Last week’s most read posts
- Petflation: Inflation’s impact on pet industry. Link.
- 988 mental health hotline is live. Here’s what to know. Link.
- Collaboration offers digital cattle record access. Link.
Last AHD Bulletin –
- Animal Health Digest Bulletin, Thursday, July 21, 2022. Link.
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How much should I spend to keep my elderly dog alive?
Source: The New York Times, July 26, 2022. Link. I am a 65-year-old single retired woman who has sufficient means to take care of herself, though I need to watch my budget. My 15-year-old dog has been largely healthy for much of his life.
Migratory monarch butterfly is now endangered
Source: National Geographic, July 21, 2022. Link. The threat to monarchs comes from a combination of factors. Habitat destruction over decades in migratory monarchs’ wintering grounds has taken a massive toll. The impact is felt by both the western population, which is found west of the Rocky Mountains and winters on the California coast, and the eastern population, which is found in the eastern U.S. and Canada and winters in Mexico’s fir tree forests.
Timeline: The domestication of animals
Source: Visual Capitalist, July 22, 2022. Link. When did each animal get domesticated? Though exact dating is tricky and ongoing, this timeline highlights the domestication period of some animals based on archaeological findings.
Why the Dust Bowl was hotter than this, despite global warming
Source: The Washington Post, July 22, 2022. Link. A record-setting heat wave in Europe brought readings topping 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). Hundreds of deaths have been attributed to the event, and five countries – Wales, England, Ireland, Scotland and Germany – set national heat records. In the United States, an even hotter bout of heat has been baking the Great Plains, with temperatures reaching 115 degrees in Oklahoma and Texas.
Greatest optical illusions of all time
Source: Trivia Genius, April 29, 2020. Link. Optical illusions trick your brain into “seeing” things that might not really be there. Take a break and see what you see in these images.