Unleashed, dog owners bite back Apr 17, 2008
Dorothy thought leashes for two-year-olds - a suggestion made by a dog owner to a mother in a Surry Hills park - "sounds like a great idea to me! [Also] gags so they can't scream and annoy my dogs [and] handcuffs so they can't put their grubby little mitts near my clean dogs. Oh, and compulsory headscarves to control their head lice infestation would be good too.". Adam continued the anti-child theme: "Leash-free parks encourage dogs to socialise and be better citizens Dogs never annoy anyone... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Sea Lice Infest More Fish Stocks Apr 2, 2008
Reports of sea lice infestations to young salmon have been limited to the Broughton Archipelago, BC. Researchers have now found them on fish near the Discovery Islands. A recent research paper reports that sea lice infestations near fish farms are spreading to the Discovery Islands region of British Columbia and affecting multiple species of fish ... Infestations Found in the Discovery Islands, BC Region - Up until the release of this study, the only region of British Columbia to see a problem... (Suite101.com)
Mummy Lice Found In Peru May Give New Clues About Human Migration Feb 9, 2008
Up to 95 percent of the wild juvenile salmon that migrate past fish farms die as a result of sea lice infestation from the farms. . (Science Daily)
Salmon Forum Questions Fish-Farm Study Dec 22, 2007
But after their first major sea lice infestation in 2001, wild stocks in the Broughton archipelago began collapsing and have now shrunk by 80 per cent. Stocks to the north have held steady ... Theres four years left before these fish are gone if the sea lice infestations continue. (Westcoaster)
Fish Farms Drive Wild Salmon Populations Toward Extinction Dec 16, 2007
16, 2007) Parasitic sea lice infestations caused by salmon farms are driving nearby populations of wild salmon toward extinction ... Up to 95 percent of the wild juvenile salmon that migrate past fish farms die as a result of sea lice infestation from the farms. (Science Daily)
Study: Sea lice from salmon farms sending wild fish to extinction Dec 14, 2007
The study suggested that the density of fish farms reached a tipping point in 2001 that triggered a killer sea lice infestation ... The study considered returns before and after sea lice infestations were noticed in wild fish in 2001 ... The study found that sea lice infestations around salmon farms in British Columbia's Broughton Archipelago, north of Vancouver Island, have reached a density so high they are killing juvenile wild pink salmon at a rate fast enough to drive local runs to... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Fish farming destroying wild salmon stocks Dec 14, 2007
Previous studies have linked fish farms to increased sea lice infestation in nearby wild stocks ... But after their first major sea lice infestation in 2001, wild stocks in the Broughton archipelago began collapsing and have now shrunk by 80 per cent. Stocks to the north have held steady ... There's four years left before these fish are gone if the sea lice infestations continue. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Statement by Cristian Perez Munoz, Chilean Representative, Pure Salmon Campaign, on the Slaughter of at Least One Million Farmed Salmon Contaminated by Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) Aug 11, 2007
Despite an emergency harvest and slaughter, disinfection procedures and a 5 km radius quarantine zone, sea lice infestation may soon make matters worse ... "This ISA outbreak highlights the flaws of open-net cage salmon farming. Closed containment technology would not only provide a much easier way to control ISA outbreaks, it would also stop sea lice infestations from destroying millions of fish. With fewer mortalities, closed containment would pay for itself." Background -- Marine Harvest and... (PR Newswire)
Jackpot! Woman Gives Birth In Casino Feb 7, 2007
A lice infestation doesn't mean your kids are dirty or ill-kept. But it does mean they need to be treated. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
The gadget that blows your head lice away Nov 7, 2006
Professor Clayton had been researching lice infestation in birds and had discovered that in Utah s dry air it was impossible to keep samples alive unless they were kept in a humidifier. When his children came home with head lice he wondered whether the nits could similarly be dried to death. (Times Online)
More of this story Oct 12, 2006
Hanford wrote on October 11, 2006 4:06 PM:"Did you know your child's classmates is infested with Lice? I have a 9 year-old daughter, who has had lice infestation in kindergarten, second grade and just recently now in fourth grade. This time was pretty bad, and like always it has happened in the months of Ocotber or November. I make a point to immediately notify the school, and any person, family or friend that has been around my daughter. I have been outraged by the Hanford School District... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Tiny trouble Sep 19, 2006
That's why lice infestation has nothing to do with cleanliness: You can wash your hair seven times a day, but unless you've figured out a way to dissolve the nit glue and pull the nits from the hair shaft, you'll have nits. Some people might confuse a nit with a bit of congealed hair spray, but hair-spray droplets will shatter on touch; nits do not. (Kentucky.com, KY -- Living)
Sheep and Goat Diseases Outlined From A to Z Sep 8, 2006
Symptoms of lice infestation include itching and, in severe cases, anemia, Schoenian says. Listeriosis. (Agri-View, WI)
Heber school board eyes stricter policy for tobacco, head lice Jun 24, 2006
Students who are sent home from school once for lice infestation will be allowed one excused absence. If the student is not free of nits and has to be sent home again within 30 days of the last absence, each absence after will not be excused. (Heber Springs Sun-Times, AR)
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Caring for Mr. Butch: 'We consider him ours' Apr 23, 2006
"About five years ago, Corey ran Flyrabbit, an offbeat gift store on Harvard Avenue where Mr. Butch often used to stop by to say hello, warm up, and convert his collected change into dollar bills.One day, Mr. Butch told Corey he was trying to apply for Social Security and asked if he could list the store's address as his own. Corey agreed, but it wasn't long, she said, before she noticed denial letters for him.Because Mr. Butch won't use a telephone, Corey said she called his caseworker to find... (Boston Globe -- Local)
Wolf-kill program growth studied Mar 11, 2006
A lice infestation there is destroying pelts, Barber said. "With more killing opportunities more people might go out there," he said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Moms to Moms -- Bugging out: A mother's fervent quest for health Jan 24, 2006
The most memorable was 2005 -- the year of lice infestation. I sincerely considered selling the plague house after treating my family (myself included) for three consecutive bouts of head lice that spanned the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas. (Burlington Free Press)
