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1. Animal Agriculture
Related Fact Sheets:
Animal Experimentation and Xenotransplantation
Fishing and Marine Issues
The Fur Industry
Websites:
"2006 North American E. coli outbreak." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 18 February 2009.
Web: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_United_States_E._coli_outbreak
Permanent link: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2006_North_American_E._coli_outbreak&oldid=271540983
"Abolition of battery cages in EU-25." The Poultry Site
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5fKWoS3V3
"Animal Products." United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service. 26 April 2012.
Web: http://www.ers.usda.gov/Browse/view.aspx?subject=AnimalProducts
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/67JfjCX1d
"Appropriate Planned Vegetarian Diets Are Healthful, May Help in Disease Prevention and Treatment, Says American Dietetic Association." Eat Right. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 1 July 2009.
Web: http://www.eatright.org/Media/content.aspx?id=1233&terms=vegetarian+position+paper
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/67JWww5fF
"Aquaculture — new opportunities and a cause for hope." Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Web: http://www.fao.org/focus/e/fisheries/aqua.htm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5fKWx0JWo
"Cattle ranching is encroaching on forests in Latin America: Causing severe environmental degradation," Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Rome, 2005.
Web: http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2005/102924/index.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5fKXVs7ny
Delgado, Christopher, et al., “Livestock to 2020: The Next Food Revolution” (IFPR/FAO/ILRI, 1999)
Web: http://www.ifpri.org/2020/dp/dp28.pdf
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5fKXf9tsp
Emerson, Craig. "Aquaculture Impacts on the Environment," 1999.
Web: http://www.csa.com/discoveryguides/aquacult/overview.php
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5fKXxYsMO
"Injury and Injustice—America's Poultry Industry." United Food and Commercial Workers Union.
Web: www.ufcw.org/press_room/fact_sheets_and_backgrounder/poultryindustry_.cfm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5xSDjTHP4
Jamieson, Dave. "USDA Poultry Plant Proposal Could Allow Plants To Speed Up Processing Lines, Stirring Concern For Workers." The Huffington Post. 20 April 2012.
Web: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/19/usda-poultry-inspections-workers_n_1438390.html
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Kirby, David. "Swine Flu Outbreak — Nature Biting Back at Industrial Animal Production?" The Huffington Post. 25 April 2009.
Web: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-kirby/swine-flu-outbreak----nat_b_191408.html
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"Livestock's Long Shadow: environmental issues and options." Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Rome, 2006.
Web: http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/a0701e/a0701e00.htm
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McMichael, Anthony J. et al. "Food, livestock production, energy, climate change, and health." The Lancet, 2007; 370: 1253–63. (Summary)
Web: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(07)61256-2/abstract
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"Putting Meat on the Table: Industrial Farm Animal Production in America." Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production, Final Report, April 29, 2008.
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5fKYdmoQM
"Vegetarian Diets." American Heart Association.
Web: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/NutritionCenter/Vegetarian-Diets_UCM_306032_Article.jsp
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/67JiDxsWk
"Vegetarian Starter Kit." Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), Washington, DC
Web: http://www.pcrm.org/pdfs/health/vsk.pdf
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/67JhThuPP
"World – Livestock Production – Number of Animals Slaughtered."
GLIPHA: Global Livestock Production and Health Atlas, KIDS (Key Indicator Data
System). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. December,
2009.
Web:
http://kids.fao.org/glipha/
2. Animal Experimentation and Xenotransplantation
Related Fact Sheet:
Humane Science Projects
Related Lesson Plan:
Learning About Life?
Books:
Bekoff, Marc. The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy—and Why They Matter. Novato, CA: New World Library, 2008.
Greek, C. Ray and Jean Swingle Greek. Specious Science: How Genetics and Evolution Reveal Why Medical Research on Animals Harms Humans. New York: Continuum, 2002.
Greek, C. Ray and Jean Swingle Greek. Sacred Cows and Golden Geese: The Human Cost of Experiments on Animals. New York: Continuum, 2002.
Websites:
Anderegg, Christopher, et al. A Critical Look at Animal Experimentation. Medical Research Modernization Committee, 2006.
Web: http://www.mrmcmed.org/Critcv.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5hBjdYQSL
Brody, Jane E. "PERSONAL HEALTH; A Price to Pay as Autopsies Lose Favor." The New York Times, 9 January 2001.
Web: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/09/health/personal-health-a-price-to-pay-as-autopsies-lose-favor.html
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Choinski, Elizabeth. "Animal Testing Alternatives: Online Resources." Science and Technology Sources on the Internet. University of Mississippi Libraries. Summer 2000.
Web: http://www.istl.org/00-summer/internet.html
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"Dangerous Prescription: A Dirty Dozen." PBS: Frontline. 2003.
Web: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/prescription/etc/dozen.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5nNKZ4QRa
EPA Office of the Science Advisor. "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Strategic Plan for Evaluating the Toxicity of Chemicals." EPA/100/K-09/001, March 2009
Web: http://www.epa.gov/osa/spc/toxicitytesting/docs/toxtest_strategy_032309.pdf
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"EU bans cosmetic testing on animals." Marie Claire. 12 March 2009.
