Archive for March, 2010

Animal Expert’s Weekly Roundup – March 12, 2010

National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America announces new specialty March 7, 2010 – Veterinary Surgical Technicians sounds like it would be like surgical nurses but are vet techs better with a broad scope of experience or as specialists? Michigan State to stop using live animals for surgical teaching March 7, 2010 – As technology [...]

Woman Takes Risk Bears Take Several Fingers

People do stupid things around both captive wildlife and wild creatures in the natural environment.

Animal Expert’s Weekly Roundup – March 5, 2010

How Do You 'Euthanize' A Six Ton Whale? February 28, 2010 – Interesting question but why would you euthanize a wild predator for doing natural behavior? Plus, body disposal is a bigger issue. Killer Whale Attack Spurs Captivity Concerns February 28, 2010 – The big debate that will probably endure this incident is the ethical [...]