No adequate explanation of this phenomenon has yet been given; but the low basal metabolic rate of whale muscle (Benedict, 1958), in combination with the high content of oxymyoglobin in vivo (cf 4.3.1), may permit aerobic metabolism to continue slowly for some time
after the death of the animal, whereby ATP levels can be maintained sufficiently to delay the union of actin and myosin in rigor mortis.
After death of the animal, and burial or exposure to fresh water, the mineral aragonite slowly begins to dissolve and the mineral calcite takes its place.
Not exact matches
While exhorting us to contemplate nature, the Qur» an says, «In the creation
of skies and the earth, the difference between night and day, the ships which run at sea carrying that which is useful for mankind, the rain water which Allah sends down from the sky to revive the earth
after its
death, and to spread
animals on it, and the arrangement
of winds and clouds between sky and earth, in all those things there are evidences (for the existence
of God) for those who make use
of their brains» (Surah II, 164).
It was 20 November 1978, and the last whale had just been killed by an Australian - based whaling company off the WA coast,
after two centuries
of slaughter and the
deaths of tens
of thousands
of animals.
Quills are still capable
of penetrating
animals after death.
Awaited Test Results Yield Another «Positive» for EEE «Virus Suspected in Two More Horse
Deaths» The Oneida County Health Department today reported that test results on a suspected case
of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in a horse in the north Rome / Lee Center has confirmed that the
animal was infected with the disease when it was euthanized last week
after developing neurological symptoms.
For almost a week
after her
death her carcass was visited not just by members
of her immediate family, but by a succession
of animals from four unrelated families.
According to National Geographic, the
animals likely died
of natural causes, and were salt - encrusted
after death.
Scientists have recorded cases
of adult chimps apparently caring for fellow
animals before they die, and chimp mothers have been observed carrying around the bodies
of infants for days
after their
death — although scientists have debated whether the latter behavior represents true grieving or if the mothers didn't realize their infants were really dead.
But the amount
of time it took for ancient
animals to become buried in asphalt
after enduring their gruesome
deaths has remained a mystery.
What may be most telling is that
after a change in leadership in 2011, a slew
of animal care problems was disclosed, when Harvard self - reported three primate
deaths in the span
of five months.
«Our results show that by using this method, it is possible to reconstruct the feeding habits
of animals even several thousand years
after their
death,» adds the biogeologist from Tübingen.
The evolution
of vision in vertebrates is an important theme in the history
of animal life, however, aside from the calcified lenses
of fossilised arthropods, other parts
of the visual system are not usually preserved in the fossil record because the soft tissue
of the eye and brain decays rapidly days
after death.
The origins
of many
of these and other genes specific to
animal processes such as cell adhesion, and social control
of cell proliferation,
death and differentiation can be traced to genomic events (gene birth, subfamily expansions, intron gain / loss, and so on) that occurred in the lineage that led to the metazoan ancestor,
after animals diverged from their unicellular «cousins».
In 2012
after the
deaths of two equine veterinarians in Queensland the State and federal Governments commissioned the team, along with commercial partner Pfiser
Animal Health - now Zoetis - to develop an effective Hendra virus vaccine.
In
animal studies, pretreatment with olive leaf extract reduced the
death of brain tissue
after laboratory - induced strokes — by an impressive 55 percent.
After working with
death row
animals for 4 years I know the importance
of adoption.
But what if,
after the love
of your life leaves you (in
death or otherwise), you have just 45 days to reattach to a new partner before turning into an
animal?
Maybe she was trying to jump over the moon and missed.Whatever she was doing,
animal control workers had to hoist a 1,000 - pound cow out
of Lake Monroe this week
after the bovine leaped to its
death off the five - foot seawall in downtown Sanford.The ill - fated Bossy startled two fishermen as it wandered along the lakefront Tuesday night,
animal control officers said.
By making a bequest in your will, you will have the satisfaction
of knowing that
animals will be helped by your love and generosity even
after your
death.
But several
animal lovers called the campus to complain
after a story on the roundup appeared in The Orlando Sentinel.Diane Jones, a member
of Central Florida Action for
Animals, said the trapped cats would be heading for almost certain
death.
DELTONA - Three dogs that authorities think mortally wounded a 9 - month - old lamb last week at Deltona Middle School were put to
death on Tuesday.The dogs - a black Labrador, a pit - bull mix and a red chow - chow - were captured by Deltona
Animal Control employees on Jan. 13
after the lamb was discovered early that morning in a pen at the school on Enterprise Road.The lamb, a Florida native ewe named Lily, was part
of a Future Farmers
of America project.None
of the dogs had identification tags.
For example, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus was slapped with the largest penalty
of its kind in U.S. history for abusing elephants and lions
after PETA urged the U.S. Department
of Agriculture to take action against Ringling and presented indisputable evidence
of the circus's
animal abuse, including beatings, the
death of a lion, lame elephants forced to perform despite chronic pain, and a baby elephant who died during a training routine.
Death in some
animal control gas chamber
after being abandoned by the people you loved and trusted is one heck
of a lot nastier than any health consequence
of early spay and neuter.
Do what I did
after 15 years
of trying to reason - with and educate the ineducable (at the loss
of THOUSANDS
of native
animals that their cats tortured to
death on my lands).
«WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 / PRNewswire - USNewswire / — An official report from People for The Ethical Treatment
of Animals (PETA), submitted nine months
after a Virginia government agency's deadline, shows that the
animal rights group put to
death more than 97 percent
of the dogs, cats, and other pets it took in for adoption in 2006.