Web: http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/b/marie-claire/7455/eu-bans-cosmetic-testing-on-animals/
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5hBjmQPGa
Gentleman, Amelia and Andrew Osborn. "Secret French move to block animal-testing ban." The Guardian. 19 August 2003.
Web: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2003/aug/19/eu.businessofresearch
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Gruber, Franz P. and David G. Dewhurst. "Alternatives to Animal Experimentation in Biomedical Education." ALTEX (Johns Hopkins, Alternatives to Animal Experiments) 21, Suppl. 1/04, 26 November 2004.
Web: http://www.altex.ch/resources/gruberdewhurst_suppl_2004.pdf
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"List of withdrawn drugs." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 29 September 2009.
Web: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_withdrawn_drugs
Permanent link: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_withdrawn_drugs&oldid=316903418
Lister, Sam. "Animal experiments could end in a generation." Animal Earth Human: Helping humans see animals in society. 5 June 2009.
Web: http://www.animalearthhuman.org/wordpress/?p=316
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/67JjNtU5d
"New EU rules on animal testing ban use of apes." The Independent. 12 September 2010.
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/64Uyqsyzf
Nickerson, Colin. "Are the lab rat's days numbered?" The Boston Globe, 30 March 2009.
Web: http://www.boston.com/business/healthcare/articles/2009/03/30/are_the_lab_rats_days_numbered/
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5hBjsOJvC
"Psychological Experiments." Concern for Helping Animals in Israel (CHAI).
Web: http://www.chai-online.org/en/compassion/experiment_psychological.htm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5nNKkHo1n
Roy, S., Miller, C. T., Gottsch, D., & Wang, X. (2011). Vocal control by the common marmoset in the presence of interfering noise. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 214 (21), 3619-3629.
Sharpe, Robert. "101 Misleading Results From Vivisection."
International Association Against Painful Experiments on Animals (IAAPEA)
Web:
http://www.iaapea.com/101.php
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"V-Frog: Virtual Frog Dissection." A Tacitus Technologies White Paper. 2007
Web: http://www.tactustech.com/products/vfrog/documents/V-Frog-White-Paper.pdf
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West, Larry. "Does Classroom Dissection Deplete Species, Encourage Cruelty to Animals?" About.com.
Web: http://environment.about.com/od/biodiversityconservation/a/dissection.htm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5hBjuahqg
"What's Wrong With Xeno?" The Campaign for Responsible Transplantation (CRT). 2000.
Web: http://www.crt-online.org/wrong.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5xBQ1mIy8
"Xenotransplantation" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 17 February 2011.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenotransplantation
Permanent link: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Xenotransplantation&oldid=414464571
3. Animals in Entertainment
Books:
Green, Alan. Animal Underworld: Inside America's Black Market for Rare and Exotic Species. New York: PublicAffairs, 1999.
Hediger, Heini. The Psychology and Behaviour of Animals in Zoos and Circuses. New York: Dover, 1992.
Jensen, Derrick. Thought to Exist in the Wild: Awakening from the Nightmare of Zoos. Santa Cruz, CA: No Voice Unheard, 2007.
Johnson, William M. The Rose-Tinted Menagerie: A History of Animals in Entertainment, from Ancient Rome to the 20th Century. United Kingdom: Heretic Books, Ltd. Iridescent Publishing, 1994.
Websites:
"10 facts about zoos." Captive Animals Protection Society (CAPS). 3 March 2010.
Web: http://www.captiveanimals.org/news/2010/03/10-facts-about-zoos
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/67JnViC5f
"Animals Are Not Ours for Entertainment." Circuses.com
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5fKYlb8tJ
"Animals in Entertainment: Cruel Spectacles." Born Free USA.
Web: http://www.bornfreeusa.org/a1_entertainment.php
PDF: cruel_spectacles.pdf (provided here with permission from the copyright holder)
"Animals in Entertainment." DawnWatch.
Web: http://www.dawnwatch.com/entertainment.htm
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Berens, Michael J. "Portland's baby elephant belongs to traveling show." The Seattle Times. 4 December 2012.
Web: http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019822187_elephants04m.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/6DCZ0lCYi
"Circus Myths." Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
Web: http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/circuses_entertainment/facts/circus_myths.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/674NeBayv
CITES (The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Speces of Wild Fauna and Flora)
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5fKZAhhzh
"Dolphin drive hunting." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 18 April 2011.
Web: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin_drive_hunting
Permanent link: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dolphin_drive_hunting&oldid=424674398
"Entertainment Animals—History, U.S. Legislation and Regulation, Circuses, Movies and Television, Zoos." Library Index.
Web: http://www.libraryindex.com/pages/261/Entertainment-Animals.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5fKZFVxcs
"Horse Racing." Animal Aid.
Web: http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/CAMPAIGNS/horse/ALL///
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5fKZM3iGI
"Horse Racing—the Horror Behind the Glamour." Concern for Helping Animals in Israel (CHAI).
