Sentences with phrase «negative effects on animals»

We have no way of knowing what kinds of long term effects they will produce in humans, but they certainly seem to have negative effects on animals based on some studies.

Excess noise in the environment from sources such as traffic can have negative effects on animals that rely on sound to communicate and get information about their surroundings.

Direct physical benefits of stress reduction include lowering circulating cortisol levels, which have a negative effect on animals» immune systems and their ability to fight off infection.

The task force felt that this had a negative effect on animal control's ability to respond to other types of violations.

Not exact matches

Also, the dye they would use is similar to the dye used in ink packs to secure money at the bank, and the poison would be one designed to kill parasites, neither of which have negative side effects on the rhino or other animals in its ecosystem.

Not only do the animals suffer from this cruel trade but it also has serious negative effects on the environment, contributing to climate change, pollution and water contamination.

That would have a negative effect on the wellbeing of the animals.

Furthermore, he said, the shrinking range of pikas is just one example of the negative effects of global warming on plant and animal species around the world.

Therefore, climate change may have a more negative effect on the biological diversity of animals than previously assumed,» says Schleuning, and he adds, «A consideration of biotic interactions between animals and plants is therefore important for predicting the impacts of climate change on biodiversity.»

Additional confirmation was given by another animal study showing more negative effects of androgens on glycemic control, BP, and endothelial and vascular response to endothelin - 1, thromboxane or NO (327).

But overall, plant protein does not appear to have any sort of negative effect on health, whereas animal protein has clearly been shown to lead to increased risk of heart disease, cancer, type II diabetes, etc..

Numerous animal studies have linked many of the more than 24,000 toxins that exist in our environment to negative health effects on the following systems:

«Proponents of grain - free diets look for the studies that show the negative effect of excessive refined grains and then apply it to all grains, or they use research on the potential adverse effect of genetically modified wheat on lab animals and then make sweeping generalizations about the adverse effect of all wheat on people,» says Katz.

Exposure to pesticides and fungicides have been proven to cause negative short - term or long - term effects on the environment and the health of animals and humans, especially in the reproductive, endocrine and central nervous systems.

So far, there have been no official scientific studies done on GMO's and humans, but some reports about negative effects these foods have had on animals is downright scary.

If we equate de facto ketogenic diets with high - protein diets (which is not always correct) then the risks proposed by critics of this type of dietary approach are essentially those of possible kidney damage due to high levels of nitrogen excretion during protein metabolism, which can cause an increase in glomerular pressure and hyperfiltration.12 There is not wide agreement between studies; however, some infer the possibility of renal damage from animal studies, 99, 100 whereas others, looking at both animal models, meta - analyses and human studies, propose that even high levels of protein in the diet do not damage renal function.101, 102 In subjects with intact renal function, higher dietary protein levels caused some functional and morphological adaptations without negative effects.103 There may actually be renal - related effects, but on blood pressure rather than morphological damage.

Unfortunately, studies by the American Animal Hospital Association reveal that nearly two - thirds of pet owners do no provide their pets with veterinary - recommended dental care This is alarming considering the negative effect that poor oral hygiene can have on the health (and happiness) of dogs and cats.

As dental disease and infection not only affects your animal's mouth, causing pain, discomfort and loss of appetite, it can also have a negative effect on your pet's vital organs.

«someone who accumulates a large number of animals; fails to provide minimal standards of nutrition, sanitation and veterinary care; and fails to act on the deteriorating condition of the animals (including disease, starvation and even death) or the environment (severe overcrowding, extremely unsanitary conditions), or the negative effect of the collection on their own health and well - being and on that of other household members.»

People think that their little puppy comes from an animal that has been socialized for thousands of years, so how could this have any negative effect on them.

In opposition are animal advocates including the British singer Morrissey who are appalled at the rhetoric of a war on cats and promote nonlethal methods of controlling the negative effects of cats as being more effective and humane.

Please note that these devices are not animal - specific and may also have a negative effect on other animals in the area.

Given that a number of other animal control programs and regulatory changes were implemented during the study period, separating out the effects of a single program may be impossible... Data were not collected on how many adoptable versus nonadoptable cats were impounded, so it was not possible specifically to assess changes in outcomes for feral cats, only changes in overall cat outcomes... it can be stated that the implementation of sterilization of feral cats as part of a TNR program did not result in negative changes.

But as an industry, we are all subject to indirect effects — both positive and negative — of laws on our ability to connect prospective pet owners with their ideal companion animals.

Even when an MSN law seems to have a positive effect on one aspect of animal welfare, it may have a negative effect on another.

Those papers take nothing into account regarding disease, pestilence, late frosts, variability in pollination, changing migration patterns of birds and other animals that can have both positive (fertilizer, elimination of pests) and negative (foraging) effects on the growth of the trees.

The effects on the world around us are also negative — excessive use of water, sewage lagoons that pollute ground water and dead zones in the ocean from animal waste.

Because polar bears depend on a habitat that literally melts as temperatures rise, these animals are iconic symbols of the negative effects of AGW.»

Our mission is to educate the public on the positive effects of additional atmospheric CO2 and help prevent the inadvertent negative impact to human, plant and animal life if we reduce CO2.

Animals exposed to enriched environments high in stimulation have been shown to display increased hippocampal cell proliferation and neurogenesis compared with those reared in relative deprivation.7 Poverty represents a form of human deprivation that may parallel this animal model, raising the question of whether low levels of stimulation and relative psychosocial neglect associated with poverty have a similar negative effect on human brain development.