INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A goose and a chicken in a Marion County hobby flock were found to have avian influenza Thursday after two wild birds on the property earlier were found to have the disease, the Indiana State Board of Animal Health says.
The flock is the first in Marion County and the 14th in Indiana to record positive tests for bird flu this year. The 2022 bird flu outbreak is Indiana’s largest in years, part of the worst outbreak in the United States since 2015.
The State Board of Animal Health says its staff will reach out to poultry owners nearby to test for bird flu.
Rising prices for eggs has been one effect of the outbreak, although avian influenza does not pose a food…
Bird TLC veterinarian Dr. Karen Higgs opens a bird flu testing kit in the center’s garage. Staff set up a tent away from other birds where they can examine those with bird flu symptoms. (Katie Anastas/Alaska Public Media)
The Bird Treatment and Learning Center in Anchorage is one of a few bird rehabilitation centers in the state still accepting birds as the avian flu circulates.
Now, along with eagles with broken wings and orphaned baby ducks, the center — often called Bird TLC — is also getting birds infected with the highly pathogenic virus.
Staff have set up a tent in the garage where they take birds that arrive with symptoms — anything from respiratory problems to severe neurological symptoms, like seizures. Some eagles have arrived with such…
Toni Okamoto started Plant-Based on a Budget to show people how affordable plant-based eating can be.
Toni Okamoto
Toni Okamoto became overwhelmed with frustration after she watched family members suffer severe health consequences from the food they ate.
Her aunt suffered multiple amputations from Type 2 diabetes prior to dying, and her grandfather had multiple heart attacks before dying in a bypass surgery.
She also saw how their financial situations limited the choices they could make regarding their food.
So, she decided to do something.
“That’s how I started Plant-Based on a Budget — I was on a limited income with limited resources to eat healthy-ish, and I started compiling those recipes for my family to benefit and saw very quickly how many people wanted to eat healthier but didn’t know where to begin,” she said.
The hunterRiaan Naudewas found murdered in his vehicle, which he was driving to go hunting, on Marken Road, in the region ofLimpop, South AfricaTuesday June 28.
He was found shot in the head in his car, according to information published by environmentalist Julio César Martínez on his Twitter account.
Breaking news: The hunter, who killed dozens of wild animals, Riaan Naude, was killed in his car while on a hunting trip. He was found shot in the head in Limpopo, South Africa.”He wrote on his social networks.
He cited a note from maroelamedia.com.za about a man shot to death on the highway in “execution mode”, since his death was“Cold-blooded”.
The note mentioned that according toHeritage Protection Group (HPG)a non-profit organization that fights crime, the 55-year-old pulled his Toyota double-cab bakkie off the road about 5 kilometers from Mokopane…
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A 34-year-old man is recovering from injuries sustained at Yellowstone National Park after he was charged at and brutally gored by a bison when he and his family got too close to the animal.
The incident occurred near Giant Geyser at Old Faithful on Monday when the unidentified man from Colorado Springs, Colorado, was walking with his family on a boardwalk at Yellowstone National Park when a bull bison began charging at them, according to a press release issued by the park.
“Family members did not leave the area, and the bull bison continued to charge and gored the male,” the statement from Yellowstone continued. “The male sustained an injury to his arm and was transported by ambulance to the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.”MORE: Woman, 72, gored multiple times by bison after getting too close taking pictures
It is unclear whether the family had gotten too close to the animal or if the attack was unprovoked but Yellowstone officials confirmed that the incident remains under investigation and did not disclose any further information on the man’s condition.
Yellowstone warned that park regulations mandate people stay at least 25 yards away from bison at all times because they are unpredictable animals and can run three times faster than humans can.
A still from video shows a group’s encounter with a bison during which a man was gored by the animal in Yellowstone National Park, June 27, 2022.Rob Goodell
“This is the second reported incident in 2022 of a visitor getting too close to the animal and the bison responding to the perceived threat by goring the individual,” said Yellowstone National Park.
That incident occurred just last month on May 30 when a 25-year-old woman from Grove City, Ohio, approached a bison within 10 feet near Black Sand Basin, located just north of Old Faithful at Yellowstone, causing the animal to charge at her. The victim was subsequently gored by the bison and tossed 10 feet into the air before she was immediately taken to the hospital for treatment, according to a statement from Yellowstone National Park released at the time of the incident.MORE: Girl, 3, runs off trail and falls into scalding water at Yellowstone National Park
“Yellowstone’s scenic wonders are sure to take your breath away: don’t let them take your life,” warns Yellowstone National Park on its page online for park safety. Some of the rules highlighted by the park include never approach wildlife, stay on boardwalks and trails in thermal areas, and never feed wildlife.
“Bison have injured more people in Yellowstone than any other animal,” says the park. “Always stay at least 25 yards (23 m) away from bison.”
The Boss and Dave Grohl. Should we “carbon shame” Macca over his special guests?