Web: http://www.chai-online.org/en/compassion/entertainment_racing.htm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5fKZQk08c
"Is it morally wrong to keep animals in zoos?" BBC Home.
Web: http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/ethics/animals/using/entertainment_1.shtml
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Lewan, Todd (AP). "Gorilla heart disease deaths puzzling zoos." Los Angeles Times. 9 April 2008.
Web: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2008/04/gorilla-heart-d.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5ic3ACNU5
"Marine Mammals in Captivity." Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). 25 September 2009.
Web: http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/captive_marine/facts/marine_captivity.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5y2ntWXAm
"Marine pollution" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 15 April 2011.
Web: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_pollution
Permanent link: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marine_pollution&oldid=424131501
McGee, K., Lanier, J. L. and Grandin, T. "Characterization of horses at auctions and in slaughter plants." Colorado State University: Equine Extension. 2001.
Web: http://equineextension.colostate.edu/content/view/162/57/
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"The Plight of Marine Mammals: The Case Against Captivity."
Web: http://www.idausa.org/campaigns/marine/captivity.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5y2ny5Mpu
"Rodeos—the Brutal Reality." Concern for Helping Animals in Israel (CHAI).
Web: http://www.chai-online.org/en/compassion/entertainment_rodeos.htm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5fKZk4Zeb
4. Companion Animals
Related Fact Sheets:
Animals in Entertainment
Fishing and Marine Issues
Books and Periodical Articles:
Ascione, Frank R. and Phil Arkow. Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, and Animal Abuse: Linking the Circles of Compassion for Prevention and Intervention. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press, 1999.
Ascione, Frank R. Children and Animals: Exploring the Roots of Kindness. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press, 2005.
Bilger, Burkhard. "Swamp Things: Florida's Uninvited Predators." The New Yorker. 20 April 2009.
Olmert, Meg Daley. Made for Each Other: The Biology of the Human-Animal Bond. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2009.
Thurston, Mary Elizabeth. The Lost History of the Canine Race: Our 15,000 Year Love Affair with Dogs. New York: Avon Books, 1997.
Websites:
"Common Dangers for Cats and Dogs." Concern for Helping Animals in Israel.
Web: http://www.chai-online.org/en/companion/caring_dangers.htm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5g5eBUhsi
Deaton, Christiane. "Humanizing Prisons with Animals: A Closer Look at 'Cell Dogs' and Horse Programs in Correctional Institutions." Journal of Correctional Education, March 2005.
Web: http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Publications/abstract.aspx?ID=209636 (Abstract)
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/65KOjm4rV (Abstract)
Greene, Gina. "Kids' best friends: Pets help prevent allergies." CNN.com, 28 August 2002.
Web: http://archives.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/parenting/08/27/kid.pet.allergies/index.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5hGZCuzts
Hirst, K. Kris. "Dog History: How Were Dogs Domesticated?" About.com.
Web: http://archaeology.about.com/od/domestications/qt/dogs.htm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5g5e4AdyO
"Human-Animal Bond Resource Center: Health Benefits of Animals," Delta Society.
Web: http://www.deltasociety.org/Page.aspx?pid=315
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5g5eCrIqf
Kotulak, Ronald. Kotulak, Ronald. "Scientists find cleanliness could lead way—to asthma." Chicago Tribune, 19 September 2002.
Web: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2002-09-19/news/0209190314_1_asthma-endotoxin-immune-system
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/67Jo4kMjD
"Living with a House Rabbit." House Rabbit Society.
Web: http://www.rabbit.org/care/hrsbroGray.pdf
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5gOmeaeyl
Mlot, Christine. "Stalking the Ancient Dog: Man's best friend may go way back." Science News Online, 28 June 1997.
Web: http://www.sciencenews.org/sn_arc97/6_28_97/bob1.htm
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Ownby, Dennis R., Christine Cole Johnson, and Edward L. Peterson. "Exposure to Dogs and Cats in the First Year of Life and Risk of Allergic Sensitization at 6 to 7 Years of Age." JAMA. August 2002; 288: 963-972.
Web: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/288/8/963
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"Pet." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 28 April 2009.
Web: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet
Permanent link: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pet&oldid=286749824
Pickrell, John. "Oldest Known Pet Cat? 9,500-Year-Old Burial Found on Cyprus." National Geographic News, 8 April 2004.
Web: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/04/0408_040408_oldestpetcat.html
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"Puppy Mills." The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).
25 January 2012.
Web:
http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/puppy_mills/
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Summers, Kathleen. "Pet Mills Churn Out More Than Puppies." Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), October, 2008.
Web: http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/puppy_mills/facts/pet_mills.html
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"Why Spay/Neuter Is Crucial." Concern for Helping Animals in Israel.
Web: http://www.chai-online.org/en/companion/overpopulation_sn_crucial.htm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5gOojMOki
5. Emotions (CHART)
Parrott, W. G., ed. Emotions in Social Psychology, Philadelphia: Psychology Press, 2001 — as cited on the following websites:
"Basic emotions." ChangingMinds.org.