The director
of Orange County
Animal Control resigned Wednesday after investigators cited two of his employees for incompetence in the death of Bucksnort the dancing dog.Don Westfall, animal control director since 1986, will leave his $ 47,000 - a-year job in July, and officials said they will conduct a national search for his successor.In her investigation, Jacqueline D. Miller, supervisor of the county's Professional Standards office, said Bucksnort could have been returned to her owners if workers had followed proce
Animal Control resigned Wednesday
after investigators cited two
of his employees for incompetence in the
death of Bucksnort the dancing dog.Don Westfall,
animal control director since 1986, will leave his $ 47,000 - a-year job in July, and officials said they will conduct a national search for his successor.In her investigation, Jacqueline D. Miller, supervisor of the county's Professional Standards office, said Bucksnort could have been returned to her owners if workers had followed proce
animal control director since 1986, will leave his $ 47,000 - a-year job in July, and officials said they will conduct a national search for his successor.In her investigation, Jacqueline D. Miller, supervisor
of the county's Professional Standards office, said Bucksnort could have been returned to her owners if workers had followed procedures.
And that is why, year
after year in March, the reports will be the same: thousands
of animals rounded up and thousands
of animals put to
death unless and until they are forcibly stopped.
Sometimes
after the
death or departure
of a person or
animal in your cat's life, she will vocalize to express her grief.
(a) In order to protect the health and safety
of an
animal, any
animal control officer,
animal cruelty investigator appointed under G.S. 19A - 45, law enforcement officer, firefighter, or rescue squad worker, who has probable cause to believe that an
animal is confined in amotor vehicle under conditions that are likely to cause suffering, injury, or
death to the
animal due to heat, cold, lack
of adequate ventilation, or under other endangering conditions, may enter the motor vehicle by any reasonable means under the circumstances
after making a reasonable effort to locate the owner or other person responsible for the
animal.
The study found both dogs and cats were more affectionate, clingy or needy
after the
death of the companion
animal.
Unfortunately, many
of the structures that house Helen Woodward
Animal Center today were not built until
after Helen's
death in 1983 at the age
of 79, so she was not able to see her final dream realized.
«No one would mistreat an
animal in front
of me - including
after death - or I would fire them on the spot, and they know it,» said
animal control director Carol Davis.
Kimberly Nizato,
of Bellflower, was arrested April 16
after authorities with Southeast Area
Animal Control Authority determined she was the owner
of Bosco, a dog that was found near
death on her property.
Further, some victims, the press, politicians, dog hating or breed hating groups, and
animal control officials, are not satisfied if a dog isn't put to
death after a designation
of «potentially dangerous» or «vicious».
After Euthanasia
After an
animal is injected with sodium pentobarbital solution,
death must be verified by multiple methods before disposing
of the body.
«One
of the most important pieces here is that people need support to grieve and share about their
animals in a community
of loving peers and have permission to continue their relationship with their pet
after the
death of the physical body,» said Ute.
The use
of pesticides and herbicides to maintain lawns and garden plants may cause serious physical reactions and
death after animals are exposed to them.
Because
of this, the adopter understands that ABR relinquishes responsibility if the boxer should become ill or die
after being released to adopter or should bite, scratch, injure or cause the
death of any person or
animal or cause damage to property
after being released into the adoptive home.
Nathan Winograd says «
After my November debate with PETA's attorney at the University
of Virginia Law School, in which (they) argued that
animals were better off dead and that shelters should do little more than kill them, I argued that they had a right to live and shelters should be more than
death camps.
This comes just months
after news
of the folks at the Dallas
Animal Shelter were indicted for allowing a kitten to live trapped in the walls
of the shelter for several days before it starved to
death and was eventually removed from the wall only
after the dead cat began to stink.
Once dogs and cats are enrolled in the Pawsitive Care program, families have the peace
of mind knowing that the Pet Alliance
of Greater Orlando will accept the
animals after their human's
death or incapacitation, and provide shelter, enrichment, and veterinary care until new homes are found.
While
animal advocacy groups were conspicuously silent about the 10th anniversary
of the Vick bust and the mayhem following since then, Maddie's Fund, a leading player in pit bull advocacy, on April 26, 2017 issued a media release celebrating the 30th birthday
of the mini-schnauzer Maddie, for whom software entrepreneurs Dave and Cheryl Duffield renamed their private foundation
after Maddie's
death in 1997.
The proposals stem from a review initiated in September
after some Micco residents complained to the commission that
animal control mishandled an investigation into the
death of their goats.
Because Larry loved
animals and wanted his generosity to continue
after his
death, he named Northeast
Animal Shelter as the beneficiary
of his IRA account.
The SF SPCA has information on pet health and wellness, stray
animals, feral and community cats and where to get emotional support
after the
death of your pet.
Although some
animals are lucky enough to be adopted
after being surrendered, the tragic fate
of too many is
death.
After Dr. Yin's
death in 2014, her business partners continued her legacy by establishing a low - stress handling curriculum and certification for veterinarians, vet techs, and any other
animal - care professionals who want to learn to handle companion
animals with the least amount
of stress and defensiveness possible.
After ingestion, signs
of poisoning can appear within an hour, with a high probability
of kidney failure and
death if
animals are not treated immediately.
There are a number
of postmortem tests that give reliable and accurate results, and any
animal suspected
of having rabies should have diagnostic testing performed on tissues
after death.