This week...
* Do dogs really know how we feel?
* Vets & nurses in VIC & WA praised for bushfire work with animals
* No more surgery for routine de-sexing?
* Love or Lust? - Kangaroo has Twitter in a twist!
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Do dogs really know how we feel? | |
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The dogs – who weren’t trained in any way, and who didn’t know the humans or dogs they were looking at – spent much longer looking at the face that matched the audio… |
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Vets & nurses in VIC & WA praised for bushfire work with animals | |
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No more surgery for routine de-sexing? | |
Photo: (c) Daily Advertiser |
Wagga Wagga’s Charles Sturt University is appealing for people with puppies to help them with a research project which could eliminate the need for surgery when de-sexing domestic animals. The trial involves each puppy being given a single injection which would prevent them reaching sexual maturity…after which the puppies progress would be followed for two years. They need 20 new-born puppies to complete the clinical trials. Contact (02)6933 2711. |
Love or Lust? - Kangaroo has Twitter in a twist! |
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A heart-wrenching photo which went viral on the Internet showing what appeared to be a kangaroo hugging a mother roo – has proven to be anything but. In his opinion it shows not love lost, but rather love lust with the male kangaroo attempting to lift the female in order to produce more joeys. |