Web: http://changingminds.org/explanations/emotions/basic emotions.htm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5xJYPD54y
"List of emotions." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 12 March 2011.
Web: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_emotions
Permanent link: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_emotions&oldid=418529513)
6. Farmed Animal Sentience and Intelligence
"Scientific Papers on Animal Sentience." Compassion in World Farming Trust.
Web: http://www.ciwf.org.uk/animal_sentience/science/research/scientific_papers/default.aspx
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5xna91D2o
Turner, Jacky. Stop – Look – Listen: Recognizing the Sentience of Farm Animals. Compassion in World Farming Trust. Updated version: 2006.
Web: http://www.ciwf.org.uk/includes/documents/cm_docs/2008/s/stop_look_listen_2006.pdf
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7. Fishing and Marine Issues
"A Fine Kettle of Fish." Baywatch.com, from EarthTalk, E/The Environmental Magazine. 6 April 2008.
Web: http://bayweekly.com/old-site/year08/issuexvi15/earthtalkxvi15.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/67Jrz7O6Q
"Banned Chemicals Found in Popular Nutritional Supplement." Greenpeace. 21 February 2007.
Web: http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/news/banned-chemicals-found-in-popu
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5fKeYQRXE
"Brian Skerry reveals ocean's glory — and horror." TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design). Filmed April 2010; Posted June 2010 (video).
Web: http://www.ted.com/talks/brian_skerry_reveals_ocean_s_glory_and_horror.html
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Brown, Culum. "Familiarity with the test environment improves escape responses in the crimson spotted rainbowfish, Melanotaenia duboulayi." SpringerLink. 6 November 2000.
Web: http://www.springerlink.com/content/yn3m2eutudgya7ak/ (Click title for Abstract and Preview)
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5fKeeDDXH (Abstract)
Burt de Perera, Theresa. "Fish can encode order in their spatial map." The Royal Society. 24 September 2004.
Web: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=1691836&blobtype=pdf
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5fKelf24u
"Commercial fishing causes dangerous fluctuations in fish populations." Biology News Net. October 20, 2006.
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Fahrenthold, David A. "Man-Made Chemicals May Put Strain on Fish." The Washington Post. 18 March 2008.
Web: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/17/AR2008031702506_pf.html
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"FDA Warns Women of Seafood Dangers." About.com: US Government Info.
Web: http://usgovinfo.about.com/cs/consumer/a/fdaonfish.htm
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Kirby, Alex. "Aquaria 'risk to tropical fish.'" BBC News. 30 September 2003.
Web: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3151384.stm
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"Longline Fishing Threatens Seabirds and Other Marine Life." Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).
Web: http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/fisheries/facts/longline_fishing_marine_life.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/674NiP6wr
"Marine Protected Areas." Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC).
Web: http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-4524
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/67K336FdX
"Mercury Contamination in Fish: Know Where It's Coming From." Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
Web: http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/mercury/sources.asp
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Osborne, Darren. "Three-second fish memory 'rubbish'." ABC Science. 14 January 2010.
Web: http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2010/01/14/2792407.htm
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"Summary of the Chemicals of Concern Found in Fish: San Francisco Bay Pilot Study, 1994." California OEHHA: Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.
Web: http://oehha.ca.gov/fish/nor_cal/sfpilot.html
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University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences. "What's In The Water? Estrogen-like Chemicals Found In Fish Caught In Pittsburgh's Rivers, USA." ScienceDaily. 17 April 2007.
Web: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070417114749.htm
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Weise, Elizabeth, "Mercury found in all fish caught in U.S.-tested streams." USA TODAY. 19 August 2009.
Web: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-08-19-fish-mercury_N.htm
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Yue, Stephanie. "An HSUS Report: Fish and Pain Perception." Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). 2 December 2008.
Web: http://www.humanesociety.org/assets/pdfs/farm/hsus-fish-and-pain-perception.pdf
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Yue, Stephanie. "An HSUS Report: The Welfare of Farmed Fish at Slaughter." Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). 6 January 2008.
Web: http://www.humanesociety.org/assets/pdfs/farm/hsus-the-welfare-of-farmed-fish-at-slaughter.pdf
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8. Food Chains and Webs
Kimball, John. "Food Chains." Kimball's Biology Pages. 2008.
Web: http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/F/FoodChains.html
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9. The Fur Industry
Related Fact Sheet:
Hunting and Trapping
Books:
Nadeau, Chantal. Fur Nation: From the Beaver to Brigitte Bardot. London: Routledge, 2001.
Preece, Rod and Lorna Chamberlain. Animal Welfare and Human Values. Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1993.
Prentice, Arthur. A Candid View of the Fur Industry. Bewdley, Ontario: Clay Publishing, 1976.
