clipped from www.nih.govNew Insights Into Novel H1N1Several research groups funded by NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) have recently put together a picture of where the novel H1N1 virus came from and how it evolved. They discovered that the ... http://arcvetservices.com/blog/2009/07/13/new-insights-about-the-novel-h1n1-flu-virus/ SB 762 was CVMA's response to West Hollywood. The Gov signed SB 762 by Senator Sam Aanestad (R-Grass Valley) - Professions and vocations: healing arts! Cities can not longer create laws that override the practice act...like declawing.This is key legislation for veterinarians and other health professionals. ... http://arcvetservices.com/blog/2009/07/04/cvma-supported-bill-passes/ As a primate veterinarian, I was invited to visit PPI June 21-22, 2009. The program at PPI has made necessary corrections and is functioning well. It continues to improve. I support PPI and I hope PeTA will recognize the harm they are doing. PeTA please open your eyes - look ... http://arcvetservices.com/blog/2009/06/26/peta-open-your-eyes-see-what-ppi-is-today/ clipped from www.sciencedaily.com On Malaria Struggle, Baboons And Humans Have Similar Stories To Tell ScienceDaily (June 24, 2009) — Evolutionarily speaking, baboons may be our more distant cousins among primates. But when it comes to our experiences with malaria over the course of time, it seems the stories of our two species ... http://arcvetservices.com/blog/2009/06/25/baboons-fight-malaria-with-the-same-genetic-variation-as-man/ clipped from www.newsroom.ucla.eduClose social ties make baboons better mothers, study finds"If you're a baboon, the strength of your mother's relationship with other females is the best predictor of whether you'll live to have children yourself," said Joan Silk, the study's lead author and a UCLA professor of anthropology. "The study ... http://arcvetservices.com/blog/2009/06/10/survivorship-depends-on-your-mothers-social-skills/