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• RSPCA challenges scientific journals on editorial policy

  

  Figures from the RSPCA show that a high number of journals have no editorial policy regarding the use of animals in the scientific research they publish.…

  By: David Watson
  Published: 07 Dec 2009
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• US pet owners use GPS collar tags to track down lost pets

  

  GPS technology is opening up many different options for mobile telephone users. Spotlight is an innovation that uses GPS to help US pet owners keep tabs on their pets wherever they may roam.…

  By: David Watson
  Published: 05 Dec 2009
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• Does copper have a role in controlling transmission of infection?

  

  Researchers in a Birmingham teaching hospital swapped a conventional toilet seat, tap handles and a ward door push-plate for similar items made from 70% copper. They compared the number of bacteria on the copper surfaces against the number of organisms is…

  By: John Bonner
  Published: 03 Dec 2009
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• Zoonotic viruses adapt to infect novel species

  

  Running in parallel with reports of infections of the H1N1 (swine ‘flu pandemic) virus in new species, variants of bat rabies have been recognised as spreading among foxes and skunks in the US. Clearer illustrations could not be found that veterinarians n…

  By: Peter Beaumont
  Published: 30 Nov 2009
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• Will you be an ABCD & Merial young scientist award winner in 2010?

  

  The European Advisory Board on Cat Diseases (ABCD) is inviting entries for the ABCD & Merial Young Scientist Award 2010 before the deadline closes on 1 February 2010.…

  By: David Watson
  Published: 28 Nov 2009
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• Difficult personal decision? Tap into collective wisdom

  

  Besides using the internet just to keep up with things on a personal front, some surfers who are facing important decisions are clicking on sites that help them with personalised advice based upon the collective wisdom of other people who have faced simil…

  By: David Watson
  Published: 25 Nov 2009
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