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Ah comme tout cela est rassurant ma belle hop !! J'espère que toi aussi tu peux maintenant te reposer et te «déstresser» un peu

Wowwwwwww ! BRAVO !!!!!!!!!! Je reviens regarder ça plus en détails après souper !!!!!!!!!!!!

Comme c'est bien dit !

le mien est affiché Linda...

le mien ne paraît pas non plus ! Peut-être qu'ils y seront en début de semaine

10 novembre 2007- Une trentaine de fermes de l'Alberta et de la Colombie-Britannique ont été mises en quarantaine à la suite de la découverte d'un cas de tuberculose bovine. La maladie a été détectée chez un taureau abattu au Québec en août. L'Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments (ACIA) croit que la bête aurait pu avoir infecté les animaux d'autres fermes où elle a séjourné. Quelque 400 bêtes seront tuées d'ici la fin de l'année par mesure préventive. La vétérinaire Maria Koller-Jones de l'ACIA explique que l'enquête ne fait que commencer, mais que jusqu'à maintenant la maladie n'a pas été détectée chez d'autres animaux. Elle ajoute que la tuberculose bovine n'est pas très contagieuse. D'ailleurs, la vétérinaire Koller-Jones précise que les contrôles en place garantissent que les parties dangereuses d'animaux malades ne se retrouvent pas dans la nourriture des humains. Le virus peut néanmoins se transmettre aux humains, mais les risques restent faibles. Les employés des fermes en quarantaine devront toutefois passer des tests pour déterminer s'ils sont porteurs de la maladie. http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/alberta/2007/11/10/002-fermes-quarantaines.shtml

La chasse au féminin Claudia Timmons Granby 09 novembre 2007- Le silence règne. Pas un silence total mais plutôt un silence bruyant. Celui d’une forêt bien vivante avec ses animaux et le vent qui secoue les branches des arbres. Un chevreuil s’approche de la cache à la recherche de racines. C’est à ce moment que la détonation se fait entendre. La bête s’effondre et, derrière la carabine, Lucie Bachand esquisse un sourire. Portrait de la chasse dans toute sa féminité ... Vêtue d’un manteau capitonné, de bottes de caoutchouc et coiffée d’une tuque couleur fluo, Lucie Bachand s’exprime en chuchotant pour ne pas dévoiler sa position. Son arme à poudre noire déposée sur ses genoux est prête à bondir au moindre bruit. SUITE http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20071109/CPVOIXEST/71109097/5302/CPVOIXEST

mon insecte préféré ! 09 novembre 2007- Jeff Barnard Associated Press Grants Pass, Oregon En plein tumulte autour du réchauffement climatique et de la disparition mystérieuse de colonies entières d'abeilles, des scientifiques commencent à s'inquiéter du sort d'un autre insecte: le bourdon. ... Au Congrès, les amoureux des bourdons font pression pour que des fonds plus importants soient alloués à la recherche et à la mise en place d'incitations pour que les agriculteurs laissent des terres en jachère préservant leur habitat. Ils veulent également encourager la culture de plantes à fleurs, dont raffolent les abeilles. http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20071109/CPENVIRONNEMENT/71109065/6108/CPENVIRONNEMENT

09 novembre 2007-Céline Dion critiquée par la Société protectrice des animaux La Société protectrice des animaux française (SPA) a interpellé, vendredi, Céline Dion, après que le torero espagnol Matias Tejela a annoncé avoir tourné un vidéoclip destiné à illustrer le prochain extrait du nouvel album anglophone de la chanteuse québécoise, attendu lundi dans les bacs. ... Alors que l'Alliance anticorrida, basée à Nîmes (Gard), appelle au boycott de l'album Taking Chances, la SPA, par la voix de sa présidente, souhaite «apporter à Céline Dion l'information nécessaire pour qu'elle ouvre les yeux et, pourquoi pas, rejoigne le combat des anticorridas». http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20071109/CPARTS03/711091661/1017/CPARTS

