Three recent articles have revealed exposure of the fetus to Organophosphates (OPs), a class of insecticide commonly used on our food crops and pets, stunts cognitive development throughout… Read more
Archive for the ‘SUSTAINABILITY’ Category
Dumbing-Down our Pets with Insecticides?
Friday, April 22nd, 2011Unnatural Selection: The Bovine
Saturday, August 14th, 2010The Belgian Blue, the Arnie breed of the cow world, stirs mixed feelings. You may view this as funny, grotesque, perverse, sad, or mouth-watering if unashamedly carnivorous. In the future, the… Read more
Advantage? Not for Bees, Perhaps
Sunday, August 8th, 2010A recent study published in the Journal of Toxicology has revealed higher levels of environmental persistence and sensitivity of bees to Imidacloprid, the active in Advantage and Advantix, than… Read more
Gulf Oil Spill: Now Killing Pets Too
Sunday, July 25th, 2010If the grotesque images of oil-soaked wildlife weren’t depressing enough, now the economic impact of the BP oil spill is landing large numbers of pets on welfare death row. Full article in the New… Read more
Seasonality of Tick Paralysis in Byron Bay
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009If you were surprised when your dog was struck down by tick paralysis last spring, think again. Just like many insects, the life cycle of the paralysis tick is closely tied to the seasons. Cued by… Read more
Flipper as welfare-mum
Friday, June 5th, 2009The cetacean PR machine must be working overtime to maintain the image of dolphins as the angels of the deep, in the face of yet more data describing their sordid behaviours. As if reports of gang… Read more
A tale of two turtles
Friday, May 29th, 2009Turtles are ancient creatures, having lived in the oceans for hundreds of millions of years. They out-survived the dinosaurs and predate the crocodile. Some can live for hundreds of years, survive… Read more