A Michael Broad Blog
Can animal testing ever be justified? by Michael Green glowing kitten with modified DNA – Photo copyright PA 13th September 2011: I am just reading about the genetic modification of domestic cats in laboratories to help find treatments and vaccines for HIV (Aids) in humans and perhaps to help find treatments for animals, against …
Burbank Anti De-Clawing Ordinance by Michael Burbank in a Haze – Now come on Council members lets not get hazy – keep focused – think what is right and proper. 22-11-09: The meetings for the Burbank Anti De-Clawing Ordinance are in progress and the next one is on 24th Nov. 2009. There is some …
Big Cat Rescue, Corp. Needs Your Votes!!! by Gail (Boston, USA) From the Care2 Petition site: Your Vote Can Help Big Cats! Voting Ends Midnight Friday. Big Cat Rescue in Tampa – the largest accredited sanctuary in the world devoted entirely to big cats – is in a voting contest on Facebook. As one …
by Michael (London, UK) Cyprus Cat – photo by galarapid The birth of a new cat breed is being acted out on the island where the most ancient evidence of the domestic cat was found – Cyprus (note: the article was written around 2009). In 2001 a French archaeologists discovered a human grave that …
Bad broadband connection proves beneficial to cats by Michael (London, UK) I thought I would improve my broadband connection to a speed that was advertised as “up to 20 Mb”. This is what Virgin Media said…For people who are not technically minded 20 Mb download speed is very fast. If you get 5 Mb …
by Elisa Black (USA) US Army (USA) Soldiers scan the landing zone at Baghdad, Iraq – Photo by US Army Korea – IMCOM (Flickr) I’ve recently read several articles describing a dogs life on military bases in Iraq. Iraq soldiers and military leaders from different countries have an extremely negative opinion concerning dogs on …
by Elisa Black-Taylor (USA) Dubai construction – Rapid expansion in Dubai resulted in too much debt and a fagile economy – photo by twocentsworth (Flickr) News of the pets in Dubai being abandoned was the first newsletter article that caught my attention on my email today. So I decided to educate myself and my …
