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Fri news roundup: border fee, WIC, heroic dogs

Good Friday to you! (It’s not actually Good Friday, but I hope you’re having a good one.) Today in the news, North Country Congressman Bill Owens’ amendment to the $38.9 billion Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill...

Would you eat marijuana-fed pork?

Yes, a Washington hog farmer is feeding weed to his animals. According to NPR’s The Salt, no, the prosciutto he’s producing doesn’t smell like the kind; and no, you don’t get high from eating it. But the story highlights two...

Afternoon read: the day in animals

There’s a lot of serious stuff going on right now. As we speak, it seems more and more likely that the sequester will be pulling millions in planned expenditures out of the US budget, and in turn out of states’ budgets. Joanna Richards...

Christmas eve miracle redux

Last Christmas, I wrote about a Christmas eve lamb who survived against all odds. And I followed up with this. While we were casting about for a name, we decided to start using African countries for all of our dark-fleeced lambs. At Pierre’s...

Spring myopic

From a morning walk in my tiny corner of the north country, signs of the new season–spring–just before Barb talked about summer-like temperatures. There were lots of sounds, too–including snipe calls, which makes me think of the...

News stories tagged with "animals"

Pets Help Children Cope With Disease

by The Environment Report

Oct 24, 2003 — There's growing evidence that having pets is good for the well-being of their humans. A new study looks at the effect of pets on the lives of chronically ill children. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Tracy Samilton reports. Go to full article

Feds Fall Short of Animal Disease Warnings

by The Environment Report

Sep 20, 2002 — A recent report finds that the U-S Department of Agriculture needs to work more closely with Customs inspectors in order to stop foreign animal diseases from hurting livestock in the U-S. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Lester Graham reports. Go to full article

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