Dog tail-chasing may be sign of high cholesterol
According to the article, "A team of veterinarians has found a surprising link between compulsive tail-chasing in dogs and high cholesterol, according to a study published in the March issue of the Journal of Small Animal Practice."(via Neatorama)
Study shows crustaceans feel pain, and remember it
From the article: "New research published by a Queen's University Belfast academic has shown that crabs not only suffer pain but that they retain a memory of it."
(via Neatorama)
A place where hanging the innocent is 'acceptable'
The Humane Society of the United States put out this release about the HBO documentary "Death on a Factory Farm".How is it that our laws protect, or take no action to prevent, such cruel treatment of sentient beings as hanging them, scalding them to death, anal electrocution, skinning them alive and much more? It's sad and shameful that such practices still occur.
Online "pet vet"
While no substitute for a real vet, this site is an interesting way to explore possible ailments associated with symptoms for a dog or cat.About Me
Matt KaufmanI am a philosopher, software engineer, computer geek, Buddhist, vegan and now, expert noun-lister.
My Email: ws.20.mdea at spamgourmet dot com
About Kompato: It means compassion in Esperanto.
My Code:
Teamspeak Monitor - A web application to monitor Teamspeak usage (PHP/MySQL)
tsmonwatcher - A client-side application that works with TeamSpeak Monitor to alert on TeamSpeak events (Python)
