Archive for June 15th, 2005

New Brunswick - Patients, doctors praise PET scanner

Wednesday, June 15th, 2005

“New Brunswick is about to become the first province in Atlantic Canada to use a PET CT scanner for detecting different forms of cancer.
PET, which stands for Positron Emission Tomography, is considered one of the best technologies for finding small tumours.
It allows a physician to examine cells in the entire body, making it easier to [...]

Supreme Court to Decide Worth of Killed Pet

Wednesday, June 15th, 2005

“A Brooke County woman aruged that she should get more than the appraised value of her late dog, which died after a 2001 hit-and-run accident.
Story by The Associated Press
Since Groucho wasn’t a working farm animal, the owner of the dog killed in a hit-and-run accident should be eligible to recover damages.”
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Expanded exotic-pet ban advances in Kentucky

Wednesday, June 15th, 2005

Monkeys don’t make good pets forever, April Truitt told a state legislative committee yesterday.
‘From birth to about age 5, they are cute, cuddly little animals,’ said Truitt, founder of the Primate Rescue Center in Nicholasville.
‘But I have dealt with capuchin monkeys that get to be 30 years old, and these owners who paid $5,000 for [...]

Pet owners may face stricter rules in Gallatin

Wednesday, June 15th, 2005

“Roland Mumford sponsored the resolution to create the vicious dog committee, on the heels of a dog attack incident in Portland involving two girls. District 8 Commissioner Roland Mumford is the chairman of the vicious dog committee. Mumford will meet with Wike and others at 3 p.m. Friday at the county administration building to discuss [...]


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