Websites:
"About the Canadian Seal Hunt." Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
Web: http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/seal_hunt/facts/about_seal_hunt.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/674NnWxPz
"Cat & Dog Fur Facts." In Defense of Animals (IDA)
Web: http://www.idausa.org/facts/catdogfur.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/67L7t9jJO
CITES (The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)
Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade (CAFT)
"Fur." Concern for Helping Animals in Israel (CHAI)
Web: http://www.chai-online.org/en/compassion/clothes_fur.htm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5fLgxOyT0
Fur Free Alliance
Web: http://www.infurmation.com
Fur Information Council of America
Web: http://www.fur.org
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5fLh9QXLJ
"Fur Trade." Global Action Network
Web: http://www.gan.ca/campaigns/fur+trade/index.en.html
Archived by WebCite®:
Galbraith, Kate. "Back in Style: The Fur Trade" New York Times, December 24, 2006.
Web: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/24/business/yourmoney/24fur.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5xSHRSoIQ
"How Do Fur Animals Die?" Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
Web: http://www.humanesociety.org/assets/pdfs/WILD_How_Do_Fur_Animals_Die.pdf
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/674QNV3S4
Jowit, Juliette and Soldal, Hildegunn. "It's the new sport for tourists: killing baby seals." guardian.co.uk. 3 October 2004.
Web: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/oct/03/environment.conservation
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5fLhq1Mkm
Mayer, Eric. "Native American History: The Fur Trade"
Web: http://emayzine.com/lectures/furtrade.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5fLhxXhUn
"Pagophilus groenlandicus—Harp Seal." MarineBio
Web: http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=302
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Peterson, Lesley A. "Detailed Discussion of Fur Animals and Fur Production." Animal Legal & Historical Center, Michigan State University College of Law. 2010.
Web: http://www.animallaw.info/articles/ddusfur.htm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/67KrhFcxE
"Questions and Answers about Fur" Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
Web: http://www.humanesociety.org/assets/pdfs/WILD_Questions_and_Answers_about_Fur.pdf
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/674Ntltmg
"Seal Hunt Facts." Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
Web: http://www.seashepherd.org/seals/seal-hunt-facts.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5fLiNZP2y
"Seal hunting." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 27 February 2009.
Web: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_hunting
Permanent link: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seal_hunting&oldid=277739776
"UNANIMOUS VOTE — EU ANNOUNCES BAN ON CAT AND DOG FUR." Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). 19 June 2007.
Web: http://www.humanesociety.org/assets/pdfs/EU_Release.pdf
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/674NqdTSK
"Why commercial sealing is cruel." International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).
Web: http://www.ifaw.org/us/our-work/seals/why-commercial-sealing-cruel
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/67K3a8ZWJ
10.
Hidden Animal Ingredients
11. Human Impact on the Natural Environment
Related Fact Sheets:
Animal Agriculture
Animal Experimentation and Xenotransplantation
Animals in Entertainment
Companion Animals
Books:
Benyus, Janine M. Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature. New York: Harper Perennial, 2002.
Garlough, Donna, Wendy Gordon, and Seth Bauer. Green Guide: The Complete Reference for Consuming Wisely. New York: Random House and National Geographic, 2008.
Gladwell, Malcolm. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference. New York: Back Bay Books, 2002.
Wuerthner, George, ed. The Wildfire Reader: A Century of Failed Forest Policy. Sausalito, CA: Foundation for Deep Ecology, 2006.
Websites:
Biello, David. "Corals Face Catastrophic Bleaching." Scientific American podcast. 12 September 2010.
Web: http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=corals-face-catastrophic-bleaching-10-09-13
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/6Ekm2t5Xc
Biello, David. "Rising Temperatures Could Cook Coral to Death." RSN (Reader Supported News). 4 February 12.
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/6Ekm0KFzV
"Causes of rainforest destruction." Save the Rainforest.
Web: http://www.savetherainforest.org/savetherainforest_006.htm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5fwdg7i6z
"Climate change and developing countries." World Resources Institute.
Web: http://archive.wri.org/page.cfm?id=1284&z=?
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5fwdiB7Al
"Coral reef fish danger." BBC Worldwide: The Blue Planet TV Series.
Web: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbN161yBBGA
"Green Guide for Everyday Living." National Geographic.
Web: http://www.thegreenguide.com/
"Human Well-Being." The Environmental Literacy Council, 2008.
Web: http://www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php/1502.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5fwdjZrht
Leonard, Annie. The Story of Stuff. Washington, D.C.: Free Range Studios, December 2007.
Web: http://www.storyofstuff.com/movies-all/story-of-stuff/
(20-minute video about the impact of products on the natural environment at every stage of their lifecycle)
Lindsey, Rebecca. "Tropical Deforestation." NASA. March 30, 2007
Web: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Deforestation/
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5fwdlC83GG
"Pesticides in the United States." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 29 April 2012.
Web: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesticides_in_the_United_States
Permanent link: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pesticides_in_the_United_States&oldid=489763409
"Population and Human Resources." UN Documents: Gathering a Body of Global Agreements
Web: http://www.un-documents.net/ocf-04.htm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5fwdr2ehg
"Reefs in Danger." 12 November 2001.
Web: http://www.riverdeep.net/current/2001/11/111201_reefs.jhtml
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5fwdsabJd
Yang, Sarah. "Climate change blamed for dead trees in Africa." UC Berkeley News Center. 12 December 2011.
