If you haven’t seen this yet, you should. Apparently it is a lot more active than was suspected.
Month: October 2005
Don’t eat bats…
The animal reservoir of SARS has just been discovered by two medical teams: the Chinese horseshoe bat (not the civet cat or raccoon dog, which had previously been suspected). Apparently the Chinese penchant for eating ANYTHING, however weird or endangered, has bitten them back. It may make for an interesting cuisine, but is not always …
Animals and Government
I am always amazed how, as society becomes more complex, it inevitably seems to want to control not only your life but your animals. Various reasons may be given– animal welfare, neighbors complaints, disease (“Mad Cow”, SARS, Avian Flu). But the end result is virtually always to confiscate, prohibit, even kill “uncontrolled” and unpopular animals,. …