City could ban feeding pigeons, strays Bylaw to target 'nuisance' animals Dave Battagello, Windsor Star http://www.canada.com Published: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 Windsor could soon have a bylaw that prohibits people from feeding strays and pigeons. The proposed rule, if approved, will target people creating a public nuisance or generating neighbourhood complaints by "bulk feeding" a flock of birds or strays, said Coun. Fulvio Valentinis. "This is not a widespread problem, but a severe problem for those affected looking for some relief," he said. "When pigeons roost on people's roofs they pick away at shingles, the droppings on patios or decks are incredible. "People get affected when you have a neighbour literally spreading bags full of bird feed across their lawn. You get birds perching all around waiting for feeding time. It upsets neighbours - this is the problem." Though such feeding "is often well-intentioned, the impact is often more harmful than beneficial," an administration report to councillors from the city's legal department says. The report explaining the proposed feeding restriction bylaw will be tabled at Tuesday's council meeting. There will then be a 30-days window to hear public feedback before the issue comes back to council for a final decision. The bylaw was developed at the urging of several city councillors who have received complaints from residents, said city solicitor George Wilkki. "This is not intended for a person feeding a pigeon in a park, but for those creating a nuisance," he said. Penalties for violators would be determined by as justice of peace, but are not to exceed $5,000 under the bylaw. "If you have a repeat offender, the justice of peace would increase the (fine) as those numbers come forward," Wilkki said. Only two other municipalities in Ontario - Hamilton and Ajax - are known to have similar restrictions, according to the council report. The move is also being considered as a means to curtail troubles with rodents, squirrels and feral cat populations across the city. "If somebody wants to feed a stray cat, we are not wanting to stop that," Valentinis said. " It's where you have excessive feeding creating a nuisance. We need some powers for people to stop doing this." Coun. Alan Halberstadt has also been concerned about bulk feeding of pigeons. He's fielded complaints from a downtown church whose roof has been destroyed by pigeons roosting there because a neighbour has been feeding the birds. Also, a tenant of a downtown seniors apartment building complained that excessive feeding by other tenants has resulted in large congregations of pigeons that on one occassion startled her and caused her to fall. "From what I have seen of the bylaw it looks like something I would support," Halberstadt said. "I think it almost goes beyond public nuisance. It goes to damage to property. "This would be complaint driven, so I don't envision a bylaw looking for anybody feeding pigeons. It's only when it becomes a menace to people." But enforcement may be a problem, especially if a large number of complaints are received, said the council report. The draft bylaw suggests both municipal bylaw enforcement officers and Windsor police officers should be empowered to enforce the provisions. Windsor police receive very few local animal complaints, with the majority most often related to dogs at large or barking dogs, said Staff Sgt. Ed McNorton. "From time to time we do get animal complaints, but it's not common to my knowledge. Some areas of the city it is more of a problem than other ones. "We have had some around feeding of animals, but it's not common at all." The Humane Society of Windsor-Essex County has not yet determined its position on the bylaw, said executive director John Roushorne. The issue will be discussed at the humane society's next board meeting at the end of the month and the agency will then provide its position to the city before the 30-day feedback period has ended, he said. "In general terms, if this is about consideration for neighbours, that is very much in keeping with our proposed pet owner responsibility bylaw," Roushorne said, referring to the proposed bylaw pitched by the society that would require pet owners to licence their cats and dogs, take adequate care of them, and encourage owners to spay or neuter their pets. "Do things with animals to take care of them and don't cause a nuisance to others, that's the thrust of that bylaw," said Roushorne.

Le choix est difficile, elles sont toutes très belles ! http://infurmation.com/daf/2007/vote.php

On pense très fort à toi et à ton «bébé» ma belle hop ! Courage ! XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Merci Vege008 ! Je ne connais pas ces sauces, mais je crois qu'on peut également faire nos propres marinades et ça ne doit pas être si compliqué à faire non plus

06 novembre, 2007 Rio : un décret pour les Animaux sans précedent Un décret municipal de protection des animaux entré en vigueur mardi à Rio de Janeiro provoque les protestations d'instituts de recherches bio-médicales et les critiques du gouvernement fédéral brésilien. Le décret de six articles promulgué par le maire de Rio, Cesar Maia, élargit la notion de "mauvais traitement" des animaux en y incluant "la peur, le stress et l'angoisse". Il prévoit de lourdes amendes et des sanctions pour quiconque s'en rendrait coupable, à la grande satisfaction des organisations de défense des bêtes. "C'est le rêve de tous les protecteurs d'animaux dans le monde entier", a déclaré à l'AFP Isabel Critina Nascimento, présidente de la Société de l'union internationale protectrice des animaux (Suipa). Mais le décret a provoqué une levée de boucliers dans les milieux scientifiques et au sein du gouvernement à Brasilia. "Ce décret est une insanité, il crée une situation regrettable" , a dit lors d'une conférence de presse à Brasilia le secrétaire d'Etat chargé de la Science et de la technologie, Reinaldo Guimaraes. "Ce texte paralyse - pour une fois que ce ne sont pas les animaux qui sont paralysés ! - les recherches scientifiques bio-médicales qui utilisent des animaux dans la municipalité de Rio de Janeiro", a ajouté M. Guimaraes. "L'impact de ce décret est qu'il paralyse directement la recherche et le développement de nouveaux médicaments ainsi que le contrôle de qualité des produits qui sont sur le marché", y compris les vaccins, a déclaré à l'AFP Otavio Presgrave, président de la commission d'éthique et de recherche sur les animaux de Fiocruz, principal laboratoire public de recherche du pays, dont le siège est à Rio. Pour lui, "les recherches sont menées en accord avec les principes éthiques internationaux" . Mais pour la responsable de la Suipa, "il y a de la cruauté dans les recherches avec des animaux, et aucun contrôle sur ce qui se passe dans les laboratoires et les universités". Le gouvernement brésilien envisage de son côté d'agir auprès des parlementaires pour l'adoption d'une loi nationale sur l'utilisation des animaux de laboratoire. Un tel projet de loi, en attente d'examen au Parlement depuis douze ans, s'imposerait à tous, y compris aux municipalités. http://www.news.fr/actualite/depeches/0,38...39375192,00.htm

