Sentences with phrase «for dog population»

After several unsuccessful attempts to relocate these dogs into government sanctioned dog pounds, Humane Society International (HSI) stepped in to assist with the development of a sustainable solution for dog population management.

What is more, the distribution among these groups was similar across all regions, which suggests «a common origin from a single gene pool for all dog populations,» the authors write.

Not exact matches

In addition to its hiring programs, Dave's Killer Bread provides financial help to area organizations that support ex-cons and other at - risk populations, including Lake Oswego - based Project Pooch, which teaches incarcerated kids to train shelter dogs for adoption, and SE Works, a Portland - based work - force - development program.

What's easy about getting into your car... heading back inside because you forgot your gate key... getting back into the car... adjusting EVERYTHING because your husband drove last... avoiding mass duck / chicken populations on the drive down the driveway... heading out the gate, driving 50 km to the city... taking the dogs for a walk for at least 30 minutes in the city because you can't leave them at home because they eat the furniture... leave the dogs in the car HOPING that you walked them enough so they don't eat the car.

Though he was criticized for the spike in the city's homeless population during his first campaign and dogged by corruption allegations, it was not enough to sway voters.

«Thus, the use of small populations artificially bred for desired traits, such as smaller body size or coat color, may have led to an accumulation of harmful genetic variations in dogs.»

The same was true all along in the Jōmon populations to the north and south, which did not need dogs for hunting.

«The dog is an invaluable model for exploring hereditary copper - storage diseases, and observations made in this study will benefit both canine and human patient populations.»

«Parasitic eye infection poses significant threat to UK dogs, warn experts: And may have implications for other UK animal, human populations.»

Co-author Heidi Parker, a geneticist at NHGRI, says that because humans initially bred dogs for specific traits — say, smaller body size or calm temperament — selection created a population «bottleneck» that narrowed the genetic variation in offspring, leaving them with just a few specific clusters of variable genetic regions.

Throughout their analysis of plague in prairie dogs, they concluded that such diseases may «smolder» unnoticed in a population for years, rather than jump from species to species immediately before an outbreak.

Nonetheless, our work does make clear that population structure and admixture have been a prominent feature of dog evolution for a substantial period of time.

Additional support for population structure comes from the clustering of all the ancient samples within C1 into a sub-haplogroup distinct from that of modern dogs, while it is also noteworthy that non-C haplogroups, including A, are more apparent in Southeast Europe in the archaeological record12.

Considering that the age of the samples provides a time frame (between 7,000 and 5,000 years ago) for CTC to obtain its unique ancestry component, and that the cranium was found next to two individuals associated with the Neolithic Corded Ware culture, we speculate that this component was derived from incoming populations of dogs that accompanied steppe people migrating from the East13.

If one population (for example, B) is kept constant, in this case an ancient dog, then introducing different populations to represent A will provide relative estimates of genetic similarity with B (note this makes no assumptions with regard to the complexity of the demographic history that connects populations A and B).

To rid a canine population of the virus, vets aim to immunize at least 70 % of dogs for several years.

Geneticists have combed the world looking for wolf populations that most closely resemble dogs genetically, and concluded that dogs originated in the Middle East or Southeast Asia.

For 2 years the dog population on Pemba was free of the virus.

This is consistent with recent findings that AMY2B copy number is highest in modern dog populations originating from geographic regions with prehistoric agrarian societies, and lowest from regions where humans did not rely on agriculture for subsistence34 and supports the claim that the expansion occurred after initial domestication (possibly after the migration of dingoes to Australia 3,500 — 5,000 years ago) 34.

As a result, understanding changes in population size for social species — several of which, such as African wild dogs and southern resident killer whales, are endangered — requires understanding of what goes on within groups and how individuals fare when they strike out on their own.

Cre - DOG is also suitable for optogenetic studies, and since cells infected with AAV - Cre - DOG retain normal neuronal function, this system may make optogenetics in specific cell populations even easier.

Dogs spread with them, and thus so for a while dog and human populations developed in geographic isolation for a time.

Get the lowdown on dog illness There's a pretty logical explanation for why dogs don't get sick as frequently as humans: «They aren't confined in high - density populations,» Morgan explained.

ACT's mission is to neuter stray cats and dogs to stop the growth of the population, give medical care to strays when needed and, if possible, find new homes for unwanted stray dogs.

Introducing a world where a «rage» virus has turned the majority of the population into something approaching crazed, rabid dogs, 28 Days Later eventually settles on leaving its audience with a sense of hope for the future.