Web: http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/12/climate-change-kills-trees-in-africa/
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/6Ekm89WKf
"Zipper's Green Tips." National Geographic Kidss.
Web: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Stories/SpaceScience/Green-tips
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5g0UIeTK00
12. Humane Science Projects and Alternatives to Dissection
Related Fact Sheet:
Animal Experimentation and Xenotransplantation
Related Lesson Plan:
A Change of Heart
Learning About Life?
{whatever new lesson plans Rae is writing about animal experimentation might belong here too}
Books:
Ecology Projects: Ideas and Practicals for the Journal of Biological Education. London: Institute of Biology, 1992.
Hairston, R. The Responsible Use of Animals in Biology Classrooms, Including Alternatives to Dissection. Reston, Virginia: National Association of Biology Teachers, 1990.
Hancock, J.M. Biology is Outdoors! A Comprehensive Resource for Studying School Environments. Portland, Maine: J. Weston Walch Education, 1991.
Heintzelman, D.S. The Birdwatcher's Activity Book. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 1983.
Humane Biology Projects. Animal Welfare Institute, 1977. (Out of print, but may be available in some libraries.)
Ogilvie, D.M., and R.H. Stinson. Discoveries in Biology: Nondestructive Investigations with Living Animals. Toronto: Copp Clark Pitman Ltd., 1992.
Schwartz, S. (ed.). Humane Science Projects Manual: Grades Pre-Kindergarten through Eight. United Federation of Teachers: Humane Education Committee. 1992.
Schwartz, S. (ed.). Humane Science Projects Manual: Grades Six through Twelve. United Federation of Teachers: Humane Education Committee, 1992.
Websites:
Ascione, Frank. "The Roots of Cruelty and Kindness to Animals and Others." 1994
Web: http://www.chai-online.org/en/humane/humane_ascione_i.htm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5uf7Jnfyp
"Comparative Studies of Student Performance: Studies Demonstrating Superior Teaching Effectiveness of Humane Teaching Methods." Animallearn.
Web: http://www.animalearn.org/img/pdf/comparativestudies.pdf
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5xSKss6aV
"Formaldehyde." Report on Carcinogens, Twelfth Edition (2011), Department of Health and Human Services: National Toxicology Program. 2011.
Web: http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/roc/twelfth/profiles/Formaldehyde.pdf
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/67LAAgMUa
Database of Sources of Alternatives to Dissection:
Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, www.oslovet.veths.no/fag.aspx?fag=57&mnu=databases_1
Organizations that Lend Alternatives and/or Offer Additional Information:
American Anti-Vivisection Society (AAVS), www.aavs.org: Animalearn Science Bank, www.animalearn.org/sciencebank.php
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), www.humanesociety.org
InterNICHE, www.interniche.org — lends alternatives in the biological sciences and veterinary and human medicine, and works with teachers to introduce alternatives
The National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS), www.navs.org
New England Anti-Vivisection Society (NEAVS), www.neavs.org: Ethical Science & Education Coalition (ESEC), www.neavs.org/esec — lends books, videos, models, and computer programs; has a free catalogue of over 400 alternatives
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), www.peta.org: TeachKind, www.teachkind.org/dissectalt.asp
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), www.pcrm.org: Dissection Alternatives wwww.dissectionalternatives.org/alternatives/resources.cfm
One Example of an Alternative to Dissection:
The Digital Frog: Virtual frog dissection, anatomy & ecology, http://www.digitalfrog.com/
13. Hunting and Trapping
Related Fact Sheets:
Animals in Entertainment
Fishing and Marine Issues
The Fur Industry
Websites:
"Coexisting with Wildlife." Animal Protection Institute (API) and Born Free USA
Web: http://www.bornfreeusa.org/a7a_coexist.php
PDF: coexisting_wildlife.pdf (provided here with permission from the copyright holder)
"Inside the Fur Industry: Trapping Maims and Kills Animals." People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Web: http://www.helpinganimals.com/wildlife_trapping.asp
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5fLivWMFT
"The Economics of Hunting." The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
Web: http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/campaigns/wildlife_abuse/hunting_economics.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/674Nw0iAw
"Reproductive Speed Protects Large Animals From Being Hunted To Extinction," ScienceDaily, 17 May 2007.
Web: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/05/070516071747.htm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5fLj5ZbfK
"The Thrill of the Kill: Captive Hunts." The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
Web: http://www.hsus.org/wildlife_abuse/campaigns/canned/
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5fLjAhOKZ
"Trapping and Fur Trade: Cruel and Unnecessary." Animal Protection Institute (API) and Born Free USA
Web: http://www.bornfreeusa.org/a7b_trapping.php
PDF: trapping_fur.pdf (provided here with permission from the copyright holder)
"Un-Bearable Trophy Hunting." The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
Web: http://www.hsus.org/wildlife_abuse/campaigns/bears/
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5fLjMXjED
"Why Sport Hunting Is Cruel and Unnecessary." People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Web: http://www.peta.org/issues/Wildlife/why-sport-hunting-is-cruel-and-unnecessary.aspx
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/67LESUdVx
14. Marine Mammals
15. The Natural World (Chart and list)
16.
