You can see some of
the breeds participating in the research and the grants that have been given as well.
Not exact matches
Dr. Ness has a diverse animal background including training field
bred gundogs with her family, working as a zoo keeper, and
participating in a grant funded field
research study on wild ring - tailed lemurs
in southern Madagascar.
Working with parent clubs, CHIC provides an important resource for breeders and owners of
participating purebred dogs to
research and maintain information on the health issues prevalent
in specific
breeds.
If your
breed has a small population, consistent contributions to the repository over time can amass enough samples for your
breed to
participate in research projects.
The dogs, though they do not know it, are
participating in an ambitious, $ 32 million
research project that researchers hope will yield insights into the causes of cancers and other diseases common to goldens, other
breeds and maybe even humans.
Each
breed has a national club that hosts an annual show for that
breed only, maintains the
breed standard,
participates in breed rescue, and raises money to support
breed health
research.
CHIC, working with
participating parent clubs, provides a resource for breeders and owners of purebred dogs to
research and maintain information on the health issues prevalent
in specific
breeds by establishing a recommended protocol for
breed specific health screening and recognizing dogs tested
in accordance with that protocol
To support and
participate in the efforts of the ECSCA to continually assess the health and longevity of the
breed through testing, health surveys, and
research support;
I have friends that
participate in pit bull rescue (homeowners, not renters), and I understand the problems they face, but I also have
researched why insurance companies have
breed restrictions, and the liability risk seems real enough for concern.