Last week’s . . .
. . . most read AHD post
- History of the Bantam chicken. Link.
. . . AHD Bulletin
- Animal Health Digest Bulletin – Sept 9, 2021.
The traditional, local, American auto dealership getting a facelift
Source: Wall Street Journal, September 11, 2021. Link. For nearly a century, the American car dealership has retained its iconic appearance even as technology transformed every corner of the business landscape. The way people buy and sell cars is changing. The local dealer, a fixture of American life, is looking for a new model as more auto purchases move online and national chains gobble up neighborhood showrooms.
Preventing forest fires . . . review
Source: Outside Resource, September 6, 2021. Link. Always good to review, note the section warning of automobiles as potential fire hazards.
18 of 20 gorillas at Atlanta’s zoo have contracted COVID
Source: AP, September 14, 2021. Link. Zoo Atlanta reported a veterinary lab at the University of Georgia returned positive tests for the respiratory illness and the National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa, confirms that at least four of the samples from the gorillas so far have tested positive for the delta variant of the virus.
Puppy born with upside down paws learns to walk following surgery
Source: It’s a Southern Thing, September 7, 2021. Link. A rat terrier puppy born with upside-down front paws is now walking for the first time thanks to Oklahoma State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.
6 common types of denial. How to identify and deal with them
Source: Daily Motivation, September 10, 2021. Link. Living in denial is hard for some, usually those struggling with trauma, shame and guilt. Others find it easy as they practice and it becomes a pattern.
. . . while some denial is a conscious choice, many people in denial don’t know they are, even when confronted with irrefutable evidence.”