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Science & Tech News tagged with dogs

Good Dog, Smart Dog
Science & Tech  (tags: scientists, investigation, animals, dogs, canine, intelligence, health, humans, illness, seizure. alert, epilepsy, anxiety, depression, phobias, interesting, research, prevention, protection )

Tom
- 19 days ago - nytimes.com
The ability of dogs to tune in to needs of psychiatric patients, turn on lights for trauma victims afraid of the dark, remind owners to take medication and interrupt suicide attempts and self-mutilation, has lately attracted the attention of researchers.
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New EU Funds for Non-Animal Testing
Science & Tech  (tags: animal testing, cosmetics, EU, Europe, alternatives, ethics, GoodNews, government, politics, AnimalCruelty, AnimalWelfare, animalrights, cruelty, death, dogs, cats, killed, law, society, world, research, science, NewTechnology, medicine, business )

Rebecca
- 28 days ago - universityworldnews.com
A substantial fund of EUR50 million (US$74 million) is being offered to European research teams to develop alternatives to animal testing for cosmetics and related industries. Seems the EU is once again way ahead of the US in humane practices! Wise up US!
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In Taming Dogs, Humans May Have Sought a Meal
Science & Tech  (tags: wolves, dogs, china, domestication, food, genetic, diversity, science, genomic, archaeology, research, discovery, mitochondrial, DNA, technology, study )

Tom
- 73 days ago - nytimes.com
Wolves may have domesticated themselves in China when they began scavenging around the garbage dumps at the first human settlements. As they became tamer, they were captured and bred. Given local traditions, the wolves would have been bred to be eaten.
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Technology We Like: GPS Pet Locator Helps Owners Find Their Lost Animals
Science & Tech  (tags: animals, GPS, dogs, pets, protection )

Cher
- 77 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
That's where the Spotlight GPS pet locator comes in. For $200, owners can now know where their pooches are at all times. Developed by PAW (Position Animals Worldwide) and released in conjunction with the American Kennel Club's Companion Animal Recovery
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Stem Cell Therapy Doing Wonders For Aging Dogs - VIDEO
Science & Tech  (tags: dogs, stem cells, harvesting, arthritis, pets, GoodNews )

Raffi
- 91 days ago - cbs4.com
It could be a big breakthrough in treating aging dogs. Veterinarians are now using stem cell therapy, and the early results are pretty amazing. Watching 9-year-old Lola run might not seem like much to most of us, but for Lola's owner, Wendy Pun, it
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Researchers Challenge The Origins Of Domestic Dogs
Science & Tech  (tags: science, dogs, animals, DNA, Asia, Africa, Egypt, wolves, humans, technology, research, study, investigation, discovery )

Tom
- 108 days ago - redorbit.com
Scientists have long concluded that domestication of canines began in East Asia, due to the huge genetic diversity of dogs found there. But new research published in the journal PNAS shows the DNA of dogs in African villages is just as varied.
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Tripped Up: Dogs Cause More Falls Than Cats
Science & Tech  (tags: dogs, centers for disease control, CDC, science, accidents, emergency rooms )

Bo
- 238 days ago - dogblog.dogster.com
A study done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to determine how many Americans end up at the ER due to a fall caused by their pet or pet related items. It turns out dogs cause more of the falls than cats, 88% vs 12%. While children
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Dog Parasite Humans Could Catch
Science & Tech  (tags: Australia, dogs, research, study, scientists, humans )

Michael
- 258 days ago - sciencealert.com.au
A study by Murdoch's School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences has found that almost 10 per cent of all dogs are infected with a parasite that can potentially infect their owners. The groundbreaking research is Australia's first national study of gast
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Sign Petition: Require Labels That Disclose "Animal Tested" Products
Science & Tech  (tags: animals, testing, science, labs, vivisection, cruelty, suffering, death, torture, dogs, cats, rabbits, monkeys )

Tom
- 272 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Companies like Kleenex, IAMS and Procter and Gamble DO test on animals but they don't state this on their products. If this is made law people may think twice about purchasing a product "Tested On Animals". Lets step forward to change this omission.
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Sign Petition: Tell the Senate To Criminalize Animal Testing!
Science & Tech  (tags: animal testing, vivisection, research, cruelty, suffering, death, dogs, cats, monkeys, rabbits, crime )

Tom
- 275 days ago - tinyurl.com
Laboratory animal testing is cruel and inhumane thus should be a punishable felony crime like other animal cruelty. With the technological advances in science today, it is becoming harder and harder to justify such a primitive and barbaric tradition.
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Oh! Duh!
Science & Tech  (tags: purebreds, dogs, dog intelligence, breeding, science )

Bo
- 290 days ago - dogblog.dogster.com
This may raise a few hackles. According to Ethologist Kenth Svartberg of Sweden's Stockholm University purebred dogs are getting dumber. Svartberg claims due to modern breeding practices we are diminishing intelligence. Are we dumbing down our dogs?
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What Happens If You Eat Dog Food?
Science & Tech  (tags: dogs, food, interesting )

April
- 318 days ago - livescience.com
If you just eat a little bit of dog food, probably nothing will happen. But you don't really know that for sure because dog food is not subjected to the same health and safety regulations that human food is required to have.
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Dogs Will Go on Strike Over Unfair Treats
Science & Tech  (tags: science, research, animals, dogs )

Horselove
- 346 days ago - sciencenews.org
If Congress literally went to the dogs, there could still be growling over corporate bailout requests from highly compensated executives
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World's First Dog Identified, Lived 31,700 Years Ago
Science & Tech  (tags: archaeology, discovery, research, scientists, news, science, world, ancient, interesting, animals, dogs, environment, wild animals )

SirRobert
- 399 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
An international team of scientists has just identified what they believe is the world's first dog. This discovery could push back the previously recorded date for the earliest dog by 17,700 years. This dog lived 31,700 years ago and ate big!
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115 Million Animals Used in Animal Experiments
Science & Tech  (tags: humans, protection, research, science, suffering, ethics, news, world, activists, abused, AnimalCruelty, AnimalWelfare, animaladvocates, animalcruelty, animalrights, animals, cruelty, cats, dogs, ethics, protection, suffering, medicine, scientists, study )

Louise
- 465 days ago - guardian.co.uk
An estimated 115 million animals are used in animal experiments worldwide, although it is difficult to get the exact numbers.
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