Cargill recalls 1 million pounds of ground beef Sat Nov 3 2007 CHICAGO (Reuters) - Agricultural giant Cargill Inc said on Saturday it was recalling more than 1 million pounds of ground beef distributed in the United States because of possible E. coli contamination. Cargill Meat Solutions said the 1.084 million pounds (491,700 kg) of ground beef was produced at the Wyalusing, Pennsylvania, facility between October 8 and October 11, and distributed to retailers across the country. The retail chains that sold the beef include Giant, Shop Rite, Stop & Shop, Wegmans and Weis. The U.S. Department of Agriculture returned a confirmed positive for the E. coli bacteria on a sample produced on October 8, the privately owned company said. USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service said the problem was discovered through follow-up investigation and sampling after a positive E. coli test at another federal establishment. Symptoms of E. coli 0157:H7 illness, the strain associated with the recall, include potentially severe stomach cramps, diarrhea and dehydration. Children, the elderly and people with poor immune systems are the must vulnerable. "No illnesses have been associated with this product," John Keating, president of Cargill Regional Beef, said in a statement. "We are working closely with the USDA to remove the product from the marketplace." The recalled products have use/freeze-by dates of October 19 through Nov 3. Most will have the USDA establishment number of EST 9400 inside the USDA mark of inspection. In addition, there are various weights and varieties of ground beef distributed for further processing and repackaging that will not have the same establishment number. The recall was the second by Minneapolis-based Cargill in a month. On October 7 the company recalled about 844,812 pounds (383,200 kg) of frozen beef patties produced at a Wisconsin plant. In September Topps Meat Company LLC recalled 21.7 million pounds of ground beef after a string of E. coli-related illnesses. It was the fifth-largest meat or poultry recall in U.S. history. Topps, the biggest U.S. manufacturer of frozen hamburgers, has since gone out of business. For a list of the products subject to recall, click on: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/PDF/Recall_051-2007_Release.pdf

Je vais penser très très fort à vous deux ma belle hop, à toi et à ton petit trésor !

bonne nuit ma chère hop ! Désolée si je t'«abandonne», mais à cette heure-là, je ne vois pratiquement plus clair

ma belle hop, je dois fermer mon ordi jusqu'à demain. Je suis avec toi en pensées, doXXXXX