George Miller's film is an outrageous exploiter drawing intelligently on everything from Death Race 2000 to Straw Dogs for its JG Ballard - ish story about a future where cops and Hell's Angels stage protracted guerrilla warfare around what's left of a hapless civilian population.

It curls around the western shore of a small lake just outside Algonquin Bay, Ontario, providing a pine - scented refuge for affluent families with young children, yuppies fond of canoes and kayaks, and an artful population of chipmunks chased by galumphing dogs.

On February 28, to continue its efforts to reduce the homeless pet population in Tulsa, HST plans to board a record - setting 70 dogs and puppies on PetSmart Charities ® Rescue Waggin» ® vehicle, for their life - saving trip to Boulder, Colorado, where pet overpopulation is non-existent.

Previously, canine influenza A H3N8 virus was identified in U.S. dog populations, although testing suggests the virus responsible for the recent Chicago outbreak is H3N2 similar to the Asian H3N2 virus detected in dogs in parts of Asia since 2007.

The Iowa town, with a population of about 9,874, received the most votes — a total of 133,545 votes — out of the 15 finalists in PetSafe's fourth - annual Bark for Your Park contest, which launched in May to award one U.S. community $ 100,000 and four runner - up communities $ 25,000 each to build a local dog park.

Additionally, due to an exemption from Oklahoma's humane euthanization laws, and a 1990 court decision in Garvin County, it is considered lawful for municipalities with a population fewer than 10,000 to euthanize dogs and cats by shooting.

By piggybacking on rabies vaccination programs, this vaccine could provide population control in places where high - volume surgical sterilization for dogs and cats is still decades away, or even in places where dogs and cats are viewed as vermin and providing medical care to them may not be considered valuable.

For more than half the population, being able to visit with a therapy dog in the airport would ease the burden of missing a pet at home.

Local farmers were searching for a dog that could help control rodent population.

Spaying or Neutering Your Puppy Offers Many Health Benefits Dogs not intended for breeding should be spayed or neutered, not only for health reasons but to keep pet population down.

There are fewer stray dog populations now than in previous decades, and the need for the iconic town dog catcher has been reduced to almost nil.

Author and artist, Lisa Begin Kruysman, has resurrected the NDW to encourage pet population control through spay / neuter (S / N) and novel models for housing shelter dogs.

About 15 million of the national human population of 23 million people live in the intensely urbanized Taipei area, at the extreme north of the island nation, where most of the dogs and cats are pets, or are descended from lost or abandoned pets, in an environment affording some suitable habitat for feral cats, but little or none for street dogs.

The main reason for spaying dogs is that it reduces the pet population.

Many non-profit organizations will train and supply dogs for veterans but there is a huge population who can also benefit from these dogs such as people who have suffered traumatic events in their life or others who have been emotionally abused.

Removal of a significant number of dogs from the breeding population could be very bad for the Boxer dog breed.

Since the presence of yeast in a dog is normal, an infection typically occurs when some other part of the body is weakened — for example if the population of «friendly» bacteria in your dog's digestive tract is low.

For total control it is probably advisable to initiate a programme using both types of product, particularly if you have a dog which is hypersensitive to flea bites, i.e. an integrated control strategy should be adopted — just killing the adult flea population by treating the dog will not resolve the problem.

The group's goals include developing a low - cost spay / neuter program for cats and dogs, monitoring the health of the feral cat and dog population and providing care, and educating the public to the benefits of spaying and neutering.

Shelters that become over-crowded then have «sales» or give these unsuitable dogs away for free which is, in my opinion, more dangerous than releasing mosquitos with the zika virus into an urban population or sarin gas into a subway.

Spaying and neutering is typically done as a prevention for population explosion / unwanted dogs and to prevent health issues such as cancers (experts are now question the validity of this belief.).

Puppies may be screened for the mutation and over a few generations, mutation negative puppies may be selected to replace the mutation positive parent and gradually decrease the number of mutation positive dogs in the population.

Since in many places pit bulls make up 30 - 50 % of the shelter population, and are less likely to be considered for placement than any other breed, guessing that 25 % of those dogs killed is a reasonable estimate.

A group called Working Dogs for Conservation, use canines to sniff out animal and plant populations so researchers can monitor and preserve them — an eco-variation on drug - and bomb - sniffing dDogs for Conservation, use canines to sniff out animal and plant populations so researchers can monitor and preserve them — an eco-variation on drug - and bomb - sniffing dogsdogs.

The SPCA LL is asking the population for financial help for part of the food and vet fees for these dogs during their stay in Val - Morin.»