August 31st, 2009 Live long enough and you can pretty much count on developing arthritis: a touch of osteoarthritis, at the very least.
Arthritis (‘arth’ meaning joint, ‘itis’ meaning inflammation) isn’t a one-note story or even a few variations on a single theme; it actually consists of more than 100 different conditions. These can be anything from relatively mild [...]
August 31st, 2009 About the Clinic
Located in the Ontario SPCA Centre, just off the Mulock Drive exit of Highway 404 in Newmarket
One and a half years in planning and construction
Based on a business and operational model developed by Humane Alliance: high volume, self-sustaining
Open to everyone regardless of geography or income level (the public, shelters and animal rescue groups)
Hours: [...]
August 31st, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
In a study published by the New England Journal of Medicine online on May 20, 2009, (and in the June 11, 2009 print issue) Mount Sinai Hospital’s Dr. Katherine Siminovitch has discovered a new genetic pathway (a gene “road map”) that could provide personalized treatment options for patients with a devastating liver [...]
August 31st, 2009 Some big changes are happening at a secondary school just outside of Karatu in Tanzania thanks to a group of spirited Canadians.
Awet Secondary School has been very popular for years thanks to dedicated staff members that have made it one of the highest performing schools in its District. Its rural location just outside of Kambi [...]
August 31st, 2009 The Canadian Cancer Society Relay For Life is a celebration of survival and a tribute to the lives of loved ones who have been touched by cancer. In 2008, for the first time in its history, Relay For Life raised more than $50 million for cancer research, and information and support services. Live [...]
August 31st, 2009 Trusting in God: Epp and McComiskey
“Being able to trust in God is an essential part of Christian leadership,” said Reverend Ardith Frey to a crowd of over 100 people at the Commissioning Service for Edwin (Ed) Epp and Dave McComiskey on June 12th at Springvale Baptist Church, Stouffville.
Marion Mills, Chair, cbm Canada Board of [...]
August 19th, 2009 posted by Tanya Hutchens
McDonald’s markets its food to children by packaging it in brightly colored boxes with enclosed toys, but most kids would probably lose their lunch if they knew about the animal suffering that goes into the company’s “Happy Meals.” That’s why PETA created Unhappy Meals to make sure that families know that the [...]
August 19th, 2009 The Issue
There are 37 million blind people and a further 135 million people with serious visual impairment in the world today.
If urgent action [...]
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Physical Description
Rhinoceroses (from the Greek, “nose horn”) are named for their most distinctive feature, the single or double horn on the end of the nose.
Of the five species of rhinoceros, the white (Ceratotherium simum) and black (Diceros bicornis) rhinoceroses of Africa, [...]
August 19th, 2009 Tanya Hutchens is asking everyone to please help
Natural and man-made disasters wreak havoc on millions of people and their environment every year. Animals can be the forgotten victims.
Many of the world’s poorest communities are totally reliant on animals for food, transport and their livelihoods. Domestic animals provide valued companionship the world over.
Helping animals affected by [...]