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Tennessee has over 206,000 horses, which ranks it sixth in the nation (Tennessee Equine Facts and Stats, 2012). In most cases, these horses reside on small acreage farms where they serve as pets or companion animals. Although a common practice, small acreage farms may nevertheless face challenges in providing a proper diet and safe environment for horses. There are several reasons why farms with limited pasture capacity may find it demanding to meet the requirements necessary for healthy…

A. I will have an elephant stuffed animal and I will say, “Intelligent. Shows signs of grief, anger, and joy. Playful. Develops deep family bonds. 5,000-14,000 pounds of amazing. These are all characteristics of elephants.” B. Elephants are very endangered and are expected to become extinct in the next decade if the population numbers continue to decrease at the same rate they have been. C. Elephant poaching has to end completely before the entire species becomes extinct. D. Today I will show…

Two immortal bulls of Sidhe, had been transformed from several other forms before, including ravens, water creatures, human champions and eventually eels. They were Kings at first, who were in rivalry with each other, and had changed shape to end their quarrel. Eventually the Kings had morphed into eels, and swam into the River Cruind in Cualgne in Ulster where they had both been swallowed by cows. One cow was belonging to Daire of Cualgne, and the other had belonged to Queen Medb, hence forth…

Animals in Medical Testing “Nearly every medical breakthrough in the last 100 years has resulted directly from research using animals,” states the California Biomedical Research Association. Animal testing is important and necessary for advancing medical research. Additionally, animals that have been used in medical testing have directly influenced the discoveries of many beneficial treatments vital for maintaining human health. Throughout the past, influential figures, such as Aristotle,…

Who knew that interacting and observing with animals can change someone's life? Animals change lives almost everyday in someone's and we should be grateful for our dogs that we have. People can improve with the help of animals by helping with jobs, problems, or just being a good companion. My connection with animals is with my pet cats Max and Dexter. One of the things I love about them is that they can be very playful at the most times. Sometimes they like to chase around a string and just…

1.) Authorize euthanasia and unrestricted sale: “Current restrictions placed on BLM limit their ability to sustainably and cost-effectively manage wild horses and burros. Authorizing unrestricted sale and euthanasia as permitted by the 1971 Act will enable BLM to relieve themselves of the high costs of caring for these animals indefinitely.” (wild horse range pg.3). This is a very unpopular solution with animal rights activist, however the National Horse & Burro Advisory Board has worked on…

Shubin starts off by telling us about his discovery of Tiktaalik, a fish which represents the evolutionary transition between fish and primitive land-living animals. Shubin states that, “Tiktaalik has a shoulder, elbow, and wrist composed of the same bones as an upper arm, forearm, and wrist in a human,” showing its connections to the human body. He then moves onto the history of our hands, referring to Sir Richard Owen’s discovery that there was a fundamental design in all vertebrate land…

Did you know that 9.8 million pigs are killed every year? The three little pigs is one such story. There are three little Pigs; however, two are killed by the big bad wolf when he blows down their houses of straw and furze. On the other hand, the third little Pig is successful in building his own house and surviving against the big bad Wolf. Throughout the story, the third little Pig shows many traits that make him the most admirable of the three pigs because he is very intelligent, brave, and…

The Lagothrix is within the Neotropical primate family, Atelidae. Atelids are the largest Neotropical primates yet only two studies have tried to resolve the relationships among taxa within the genus Lagothrix (Ruiz-Garcia Pinedo-Castro, 2010). Within the genus are 2 allopatric species, one widespread in the western Amazon (L. lagotricha) and the other confined to montane forests on the eastern slope of the Central Cordillera of the Andes in northern Peru, bordering the Amazonian forest (L.…

Almost 26 million animals are being tested on in the United States alone each year .Animals shouldn’t be used for testing, it is unnecessary and not effective. New methods of testing products have been developed and researched, and animals are very different from human beings, so the tests are not reliable. Alternate testing methods now exist and could replace the use of testing animals. The Wyss Institute of Harvard has created their own microchips, called “organs on chips”, that mimic the…