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Can Pets Catch H1N1 Flu From Humans?
Health & Wellness  (tags: humans, pets, flu, diseases, health, animals )

Simone
- 3 days ago - entertainmentandshowbiz.com
A case of an indoor 13-year-old house cat in Iowa who has contracted the deadly H1N1 flu while living with two flu-sick owners has fuelled concerns if the illness can spread from humans to animals. The Iowa Department of Public Health confirmed the
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H1N1 Deaths Exceed 6,000 - Animals Affected As Well
Health & Wellness  (tags: lab comfirmed, diseases, influenza, tragedy, deaths, animals, humans, infected )

Simone
- 13 days ago - redorbit.com
More than 199 countries and overseas territories have reported lab-confirmed cases of A(H1N1) influenza as of November 1, resulting in more than 6000 deaths, according to figures released Friday by the World Health Organization (WHO). "As many
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ASPCA to Study 'Dog Flu'
Health & Wellness  (tags: animals, canines, pets, flu, protection, illness, study )

Dee
- 17 days ago - cbs6albany.com
It's hard to miss the headlines about Swine Flu these days, but how about "dog flu"? The ASPCA is hoping a new study will help them better understand Canine Flu.
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Stand Up for Government Policies That Protect Children and Farm Animals!-Sign Pledge!
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, nutrition, children, animals, prevention, diet )

Tierney
- 28 days ago - support.pcrm.org
The federal government lines the pockets of cattle and dairy farmers to boost agribusiness income--loading up our children's school lunch trays with fatty food made from surplus commodities. And this keeps slaughterhouses and factory farms in buisiness.
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ASPCA: Support the Happy Act
Health & Wellness  (tags: congress, taxes, AnimalWelfare, animals, dogs, cats, GoodNews, law, pets, animalrights, animalwelfare, consumers, law )

Vic
- 49 days ago - secure2.convio.net
Pet care can be expensive--and in these trying economic times, families all over the country have been forced to give up their pets because of financial hardship. The HAPPY Act is important
16 comments
Pigs Help Toddler Fight Leukaemia
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, healthcare, cancer, treatments, illness, disease, animals, pigs, children, illness )

Dee
- 109 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Catherine Nicholas, three, has been winning prizes for her pigs at agricultural shows while battling leukaemia.
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Platypus Helps Illuminate Ovarian Cancer
Health & Wellness  (tags: science, animals, research, study, cancer, health, disease, illness, treatment )

Dee
- 146 days ago - sciencedaily.com
ScienceDaily (June 27, 2009)- Researchers from the Royal Adelaide Hospital and University of Adelaide believe our oldest mammalian relative may help us to better understand ovarian cancer.
3 comments
Sign Petition: Downed Animal Protection - No Downers Campaign
Health & Wellness  (tags: animals, downers, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, livestock, sick, injured, cruelty, suffering, protection, usda, risks, safety, prevention, health, disease, humans, food )

Tom
- 152 days ago - animalrights.change.org
The USDA banned downed cattle from being slaughtered and entering the human food supply. While this step is a milestone in efforts to protect those animals too sick and injured to walk, or even stand, protections need to be expanded to all species.
20 comments
CDC Q&A: H1N1 - Swine Flu and You*
Health & Wellness  (tags: CDC, H1N1, swine-flu, flu, virus, pandemic, plague, epidemic, disease, health, world, news, FAQ, Q&A, facts, u.s., humans, animals, death, environment, science, research, tech, technology, vaccines, medicine, healthcare, education, family, children, prote )

SirRobert
- 169 days ago - cdc.gov
Here is the most comprehensive question and answer FAQ currently available regarding the world's next possible pandemic virus sweeping across the mass-transit nations: H1N1 Swine Flu and You. Get aware, prepared & in the know!
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Sign Petition: Tell Your Senator to Support SB 416
Health & Wellness  (tags: animals, livestock, cows, beef, cattle, poultry, chicken, pigs, antibiotic, resistant, bacteria, water, soil, food, danger, health, disease, warning, safety, humans, protection, illness, prevention )

Tom
- 174 days ago - ga3.org
Livestock and poultry producers routinely feed antibiotics to animals to boost growth rates or counteract unhygienic living conditions. This creates antibiotic-resistant bacteria transmitted to humans through water, soil, animal contact, or food we eat.
17 comments
Abuse of Antibiotics at Factory Farms Threatens the Effectiveness of Drugs Used to Treat Disease in Humans
Health & Wellness  (tags: animals, livestock, cows, beef, cattle, poultry, chicken, pigs, antibiotic, resistant, bacteria, water, soil, food, danger, health, disease, warning, safety, humans, protection, illness, prevention )

Tom
- 174 days ago - sierraclub.org
Industrial-style livestock operations increases the use of antibiotics in animals. Thousands of animals are crammed into the unhygienic, crowded quarters of a typical factory operation, and antibiotics are dispensed constantly through the animals' feed.
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Q. Did All Human Infectious Diseases Originate in Domesticated Animals?
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, risks, interesting, disease, illness, domesticated, swine, flu, infectious, measles, mumps, smallpox, animals, humans, research, science, investigation, discovery, study )

Tom
- 179 days ago - nytimes.com
A. Of 25 infectious diseases that have historically caused high mortality in human beings, many probably reached humans from domesticated animals. including diphtheria, influenza A, measles, mumps, pertussis, rotavirus, smallpox and tuberculosis.
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Sign Petition: Improve California Hen Welfare and Food Safety
Health & Wellness  (tags: animals, suffering, cruelty, death, environment, humans, health, safety, risks, disease, food, illness, money, corruption, business, dishonesty, factory, farming, pig, cow, chicken, fish, water, pollution, meat, steroids, antibiotics, global, warming )

Tom
- 185 days ago - community.hsus.org
AB 1437 will require that all shelled eggs sold in California as of January 1, 2015 be in compliance with the basic animal care standards set forth in the Prevention Farm Animal Cruelty Act, which was approved by 63.5 percent of voters in November 2008.
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The Truth About Swine Flu: Time To Investigate & Regulate ! TAKE ACTION !
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, swine flu, animals, humans, factory farms, pigs, protection, prevention )

Cher
- 194 days ago - change.org
No-one yet knows whether swine flu will become a global pandemic, but it is becoming clear where it came from - most likely a giant pig factory farm run by an American multinational corporation in Veracruz, Mexico.(1)
25 comments
Charge Smithfield: Pork Producers Should Pay for Swine Flu‏ ! TAKE ACTION !
Health & Wellness  (tags: animals, swine flu, health, illness, Smithfield Foods, protection )

Cher
- 201 days ago - globalhealth.change.org
The global outbreak of swine flu is growing day by day. Media outlets have raised the question whether the epidemic may have started in pig farms in Mexico run by a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, the world's largest pork producer.
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