Last week’s AHD Bulletin –
- Animal Health Digest Bulletin, October 1, 2026. Link.
Most read posts from October 1st AHD Bulletin –
- New research reveals barriers to pet adoption. Link.
- Malone: Integrity in your hospital. Link.
- No avocado toast for your rabbit, bird, horse, sheep, goat or cow. Link.
- Dogs use a surprising method to understand human language. Link.
- More than 100 years, The history of World Dairy Expo. Link.
- Oak toxicosis kills cow, bull. Link.
- Seasonal changes affect horse behavior. Link.
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At 194, Johnathan the giant tortoise knows about aging
Source: The New York Times, October 7, 2006. Link. Dr. Joe Hollins slides a thick welding glove onto his left hand and grips a cotton swab tightly in his right. He squats down to eye level with a 400-pound giant tortoise, cradles its head with his gloved hand and carefully wedges a finger into its mouth to prop open its razor-sharp beak. With his other hand, he tries to swab its cheek. (Photo: Teeny Lucy)
Wild pig hunters are on the front lines of national biosecurity
Source: PORK, October 5, 2026. Link. As hunting season gets underway, the USDA is encouraging outdoors enthusiasts to keep a vigilant eye out for wild pigs. A complex and destructive invasive threat, wild swine not only heighten the risk of introducing African swine fever into domestic herds, but they are also known to harbor dozens of pathogens, including the infectious prions responsible for Chronic Wasting Disease.
Countries with more cats are happier, study finds. But there’s a catch.
Source: The Washington Post, October 5, 2026. Link. Researchers who study the happiness of nations often look at measures like health and wealth. But a new study published in the journal PLOS One considered another factor as well: cats.
AI anxiety has entered the therapy chat
Source: The Week, October 6, 2026. Link. Therapists are seeing more people expressing anxiety about the technology. Coined as “Techistential dread” that number is likely to rise exponentially in the coming years.
Would you trust AI for ethical advice?
Source: Knowledge at Wharton, June 23, 2026. Link. Most people would not prefer to take ethical advice from a computer, but a new Wharton study shows how attitudes change when users see how good AI guidance can be.
World without Cows documentary to premiere in Chicago, October 9th
Source: BEEF, October 5, 2026. Link. Cows are tied to some of the biggest questions facing humanity: how we feed a growing population, protect the planet and provide adequate nutrition in communities around the world. Against a backdrop of climate change, food insecurity and rising protein demand, “World Without Cows” challenges what we think we know about cows, climate, health and the future of our planet.
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