Top 10 importers and exporters of horse meat worldwide — Tuesday’s Horse

By Jane Allin MARCH AGAINST HORSE SLAUGHTER — Recall from the previous articles in this series, that the FAO stats are not always based on original datasets for countries included in their assessments. The FAO Statistics Division addressed this by developing innovative methods to improve data reliability and consistency across statistical domains. As a result, […] …

TWO GOOD FRIENDS by Ken Cook — Blog.cowboypoetry.com

© Jessica Hedges TWO GOOD FRIENDS by Ken Cook I’ll tell this one straightforward and try not to leave undone, the building of a friendship I watched while being spun. The scene, a grassy horse trap on a crisp October day after men had saddled up and rode out on their way. I spied a […] …

Zambullidor Plateado/Silvery Grebe/Podiceps occipitalis — One Bird Per Day/Un Ave Por Día #1.103

Foto: Nick AthanasNombre en español: Zambullidor Plateado Nombre en inglés: Silvery Grebe Nombre científico: Podiceps occipitalis Familia: Podicipedidae Canto: Peter BoesmanEl macá plateado (Podiceps occipitalis), también llamado zampullín blanquillo o blanquillo,​ es una especie de ave podicipediforme de la familia Podicipedidae habitante de gran parte del Cono Sur sudamericano. Distribución Nidifica en la Argentina, en …

Sir Patrick Stewart takes to Twitter to entertain the world with Shakespeare: “A sonnet a day keeps the doctor away” — Life & Soul Magazine

Picard star and veteran Shakespeare performer Sir Patrick Stewart has taken to Twitter to treat fans to his inner Bard with a daily dose of Shakespeare. The actor has begun reading a Shakespeare sonnet for Twitter audiences on a daily basis as people around the world get creative with their time while under lockdown in […] …

I See Sky Of Blue! — Through Open Lens

F/11.0, 1/500, ISO 320. Eastern Bluebird Imagine you are in a water tank with a roof. There are no objects in the tank to help you escape. How do you get out? Stop imagining. Interesting Fact: Males vying over territories chase each other at high speed, sometimes grappling with their feet, pulling at feathers with […] …

COVID-19: SPCA encourages public to consider adoption — Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Adding a furry family member wasn’t even on their radar for the Bradshaw-Lawlor household before they saw a recent plea from the Saskatoon Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). Read More via COVID-19: SPCA encourages public to consider adoption — Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Study to examine combined use of Lasix, Bisphosphonates — Tuesday’s Horse

The BloodHorse reports: Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine’s New Bolton Center have planned a multidisciplinary study to explore the effects of the combined use of Lasix and bisphosphonates in racehorses. Led by Dr. Mary Robinson, assistant professor of veterinary pharmacology and director of the Equine Pharmacology Laboratory at Penn Vet’s […] …