Pepper my five year old cat has always been clumsy. We nearly lost her as a kitten when she fell into a water but and was found just in time exhausted and going under for the last time. I immediately phoned the vets and waited for what seemed hours for my brother to arrive and drive me the five miles to the surgery. It really was touch and to see if she would survive but survive she did. Now five years have passed and my clumsy cat arrives home one Wednesday with a limp. We took her straight to the vet as she looks like she now has a club foot but he is sure she has just sprained her leg and to bring her back in three days on the Saturday. They forgot to make an appointment so were unable to see Pepper on the Saturday so we had to take her in on the Monday. The vets decided on Monday that she needed to be x-rayed and they only did this on Wednesdays so yet another trip back and this time they decided to put the leg in a plastic splint kept in place by a bandage. By the time we returned home she had manage to remove the bandage and splint so back we went again the next day. After five weeks and numerous trips to the vets they finally decided she needed an operation to permanently splint her leg which involved putting wires inside the leg, taking bone from elsewhere to pack the wires and hey presto in eight weeks time she would once again be able to walk although with a permanently stiff leg. During the eight weeks recovery period she had to be kept in a cage and as immobile as possible. I would not now recommend you put your pet through this. Pepper had the operation and with strong painkillers seemed to be recovering quite well and had her bandage changed every four days. On the second bandage change my husband pointed out to the vet how swollen her leg was and a bit smelly. This was on a Monday. The vet assured us that the swelling was due to the operation and the smell was sweat where it was bandaged. On Friday we took her for yet another bandage change and this time her leg stunk so badly and we thought maybe she had been dabbing her paw in her dish of prawns and the smell was rotten fish. We were then told poor Pepper needed an amputation as she had gangrene and this would be done on Monday. He gave her a strong painkilling injection, bandaged the leg for the last time and we took her home. What a long weekend that was. On Monday 9th October 2006 Pepper had an amputation performed on her left fore-leg. All day long I was wondering how any animal would be able to cope with three legs. How would she use a litter tray, how will she bend down to eat her food. If she lay down would she be able to get up again without help. Will it hurt her if I try and pick her up. Really there were so many questions going around in my head and I felt I had nowhere to turn for the answers. I sat up the previous night searching the internet for information on how we would all cope with this big life change. So I have decided to share my experience and advice with you but hope you will never be in a similar situation to need it. ♥ Should we consider euthanasia rather than amputation? *The loss of a fore-leg is actually more serious for a cat than the loss of a hind-leg. This is because the forelegs are used when the cat lands after jumping while the hind legs are used mostly for propulsion* If we had been asked to make the decision the first week of her injury we would probably have opted for the euthanasia rather than the amputation but after all she had been through by the time this question was to be considered it was seven weeks after she first came home limping. Pepper had been in a splint, had a major operation, got gangrene and suffered pain so we did seriously consider it and asked loads of questions regarding the operation before we made our decision. We felt she deserved one last chance. I now know we made the right choice as you will see from the photos included with the review ♥ Will I feel faint from all the dried blood and stitches when I see the amputation site? I felt very sad and shed quite a few tears when she first came home but the amputation site was very clean with no blood and not horrible to look at all. I thought the stitches looked very untidy and was surprised no dressing was placed over the stitches to save her catching them on everything. She did actually catch them on a net curtain which really panicked her and she took quite a time to calm down. The stitches were removed two weeks later and the scar is now fading and small tufts of fur are starting to sprout over the large shaven area. ♥ How would she use a litter tray? This was one of the first things she needed to do after coming round from the aesthetic and although very wobbly and off-balance she managed very well to do her business. On vacating the tray she managed to somehow kick most of the litter onto the floor though. ♥ How will she bend down to eat her food? Pepper found it very difficult to crouch to feed at first so we just adapted a little by placing her bowls on a short stool and she is managing quite well this way. Pepper however has got into the habit of convincing us to hand feed her some prawns each night and this is proving a hard habit for her to break. Hang on I have to defrost some prawns as my little girl is meowing. She has always preferred to drink from a pint glass rather than a bowl so getting fluid into her was no problem(ooh she is like me) ♥ If she fell down would she be able to get up again without help? If she falls down then I must let her. If you keep rushing to help then she is never going to learn to balance herself. No matter how hard it is to watch you do have to let them struggle and find their own way of coping otherwise they will never gain the skills to do so if you rush to help all the time. I think actually lying down is easier for her as her bad leg was probably stopping her finding a comfortable position and very painful for her. Now as you can see from the photo she tends to roll onto her back and cover her eyes with her other paw. ♥ How will I pick her up without hurting her or should I even try? At first I was terrified of picking Pepper up as I didn't really have any instructions on the best way without hurting her. She has always been a really cuddly cat so I knew she needed her cuddles. At first I just let her find her own way of getting on my lap and making herself comfortable before stroking her at all but after a few days I found the best technique was to Place One hand under her stumpy side and one under her backside and lifting her gently but firmly. ♥ Will she ever be able to jump again? My granddaughter Courtney who is under two frightened her the second day she was home just by running towards her as soon as she was through the door and poor Pepper somehow managed to jump onto a high shelf in the kitchen and had to stay there all day as I couldn't reach to get her down safely. She was really upset by the time my husband come home so it was an awful day for both of us as she had to have some of her stitches redone due to stretching so much. In general she will still be able to jump but according to the vet not as high as she used to as her one leg cannot support the whole weight of her body. I think Pepper will be an exception although at the moment she is mastering the stairs very slowly when coming back down. ♥ Will her moods or nature change at all Pepper has always been a lovely natured cat but she was a bit grumpy for the first few weeks following her operation. Her poor sister Willow wanted to have a good look at what Pepper had done but Pepper wouldn't let her within a few feet without hissing and growling at her. As soon as the stitches were removed she was a totally different cat altogether and has almost reverted to being a kitten again wanting cuddles and comforting and paddling on a fleece blanket. She is always very vocal anyway and takes every chance to sit on my chest and tell me what a tough time she has had. ♥ Overall Try and treat your pet as you did before the accident as much as possible as the sooner your pet starts walking around the better it is for both of you. It will take time for your pet to feel confident again and they may suffer from depression for a few weeks following the operation. Pepper went through a small patch of this and found the darkest places possible to hide. They may suffer some muscle spasms at the amputation site and painkillers will help with this. Depending on your pets nature they may have to wear a funnel for the first two weeks following the operation to stop them licking their stitches or even biting them. Please do invest a little bit of money each month into a pet insurance policy as we didn't and are now left with a bill of nearly £1000 to pay Thank you for reading. Fionaxx http://www.ciao.co.uk/Coping_with_a_Pet_s_Amputation__Review_5612927