The Lounge thread: Whatever you feel like......... Anything goes! Part X
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Out of randomness, I changed my theme from default to dark mode. 
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what's RSPCA? There's something called ASPCA in NY - American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
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It means:
RSPCA: Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
There is others like:
SPCA: Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
RNZSPCA: The Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
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One of the subject I'm studying is "Human and Animal Bioethics" in Animal Science.
It have different topics on lecture each day. (3 days lectures)
I'll give ya couple of topics that we have covered up so far.
Philosophical perspectives:
* A philosopher looks at Bioethics.
* Who has rights? Humans? Animals?
* Concepts in Animal Welfare.
Food & Agriculture:
* Science, ethics & the food chain.
* Ethical production system.
* Ethics of lice export trade.
Stress & Welfare:
* Assessment of Animal Welfare 1.
* Assessment of Animal Welfare 2.
* Mental well being in animals.
Now we are up to:
Public Interest groups:
* The role of RSPCA.
Tomorrow lecture will be: An animal liberation view.
There will be a lot more upcoming topics for lecture like Biotechnology, Animal in Recreation, Conservation & Wildlife, Animals in Research, Ethics at end of life, Animals and Education and Ethics in Practice.
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Yeah, I'm crazy over all "Animals Rights" issues and I often visit some places called "Prevention of Stupid Pet Owners". Heh
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Ah cool, yes there is a lot of issues etc as for Animals Rights and Animal Welfare they do have different purpose.
No worries, I'm sure your university do offer a similar course. Yes I do want to be a vet, that why I am doing animal science first year and then apply for a transfer to Vet Science in late 2009.
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best of luck!
You've got quite a long way to go but of course... it'll pay off in the end
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Hey NorCal20,
It is cool that you are working as Animal Control Unit. I bet it is a very tough job for sure.
I still got a lot to learn for sure.imdeafsowhat
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Ah cool, yes there is a lot of issues etc as for Animals Rights and Animal Welfare they do have different purpose.
Yep.
I remembered a story:
A man just got ready to go for his work, before he left, he heard a cat was crying. He never thought of that strange sound but he had to go. Later, the man came back from his job and found his wife who was upset about his daughter's kitty was missing...
The man realized what he remembered the sound earlier... He decided to check it out his niegerbhoors (sp) and walked all the way until he noticed a house at dead end way only a several houses away from his home. The house was completely hidden by covered windows and some traps on bunch... He puzzled for moment, and then went to around the house but he found the fence had some wires who attached to some windows... He took a peek and saw some clean furs of cats and dogs.
He began to get angry but decided to look over fence to see what was there... He saw some pets were killed, inculding... his daughter's kitty....
He was completely upset and rage out! He ran in the bunch to grab a trap and threw it away toward one of windows before he could return to his house. He called 911 and explained to them what happened...
The rest of story, I don't remember if the problem have a sovle yet. I'd not heard from the man since. Or I may miss something...
Believe it or not, it did happen in USA.
I probably already post with that story in here, AllDeaf... I think?
This story is pretty scare me...
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Im all up for animal welfare - when you start giving animals rights you go overboard.
All pets should have plenty of food/water, adequate shelter, a safe place to stay during the day while the owners are at work, and regular vet checkups and access to emergency care. All pets should be microchipped and vaccinated and if you're not a registered breeder, spay/neuter! Also ALL dog owners should be required to have their dog take a basic obedience course. I cant tell you how many times Ive seen dogs get into it because the one owner has his dog on a leash at heel while the other lets their dog wander around onto people's property and wander up to the leashed dog the dogs dont like each other then when the other owner call his dog back, the dog doesnt listen to the command because he lacks the basic obedience to do so. Usually the dog on the leash ends up with the most battle wounds.
Ive even seen finished retrievers give each other the glare. But because of the obedience drilled into them like second nature, the handlers are able to get it under control before it escalates. But there are times one owner will simply not care.
All pets should have plenty of food/water, adequate shelter, a safe place to stay during the day while the owners are at work, and regular vet checkups and access to emergency care. All pets should be microchipped and vaccinated and if you're not a registered breeder, spay/neuter! Also ALL dog owners should be required to have their dog take a basic obedience course. I cant tell you how many times Ive seen dogs get into it because the one owner has his dog on a leash at heel while the other lets their dog wander around onto people's property and wander up to the leashed dog the dogs dont like each other then when the other owner call his dog back, the dog doesnt listen to the command because he lacks the basic obedience to do so. Usually the dog on the leash ends up with the most battle wounds.
Ive even seen finished retrievers give each other the glare. But because of the obedience drilled into them like second nature, the handlers are able to get it under control before it escalates. But there are times one owner will simply not care.
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