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Killylea (/ k ɪ l iː ˈ l eɪ /; from Irish Coillidh Léith 'grey forest') is a small village and townland in Northern Ireland. It is within the Armagh City and District Council area. The village is set on a hill, with St Mark's Church of Ireland , built in 1832, at its summit.
The Integrated Opisthorchiasis Control Program, commonly known as the "Lawa Project", located in Khon Kaen Province, Thailand, is an effort to reduce chronic infection by the Southeast Asian liver fluke (Opisthorchis viverrini) among the native peoples of Isan (Thai: อีสาน; RTGS: isan), the northeast region of Thailand. [1]
In 1996, ASPCA acquired the Animal Poison Control Center from the University of Illinois. [12] In 2013, the ASPCA made a $25 million commitment to assist at-risk animals and pet owners in the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area, including a fully subsidized spay/neuter facility in South Los Angeles operated by the ASPCA and a campaign to ...
Alberta, Canada is one of the few non-island places in the world that is free of brown rats. [2] Since the early 1950s, the Government of Alberta has operated a rat-control program, which has been so successful that only isolated instances of wild rat sightings are reported, usually of rats arriving in the province aboard trucks or by rail.
Concern for animal welfare resurges in the 1950s, resulting in the federal Humane Slaughter Act [10] and the Animal Welfare Act. [11] 1966-2016: Intensive animal agriculture continues to grow, with the number of land animals slaughtered for food in the U.S. growing from 2.4 billion in 1965 to 9.2 billion in 2015. [12]
The Humane Society of the United States runs a deer birth control program, but it is experimental; it may not be cost-effective in the long run. [2] [3] [needs update] It may cost $300 [3] to $1000 [2] per deer. One contraceptive vaccine used is porcine zona pellucida (PZP), or derivatives.
Animal Control Officers are in the field to assist animals and people in need in all five boroughs. ACC's Field Operations respond to calls from the public regarding animals that are in need of rescue, pose a threat to public safety, stray dogs, and injured dogs and cats that need extra help.
According to The Herald-Mail, the goal of the filing was to "compel the animal control group to comply with state law which states it is a crime to withhold necessary medical care to an animal." [14] The county filed a motion to dismiss the petition, stating: "Alley Cat Allies does not seek a legal remedy; it seeks publicity and donations. The ...