Spay/Neuter Myths and Realities
17. Unpopular Animals
Related Fact Sheets:
Animal Experimentation and Xenotransplantation
Natural World Chart
Related Lesson Plans:
A World Without
Loving the Nightlife
Websites:
Bats
"All About Bats/Intro to Bats." Bat Conservation International.
Web: http://www.batcon.org/index.php/all-about-bats/intro-to-bats.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5qrHLixJl
"Amazing Bat Facts."
Web: http://www.batrescue.org/batfacts/batfacts.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5qrHNIUuH
"Bats and rabies." Public Health — Seattle & King County, Washington. 30 April 2010.
Web: http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/communicable/diseases/bats.aspx
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5qrHOe02x
"Bat Facts." Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Smithsonian Institution.
Web: http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/nmnh/batfacts.htm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5qrHQLpMq
"Bats: Myth vs. Reality." Idaho National Laboratory Environmental Surveillance, Education and Research Program.
Web: http://www.gsseser.com/Newsletter/archive/bats.htm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/67LF4CncP
Fox, Catherine Clarke. Amazing Bats of Bracken Cave. National Geographic Kids.
Web: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Stories/AnimalsNature/Bat-cave
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5qrHTu3wX
Mulheisen, Michael and Kathleen Berry. "Eptesicus fuscus: big brown bat." Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 2000.
Web: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Eptesicus_fuscus.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5qrHXcszP
"Vampire bat" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 16 June 2010.
Web: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_bat
Permanent link: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vampire_bat&oldid=368278205
Rats
"California: Counting Rats from Space." The Nature Conservancy.
Web: http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/california/features/kangaroorats.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5qrHZGSgO
Guynup, Sharon and Nicolas Ruggia. "Rats Rule at Indian Temple." National Geographic News. 29 June 2004.
Web: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/06/0628_040628_tvrats.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5qrHanK8L
Young, Mary Taylor. "Mighty Mites (and Rats) of Colorado's Ecosystem — Gnawing Natives: Colorado's Mice & Rats." Colorado's Wildlife Company. Colorado Division of Wildlife. Spring, 1998.
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/67LFJCqqW
Sharks
Bakalar, Nicholas. "38 Million Sharks Killed for Fins Annually, Experts Estimate." National Geographic News. 12 October 2006.
Web: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/10/061012-shark-fin.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5qrTrmcrF
Buczynski, Beth. "U.S. Passes Shark Conservation Act, But Loopholes Remain." Care2. 21 December 2010.
Web: http://www.care2.com/causes/us-passes-shark-conservation-act.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/6EkmPbrFJ
"Gordon Ramsay eats Shark Fin Soup for the first time!"
Web: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r65FgUYdBOc
"How, When, & Where Sharks Attack." Ichthyology at the Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida.
Web: http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/Fish/sharks/attacks/howwhen.htm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5qrTu2aTn
"Researchers Investigate Fishy Sense of Smell With Hammerhead Shark Model." ScienceDaily. 6 May 2010.
Web: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100505092521.htm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5qrTvWrmE
"Shark." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 29 June 2010.
Web: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark
Permanent link: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shark&oldid=370815523
Shark Web Site. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries
Web: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/sharks.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5qrTyh2Y7
"Venezuela Ends Shark Finning, Creates Protected Area." The Pew Charitable Trusts: Environmental Initiatives. 20 June 2012.
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/6EkmZqdAM
Snakes
Kojorkwarteng, Emmanuel. "The importance of snakes." Daily Graphic. Accra. July 2002.
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5qrU30DwJ
"Snake." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 30 June 2010.
Web: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake
Permanent link: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Snake&oldid=370960829
"Snakes of Massachusetts: Snake Mythology." Natural Resources & Environmental Conservation. University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Web: http://www.masnakes.org/myths/index.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/67LJjacNl
Williams, David "Debunking Myths" (see Rattlesnakes). DesertUSA: The Guide to the American Southwest & Desert Regions. January 2003.
Web: http://www.desertusa.com/mag03/Jan/dbnkm.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5qrU73VCt
Spiders
Bednarz, Nell O'Briant. "Discovery: The Life and Times of an Arabian Spider." Arabian Wildlife. Volume 2, Number 3. 4 October 1995.
Web: http://www.arabianwildlife.com/archive/vol2.3/spider.htm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5qrU9Oq82
"Black Widow Spiders: Latrodectus hesperus." DesertUSA: The Guide to the American Southwest & Desert Regions. July 1997.
Web: http://www.desertusa.com/july97/du_bwindow.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5qrUBYJ26
Platnick, Norman I. "The World Spider Catalog, Version 10.5: Currently Valid Spider Genera and Species." American Museum of Natural History. 16 December 2009.
Web: http://research.amnh.org/iz/spiders/catalog/COUNTS.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5qrUDZMua
Ritter, Mario and Bob Bowen. "Controlling Garden Insects with Spiders." Voice of America Special English Agriculture Report. 8 February 2005.
