Word: veterinarian
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...seven states decided to settle on behalf of their citizens for a total of $85 million. Now, in Judge Lord's court, California, Hawaii, Kansas, Oregon, Utah and Washington have agreed to take $35 million. (North Carolina has been litigating on its own.) The farm and veterinarian groups and other plaintiffs are getting the rest of the $175 million...
...Being a former farmer and horse raiser," Reagan said, "I know what it's like to try to eliminate an injured horse by shooting him. Now you call the veterinarian and the vet gives it a shot and the horse goes to sleep-that's it. I myself have wondered if maybe this isn't part of our problem [with capital punishment], if maybe we should review and see if there aren't even more humane methods now-the simple shot or tranquilizer. I think maybe there should be more study on this to find...
...there they were, in 365 wicker baskets, and the port veterinarian decreed that if they were to stay in France, they would have to be treated like good French turtles. "They need crawling room, good food and daily sprinkling," he said. The baskets were therefore opened, and the turtles, gray-green creatures ranging from three to eleven inches in length, were given the run-or crawl-of two vast warehouses. The veterinarian looked in on them twice a day, the longshoremen cooled them with sprinklers, and the Dunkirk Chamber of Commerce sent them several thousand heads of lettuce. "If they...
...sick from overeating. Some of the healthier turtles managed to escape out into the streets of Dunkirk. Special barriers had to be built. Debruyne, meanwhile, received the bills for the regular care and feeding of the turtles-all 25,000 of them. He also had to pay for the veterinarian. "What a silly idea, taking the turtles out of their baskets and stuffing them with lettuce," he fumed. "They could have easily fasted for two months and lived happily for several weeks in their baskets...
Research is now going forward to find the answers to these questions. Dr. William Hardy, an S.K.I, veterinarian, is conducting research in animal leukemias that could lead to better understanding of the disease in man. Dr. Philip Paterson and his colleagues at Northwestern University Medical School are trying to identify...