Psychological testing

Every year, over 100,000 American horses are transported over U.S. borders to be slaughtered for human consumption (“Horse Slaughter”). Hearing the term “horse slaughter” is enough to send a chill up someone’s spine. Slaughtering horses is an inhumane way for them to die. Dozens of horses are forced into cattle trailers where they will travel thousands of miles across the border to the slaughterhouses. Most of them arrive malnourished, injured, or even dead. As of 2007 the slaughtering of horses…

Introduction Mammalian Skin: The Basics The first line of defence between the outside world and inside an animal is the skin. It is an effective barrier against physical, chemical and pathogenic assault (1). However, the skin is not only a barrier but a sensory organ enabling animals to sense the surrounding environment, provoking appropriate responses for animal survival. There are two main types of skin; thin skin (hairy), which makes up nearly all the skin on the body, and glabrous skin…

Animal Abuse in South Korea South Korea farmers are brutally murdering dogs and cats for cheap meat. The animals are held in tight, small cages made of chicken wire or thin metal. The cages are suspended a little bit above the ground and are not weather acclimated. Due to the small wire and tight spaces, their paws can become damaged. It is also is difficult for them to stand or move around in these small cages for long periods of time because they are packed so tightly in them. Little puppies…

Animal abuse is a big and sad problem throughout the world, and some of the laws can be illogical. Animal abuse can range from not giving food and/or water to purposely buying and stabbing animals for no absolute reason other than satisfaction. There are two different types of animal abuse which is neglect and cruelty. Animal neglect is defined as failure to provide adequate care for an animal with the basic necessities for life/health like food, water, shelter, veterinary care, affection, and a…

Animals are not toys that humans can just play with. Testing on animals is not okay, animals have feelings and families too. If we test on animals, they soon could go extinct and it could have a harmful impact on humans as well. If animals are tested on because there are new alternatives. Animal testing also isn’t always accurate. Testing on animals is savage and fiendish. Animal testing has been going on for years; since 384 BC. Animal testing was invented to see if specific chemicals and some…

There have been many studies done around the world and many new findings that have came to the surface. Though, there are quieter studies that many of us do not shed light on and fail to understand. Have you ever wondered how animals feel? Or yet, a better question, do animals have “feelings”? Should we care about the way they are treated in certain circumstances and take into consideration the rights they have? As you think of the answers to these questions, studies have proven that our fellow…

Geographic isolation is a form and one of the components that lead to reproductive isolation that refers to a population of animals, plants, or other organisms that are separated from combining genes with other organisms of the same species. This kind of isolation can have resulted from either a coincidence or an accident. The main components of geographical isolation are isolation by distance, isolation by separation, isolation by barriers, and isolation by an event. One of the main examples…

Overview 9 Denise Dearing focuses on how animals consuming plants can avoid the deadly toxin. Mammals synthesize biocompound to counteract toxins. She works with woodrats because there are over 20 different species and they can feed on a variety of different diets. Woodrats drag plants back to their mittens and those items serve as info for many researchers to recreate the flora of the desert. Dearing’s lab focuses on liver enzymes because it allow them to look at the mRNA while the rats are fed…

“Farming Up Trouble” “Farming Up Trouble”, by Beth Mole is an article that tells people that antibiotics are being used more in the animals that are on the farm than in humans. The article talks about how this could be the where the antibiotic-resistance bacteria comes from. These antibiotic-resistance bacteria are spreading swiftly across farms, and the scientists are scared that this bacteria is traveling out of farms by the farmer’s meat products as said in the article, “Scientists and…

Owning a pet in Maryland isn’t always just about playing and cuddling with your fur ball. When you own a dog or cat, you take on a tremendous amount of responsibility. Pets need health care and when an emergency happens, you may need to come up with quick cash on the spot. Maryland is a great place to own a dog or a cat, or even a few of each breed, because of the mild weather in the spring, summer and fall months. Your pet will have plenty of opportunities to get outside and play during these…