Issue #69
Did you know…. The shape of a dog’s face suggests its longevity: A long face means a longer life.
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Pandemic forces route change, other precautions for Iditarod Sled Dog Race. For the first time in 49 years, the Iditarod race has changed it’s route, as well as it’s distance.Traditionally the race would be 1,609 km and end in Nome, but this year it will be 1,384 km and double back into Willow for the finish line. The entry fee and the purse has been reduced by 20%, making it $400,000 instead of $500,000. Only 47 mushers will participate in the race.
Hunters kill 20% of Wisconsin's wolf population in just 3 days of hunting season. Hunters in Wisconsin have killed double the allotted amount of wolves for an entire week, in just 3 days. This forced the state to shut down the season early, as to not harm the population too much. There were 216 wolves counted by Thursday, while the expected amount was 119. The fresh snow helped the hunters to track the animals and 90% of the hunters used dogs to run the wolves down.
Dogs may have been tamed for the first time in one cave in Germany 16,000 years ago. Genetic analysis of bones from a cave in southwestern germany suggests that humans did domesticate dogs in the Hegau Jura area, and it could be the origin of dogs in europe. The researchers concluded that domestication happened between 14,000 and 16,000 years ago. The researchers wrote: "A recent study focusing on the analysis of nuclear genomes of various ancient dogs suggested a single origin of modern dogs, but it failed to provide a geographic location for such an event.”
Popular flea collar linked to almost 1,700 pet deaths. The EPA has issued no warning. Seresto flea collars come highly recommended by many veterinarians. But how safe are they? The EPA has issued no warning on this particular product, but there have been just under 1,700 pet deaths, related to the product. Since their release in 2012, the company has received over 75,000 incident reports related to the collars. These collars statistically have the most incidents of any pesticide product on the market.
Some raw dog food is being recalled over salmonella and listeria fears. Performance raw dog food, which is packed by Bravo Packing Inc in NJ, has tested positive for Salmonella and Listeria. This was discovered after a routine FDA test, showed positive results for salmonella and listeria. Though dogs in generally good health are unaffected by these pathogens, they can be carriers through their feces and affect humans in close contact. Interestingly enough, the FDA allows up to 25% salmonella in grocery store meat but has a zero tolerance policy for pet food.
Royal Canin Accused of human trafficking. Eleven students from Brazil and Chile have filed a federal lawsuit accusing a northwest Iowa community college, a recruitment company, a pet food manufacturer, and a packaging company of human trafficking and involuntary servitude. The lawsuit says the students were paid significantly less than U.S. employees, and some of their money was deducted from their paychecks to fund kickbacks to the college and staffing agency. The jobs were at a Royal Canin pet food plant in North Sioux City, SD, and Tur-Pak foods, in Iowa.