Comments for Aardvarks2Zebras http://www.aardvarks2zebras.org Connections between humans, animals and the environment Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Dogs helping to heal the emotional wounds of war by Julie Ciaramella http://www.aardvarks2zebras.org/2012/01/dogs-helping-to-heal-the-emotional-wounds-of-war/#comment-198 Julie Ciaramella Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:39:00 +0000 http://www.aardvarks2zebras.org/?p=1922#comment-198 Mr. Stovroff, thanks for your correction and for your comment. I'm so glad you found my blog post! I enjoyed your story so much and admire you for starting this program. Thanks for your service and your dedication to helping our veterans. Mr. Stovroff, thanks for your correction and for your comment. I’m so glad you found my blog post! I enjoyed your story so much and admire you for starting this program. Thanks for your service and your dedication to helping our veterans.

]]> Comment on Dogs helping to heal the emotional wounds of war by irwin Stovroff http://www.aardvarks2zebras.org/2012/01/dogs-helping-to-heal-the-emotional-wounds-of-war/#comment-197 irwin Stovroff Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:29:34 +0000 http://www.aardvarks2zebras.org/?p=1922#comment-197 Julie thank you for your write up about my program. An error was made as to the cost of a trained dog. It is not 70,000, depending on whether he is a Guide Dog or for other disabilities it can be from $20,000 up to $50,000. We do appreciate your great story about us. irwin Julie thank you for your write up about my program. An error was made as to the cost of a trained
dog. It is not 70,000, depending on whether he is a Guide Dog or for other disabilities it
can be from $20,000 up to $50,000. We do appreciate your great story about us. irwin

]]> Comment on Contagion…in real life? by Dr. Kimberly May http://www.aardvarks2zebras.org/2011/08/contagion-in-real-life/#comment-161 Dr. Kimberly May Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:20:02 +0000 http://www.aardvarks2zebras.org/?p=1576#comment-161 The CDC has a good page on their site about Contagion and the fact and fiction of disease outbreaks. http://www.cdc.gov/Features/ContagionMovie/ The CDC has a good page on their site about Contagion and the fact and fiction of disease outbreaks. http://www.cdc.gov/Features/ContagionMovie/

]]> Comment on Benefits of bear bile by Dr. Kimberly May http://www.aardvarks2zebras.org/2011/08/benefits-of-bear-bile/#comment-160 Dr. Kimberly May Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:52:12 +0000 http://www.aardvarks2zebras.org/?p=1561#comment-160 Rebecca, Thanks for your comment. We agree with you that the suffering that bears have endured over the years to harvest UDCA and other compounds is avoidable and unacceptable, but we can't really "leave the bear out of it" because UDCA is unique to bears. I've been involved in some bear research in the past (monitoring hibernation and movement of bears in the wild) and helped a few bears by amputating severely damaged claws (from traps) or fixing a fractured leg, and they're amazing animals with some very unique physiology. UDCA is just one of the intriguing aspects of bears that can help human and animal health. There's a lot we can learn from them - but it must be done in a humane and responsible manner. If the UDCA used in the study reported here wasn't synthesized in a lab, I'd have never mentioned the topic in this blog. It is not my intention at all to promote harvesting UDCA from bears. Rebecca,
Thanks for your comment. We agree with you that the suffering that bears have endured over the years to harvest UDCA and other compounds is avoidable and unacceptable, but we can’t really “leave the bear out of it” because UDCA is unique to bears. I’ve been involved in some bear research in the past (monitoring hibernation and movement of bears in the wild) and helped a few bears by amputating severely damaged claws (from traps) or fixing a fractured leg, and they’re amazing animals with some very unique physiology. UDCA is just one of the intriguing aspects of bears that can help human and animal health. There’s a lot we can learn from them – but it must be done in a humane and responsible manner.

If the UDCA used in the study reported here wasn’t synthesized in a lab, I’d have never mentioned the topic in this blog. It is not my intention at all to promote harvesting UDCA from bears.

]]> Comment on Contagion…in real life? by Dr. Kimberly May http://www.aardvarks2zebras.org/2011/08/contagion-in-real-life/#comment-159 Dr. Kimberly May Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:44:51 +0000 http://www.aardvarks2zebras.org/?p=1576#comment-159 Eric, You're absolutely correct, thanks for posting! If this movie is consistent with previous examples, anyone who knows anything about biosecurity will probably view it more as a comedy than a sci fi, drama or horror flick. :) How many errors and breaks in protocol will you be able to identify? Feel free to report back on what you think of the movie. Eric,
You’re absolutely correct, thanks for posting! If this movie is consistent with previous examples, anyone who knows anything about biosecurity will probably view it more as a comedy than a sci fi, drama or horror flick. :) How many errors and breaks in protocol will you be able to identify? Feel free to report back on what you think of the movie.

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