Web: http://www1.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/a-23-a-2005-02-08-2-1-83124287.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5qrUF9ncE
"Spider." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 30 June 2010.
Web: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider
Permanent link: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spider&oldid=370879432
"Termite Control without Chemicals." HDRA — the organic organisation. 2001.
Web: http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/pdfs/international_programme/Termite.pdf
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5qrUHHXuy
18. Animals Working for Humans
Related Fact Sheets:
Animal Agriculture
Animal Experimentation and Xenotransplantation
Animals in Entertainment
Companion Animals
Farmed Animal Sentience
The Fur Industry
Human Impact
Related Lesson Plans:
Everyone Loses (animals in war)
Lights, Camera, Action (animals in the entertainment industry)
Saturday (work horses)
Where We Belong
Workers or Slaves
You Have an Owner (nonhuman and human slavery)
Book:
Thurston, Mary Elizabeth. The Lost History of the Canine Race: Our 15,000 Year Love Affair with Dogs. New York: Avon Books, 1997.
Websites:
"Git Ander, World Trade Center Hero." 2004.
Web: http://www.remember-me-memorial.com/K-9 Heros/GitAnder.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/6IF0NC49B
"Working animal." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
Web: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_animal
Permanent link: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Working_animal&oldid=562260451
19. Animal Senses and Abilities
Related Lesson Plans:
A Special Knowing
Dolphin Trust
Extraordinary Ordinary
Laughter the Best Medicine
Loving the Nightlife
HEARING
"Cetaceans: Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises." Save the Whales.
Web: http://www.savethewhales.org/about_whales.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/6IJDIme5s
"Infrasound." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 7 May 2013.
Web: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrasound
Permanent link: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Infrasound&oldid=554037379
SMELL
Correa, Julio E. "The Dog's Sense of Smell." Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Alabama A&M University and Auburn University). June, 2011.
Web: http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/U/UNP-0066/UNP-0066.pdf
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/6IHnm4orh
SIGHT
"Color vision." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 16 June 2013
Web: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_vision
Permanent link: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Color_vision&oldid=560152515
"Exploring the fourth dimension." University of Bristol, School of Biological Sciences: Ecology of Vision. 20 March 2009.
Web: http://www.bio.bris.ac.uk/research/vision/4d.htm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/6IJMMipIm
"Jumping Spider." ("The Jumping Spiders have excellent vision and their eyes are arranged to give them 360 degree vision.") SpiderVista. 2007.
Web: http://www.spidervista.com/Jumping_Spider.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/6IJMchzsg
Kaplan, Matt. "UV vision reveals chicks' healthy glow." New Scientist. 3 April 2008
Web: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13584-uv-vision-reveals-chicks-healthy-glow-.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/6IJMShq05
"Look Inside the Eye." Color Matters.
Web: http://www.colormatters.com/kids/eye.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/6IJMOSJpj
"Mantis shrimp vision reveals new way that animals can see." Phys.org. 20 Mar 2008.
Web: http://www.physorg.com/news125235022.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/6IJMLIoPl
"Weird Shrimp Has Astounding Vision." ScienceDaily. 15 May 2008.
Web: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080513210456.htm
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"What does it mean when someone has 20/20 vision?" ("Hawks, owls and other birds of prey have much more acute vision than humans.") Discovery Fit and Health.
Web: http://www.howstuffworks.com/question126.htm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/6IJMeQWbu
MAGNETIC SENSE
Maugh II, Thomas H. "Tip them over and they still point north: Images show cows tend to orient themselves like a compass needle." Los Angeles Times. 26 August 2008.
Web: http://articles.latimes.com/2008/aug/26/science/sci-cows26
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/6IHnZ07N4
EXAMPLES OF AMAZING ANIMAL ABILITIES
Alleyne, Richard. "Anna's Hummingbird declared fastest animal on Earth." The Telegraph. 10 June 2009.
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/6IJMvT0kw
Barriaux, Marianne. "Dogs trained to warn of an imminent epileptic fit." The Guardian. 15 October 2006.
Web: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2006/oct/16/lifeandhealth.medicineandhealth
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/6IHntdfbI
Boal, Jean (interview) "Kings of Camouflage: Spineless Smarts. Captivated by Cuttlefish." PBS, NOVA. March 2007
Web: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/camo/boal.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/6IJMacORN
Brown, David. "Birds Fly More Than 7,000 Miles Nonstop, Study Shows." The Washington Post. 22 October 2008.
Web: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/21/AR2008102102685_pf.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/6IJMY1Wm4
Chudler, Eric H. "Neuroscience for Kids: Amazing Animal Senses." University of Washington.
Web: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/amaze.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/6IHneoj2F
Conrad, Jim. "Snails and Slugs." ("Snails and slugs can actually glide across the sharpest razor blade without cutting themselves.") Backyard Nature.
Web: http://www.backyardnature.net/snail_sl.htm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/6IJMh25vs
"Cuttlefish." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 7 July 2013.
Web: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuttlefish
Permanent link: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cuttlefish&oldid=563283746
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