With a giant Greenpeace banner strewn across the stage, Paul McCartney delightedly introduced his Saturday night special guests and gave anecdotes on their short notice air flights. Dave Grohl and Bruce Springsteen were only onstage for a couple of songs in The Beatles’ headliner set; that this passes with so little commentary only shows how weak and toothless the drive to reduce anthropogenic climate change really is. Aviation is of course understood to be a huge emitter of greenhouse gases.
Grohl explained. “Well I started on Wednesday, then the flight got cancelled, back to the airport Thursday and then the flight got cancelled, but I swear I would never miss being on stage with you right now.”
Sir Paul enthused. “These two guys flew in especially for this tonight.”
As with David Attenborough in 2019, earlier in the day Greta Thunberg had been wheeled out for a little eco-conscience slot, as always warning the audience of the perils that are due if we don’t mend our ways. Then it was back on with the entertainment as a various assortment of international artists performed to an international audience. No more parties were pooped nor personal desires challenged. Flying is just an accepted and aspirational norm for the heaving billions.
Greta getting the masses to pay lip service to climate change
McCartney is no stranger to climate activism himself, urging the Climate Conference attendees to adopt plant-based diet treaties. A fair point given that outside of our choices around reproduction (each new human multiplies our impacts) switching to a plant-based diet is the most effective personal choice.
Which leads us to the site itself, Glastonbury takes place on the acreage of Michael Eavis, a dairy farmer. The land is used for cow farming the rest of the year and farming cows is time and again shown to be an inefficient usage of land, calories and a key source of food based emissions alongside meat.
Eavis releases feelgood videos to Youtube about the happy cows and where they go to during the festival. Unsurprisingly he doesn’t suggest the slaughterhouse or separation of mother and calf as possible outcomes.
The kids aren’t alright. Let the Glasto cleanup begin…
One musical artist has been brave enough to point out the hypocritical and harmful industry that takes place at good ol’ ‘Glasto’. Morrissey blew the whistle on his being blocked from performing The Smiths track Meat Is Murder with its video of standard practice on the big screen. He went on to state that milk production is even more cruel than meat and highlight how environmentally damaging it is.
“In 2011, I played Glastonbury and attempted to sing the song Meat Is Murder.
“Behind me, a screen that usually shows the many evils of factory farming remained blank.
“Dairy cows are not allowed to not be in lactation because then their milk production decreases and they do not produce enough milk to justify the cost of their board and lodgings. Therefore, cows are repeatedly raped and raped and raped … which Michael Eavis presumably thinks is a great way to make sentient beings happy.”
“Does Michael Eavis at his Glastonbury Farm accommodate any cows at all that do not yield money his way? I doubt it. Off with their heads!
Does Michael Eavis care about the insane environmental damage caused by dairy farming? I doubt it. To hell with the environment! People who do not care about animal rights usually do not care about human rights. It naturally follows.”
I saw only the one social media poster draw attention to McCartney’s oh-so casual talk of flying in his cameo guests. A response came in saying that this constituted “carbon shaming”. I am familiar with many of the “shaming” tropes but this one was new to me. I replied that we should be so lucky to shame anyone and that a whole lot of “carbon shaming” is going to be required if the ambitious and non-binding net zero targets are ever going to be met,
Marcus is specifically interested in issues of suffering, speciesism, literature, overpopulation, antinatalism etc. He presents The Species Barrier podcast.
A deceased shark washed ashore in Pearly Beach, Gansbaai after being attacked by an orca. (Credit: Marina Dynamics / The Dyer Island Conservation Trust / Henni Otto)
Orcas are hunting and eating great white sharks, ripping open their torsos to feast on their livers and hearts.
Joe Biden urged nations to help “overcome the existential crisis of our time”
US President Joe Biden has told a major summit that we are in a “decisive decade” for tackling climate change.
The US has pledged to cut carbon emissions by 50-52% below 2005 levels by the year 2030.
This new target, which was unveiled at a virtual summit of 40 global leaders, essentially doubles their previous promise.
But the leaders of India and China, two of the world’s biggest emitters, made no new commitments.
“Scientists tell us that this is the decisive decade – this is the decade we must make decisions that will avoid the worst consequences of the climate crisis,” President Biden said at the summit’s opening address.
“We must try to keep the Earth’s temperature to an increase…
OLYMPIA, Wash. — A backyard flock in Kitsap County tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) on June 29. Kitsap is the 11th county with bird flu detected in domestic flocks, with 27 infected flocks statewide. All infected flocks have had contact with wild waterfowl, which are known to transmit the virus without showing symptoms.
Protecting uninfected flocks includes continuing to avoid fairs, exhibitions, poultry auctions, and on-farm sales until at least 30 days after the last detection.
“It’s devastating for owners and our veterinarian alike. A fair or exhibition could be a venue to spread the virus that could result in the death of all birds that attend the fair,” Dr. Amber Itle, Washington state veterinarian said. “Although it is disappointing…
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