A veterinary doctor and director of an animal shelter in Taiwan commits suicide.

A veterinary doctor and director of an animal shelter in Taiwan has reportedly committed suicide after she became distraught with the number of dogs she was having to euthanize. Jian Zhicheng was the director of the Xinwu Animal Protection and Education Centre looking after animals at the shelter, the People's Daily Online reports. She had allegedly become upset after animal rights activists had sent her threatening messages and even calling her a 'butcher with beauty' when it was revealed on a television programme the number of animals she had been forced to put to sleep. The issue of stress in the workplace is not limited to the veterinarian, various organizations are checking on their employee's mental state and even incorporating colleagues to the programme to ensure its a success. more Jian, who is reported to be 31 years old, worked at the state-run shelter for some years and was described as a kind-hearted and dedicated person by her colleagues. She worked helping bring sick and stray animals back to health before helping find them a new home. According to reports, she strives to help re-home the dogs and also tried to promote adoption instead of purchasing however she later revealed that she had been forced to euthanize 700 dogs in just two years. more

Gujarat doctor gives girl veterinary drug.

Parents of a seven-year-old girl in Bapod on the outskirts of Vadodara lodged a complaint against a doctor on Thursday alleging he had prescribed her a medicine meant for animals. Vibha Chandwani felt nauseous and suffered a bout of vomiting but recovered as she was treated on time. The incident took place eight days ago. "On September 14, Vibha's mother took her to Dr Jagdish Shah's clinic on Waghodia Road seeking treatment for head lice. Shah examined the girl and gave her a PIPZET H syrup that he had in the clinic. He also prescribed her a lotion to be applied on the scalp," police said. The girl consumed the syrup that night and vomited after a while. The next day, her father Jitendra Chandwani examined the syrup bottle and noticed a warning on its label which said,'Only for animal use'. He immediately took her to another doctor. Cops visited the clinic on Thursday and questioned the doctor. "Dr Shah admitted to have given her the syrup, but claimed that he wasn't aware that it was only for animal use. We seized two more bottles of the syrup from his clinic," a police officer said. continue

Focus on girls and women to achieve sustainable development goals.(SDGs)

The world is filled with successful women and many great power brokers are women so its only logical that if you want to make a change in the world, in a system ,in a community and in offices empower women, train the girls. The sustainable goals of the UN depicts this fact clearly, we need to focus on girls and women to make these goals a reality. A foremost leader and former prime minister said "If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.( Margaret Thatcher), here is another great woman" Any time women come together with a collective intention, it's a powerful thing. Whether it's sitting down making a quilt, in a kitchen preparing a meal, in a club reading the same book, or around the table playing cards, or planning a birthday party, when women come together with a collective intention, magic happens."( Phylicia Rashad) United Nations General Assembly begins a new session, the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is high on their agenda. The SDGs, which took effect earlier this year, have been described as “a universal push to transform the world. Women are powerful drivers of economic growth, but they confront significant legal obstacles and discriminatory practices that constrain their workforce participation. Women entrepreneurs have limited access to credit, markets, training and networks. Today many companies recognize the role of women in economic participation is a core business strategy and are increasingly supporting women’s economic progress through their value chains, supply chains, and training programs and leadership development. Gender equality and women’s empowerment are essential for the realization of the SDGs. Continue

Snap chat launches glasses with Camera.

Eye witness news,sneak preview just got simple and super easy with the release by Snap chat glasses with camera. The rate of crime, especially robbery ,kidnapping and illegal trading can be easily stopped without any harm to the eye witness. A case scenario, you are walking by an alley or on the road you can capture the event ,upload and alert the necessary authorities without anybody hunting you. Messaging app firm Snapchat has announced its first gadget - sunglasses with a built-in camera. The device, which the company is calling Spectacles, will go on sale later this year priced at $130 (£100). The glasses will record up to 10 seconds of video at a time. According to the creator Evan Spiegel ,"It’s one thing to see images of an experience you had, but it’s another thing to have an experience of the experience. It was the closest I’d ever come to feeling like I was there again". continue

Pig ; an animal model in biomedical research.

A report documented in the Nature Microbiology, shows the many types of bacteria that inhabit the gut of pig and how they are important to health and disease. This knowledge of genes of these bacteria and their function therefore constitutes the first step towards a more comprehensive understanding of how bacteria in the gut affect health and disease. Pig is a main livestock species for food production worldwide and is also widely used as an animal model in biomedical research. The researchers analyzed stool samples from 287 pigs representing different breeds and selected pig lines from 11 different farms in France, China and Denmark. The researchers identified 7.7 million genes and identified a large number of known and unknown bacteria. The results showed clear country dependent differences, reflecting differences in farm systems and antibiotics supplementation. The results further illustrate how age, gender, and pig genetics are associated with differences in the composition of bacteria in the gut. The results show the impact of prohibition of the use of antibiotics as growth promoters in Denmark and France , as it seems to have reduced the load of antibiotics resistance genes in the French and Danish pigs, but some pigs in these countries harbor genes conferring resistance to a large number of antibiotics. The knowledge of the many genes in the gut bacteria will be of importance in order to use pigs as a model to elucidate the role of bacteria in relation to many human diseases, but will also be an important tool in the quest towards more sustainable knowledge-based pig farming with the need to combine feed efficiency with resistance to disease, while reducing the use of antibiotics, a main concern in relation to risks of multi-drug resistance in humans and animals.

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) :Poultry and the superbug MRSA.

A study has shown that novel form of the dangerous superbug Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can spread to humans through consumption or handling of contaminated poultry.

 The research, published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, shows that poultry may be a source of human exposure to MRSA, a superbug which can cause serious infections and even death. The study focuses on a special newly identified strain of MRSA associated with poultry.

 MRSA is often found in chickens, pigs and other food animals. Researchers know that farmers, farm workers, veterinarians and others working directly with livestock are at risk of MRSA infections, however the study shows that people with no exposure to livestock are becoming colonized and infected with this new strain of poultry-associated MRSA -- most likely by eating or handling contaminated poultry meat. 

 This poultry-associated MRSA may be more capable of transmitting from food to people and as MRSA continues to evolve, it may spread from animals to people in new ways. Early research suggests that modern farming practices, that involve giving food animals low doses of antibiotics to spur their growth and compensate for overcrowding and unsanitary living conditions led to the rising tide of superbugs, like the new strain of MRSA identified in this study. 

 The fact that food inspectors don't typically test poultry and other food products for MRSA contamination and instead are focused on Salmonella and other more typical food-borne pathogens may be the reason why the link has remained undetected until now. 

There is a need to expand the number of pathogens that are tested for in the food supply chain, and an urgent need for international bodies to enforce the ban on unnecessary use of antibiotics on industrial farms around the world. 

 The indiscriminate use of antibiotics in livestock must be abolished to prevent emergence of new, and more virulent strains of livestock-associated MRSA which will pose a much greater threat to human health.continue

Growth drivers of Chinese pet food industry.

Pet Food Global Market Focus Webinar Series: Growth Drivers of the Chinese Pet Food Market.This exclusive webinar is coming up next week on Tuesday, September 27, at 9 a.m. Central (Chicago). Join colleagues as industry expert Pushan Tagore identifies key factors currently driving the Chinese pet food market and provides valuable analysis on current and forecasted growth in China. Reserve your space now for convenient access to next week’s presentation, now Meet the speaker ;Pushan Tagore ,Vice President, Global Marketing, Pet Care GfK.