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☆ Should Medicine Still Bother With Eponyms?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Rachel E. Gross | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Edith Sheffer’s young son always disliked labels such as Asperger’s syndrome. By devising a diagnosis that emphasized the children’s intellectual abilities, the psychiatrist said, Dr. Asperger tried to spare them from the Nazi campaign to “euthanize” youths with cognitive disabilities. Dr. Sheffer, sitting next to her 12-year-old son, knew this wasn’t entirely true. And, Dr. Sheffer learned with horror, he had personally condemned dozens of children to the killing centers. By the time her book was published, Asperger’s syndrome was no longer listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

Persons: Edith Sheffer’s, Hans Asperger, Asperger, euthanize, . Sheffer, “, —, Oskar Schindler, ”, Sheffer, Vox Organizations: Nazi, University of California, Disorders Locations: Austrian, Europe, Berkeley

☆ A moose was killed after wandering onto a Connecticut airport, and people are asking why it wasn't relocated instead
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A moose was killed after wandering onto a Connecticut airport, per AP. But several online users are asking why the moose wasn't relocated out of the airport instead. A moose was killed after wandering onto the grounds of a Connecticut airport — but online users are asking why the animal wasn't relocated instead. A video posted on Twitter by the local TV station WFSB showed a frail-looking moose wandering about on a road. Several online users were left asking why the moose was euthanized instead of being relocated.

Persons: wasn't, James Fowler, it's Organizations: Authorities, Bradley International, Associated Press, Twitter, Department of Energy, Environmental, AP Locations: Connecticut

A fountain at Hermon High School in Maine is taped shut after the water tested over the state's safety limit for PFAS chemicals. The school's water recently tested above the state's safety limit for PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, often referred to as "forever chemicals." According to the Environmental Protection Agency, even tiny exposure to PFAS in drinking water could pose a serious health risk. Hermon High School is just one example of PFAS contamination currently affecting the community, according to Maine's attorney general, Aaron Frey. The company also expressed a commitment to remediate PFAS contamination, invest in water treatment and collaborate with communities.

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☆ Bison calf euthanized after a Yellowstone visitor lifted it out of a river, causing the herd to reject it
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Isobel Van Hagen | Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Park rangers were forced to euthanize the animal after its herd rejected it, officials said. Visitors later reported seeing the calf follow cars and other people, the park service said. "Park rangers tried repeatedly to reunite the calf with the herd. The statement added that the newborn calf was not a good candidate for quarantine, as it would not have been able to care for itself. Human interference with wild animals can "drastically affect their well-being," the park service said, reiterating the importance of giving them space.

☆ Horse trained by Bob Baffert euthanized ahead of the Preakness
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( David K. Li | Julianne Mcshane | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Bob Baffert, trainer of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, stands near the track at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, April 28, 2021. A horse of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert was euthanized at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on the undercard of Saturday's Preakness Stakes. Havnameltdown, a 4-5 favorite in the sixth race, broke down and threw jockey Luis Saez at the top of the stretch. The colt's euthanization comes in the wake of a string of equine deaths leading up to the Kentucky Derby earlier this month at Churchill Downs. Eight horses died in a little more than a week at the famed Louisville course, raising concerns about the sport's treatments of its animals.

☆ Horse racing-Baffert horse euthanized on track after fall in Preakness undercard
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Havnameltdown stumbled and dropped Saez as he approached the stretch and sustained a "non-operable left fore fetlock injury" that led to the decision to euthanize the 3-year-old colt, 1ST Racing, which operates Pimlico Race Course, said in a statement. 1ST Racing also said Saez, who was transported to Sinai Hospital in Baltimore for further evaluation, is stable and conscious. I feel so bad for that horse, and I just hope that Luis is ok," said Baffert. Baffert has an entrant in the Preakness Stakes where the Hall of Fame trainer is seeking a record-breaking eighth win in the middle jewel of U.S. thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown. Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto Editing by Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Live Updates: Another Death Adds to Triple Crown Cloud as Mage Looks to Continue Run
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Melissa Hoppert | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

The death on Saturday added to the recent toll of horse fatalities surrounding the Triple Crown races, after seven horses died at Churchill Downs in the days leading up to the Kentucky Derby earlier this month. His colt National Treasure is a 3-1 morning line choice in the Preakness and could provide the stiffest challenge to Mage, this year’s Kentucky Derby winner. Baffert was suspended after Medina Spirit failed a drug test after winning the 2021 Kentucky Derby. Last year, Baffert was serving his Kentucky suspension during the Triple Crown, so the racing commissions in Maryland and New York kept him from the Preakness and the Belmont. After the seven deaths at Churchill Downs ahead of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes officials were taking a cautious approach to pre-race examinations.

☆ Preakness Stakes Live Updates: Another Death Adds to Triple Crown Cloud as Mage Looks to Continue Run
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Joe Drape | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

PinnedA horse trained by Bob Baffert suffered a fatal injury in an undercard race in the hours before the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, as deaths continued to haunt the road to the Triple Crown. His colt National Treasure is a 3-1 morning line choice in the Preakness and could provide the stiffest challenge to Mage, this year’s Kentucky Derby winner. Baffert was suspended after Medina Spirit failed a drug test after winning the 2021 Kentucky Derby. Last year, Baffert was serving his Kentucky suspension during the Triple Crown, so the racing commissions in Maryland and New York kept him from the Preakness and the Belmont. After the seven deaths at Churchill Downs ahead of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes officials were taking a cautious approach to pre-race examinations.

CNN —One of the horses scheduled to run before today’s Preakness Stakes, the Bob Baffert-trained Havnameltdown, has been euthanized, after suffering a serious injury in an undercard race this afternoon, officials said. How to watchThe Preakness Stakes will take place on Saturday at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Julio Cortez/APThe controversy started after Medina Spirit, who died in December 2021, won the Kentucky Derby two years ago. After the race, Baffert revealed that the horse had tested positive for elevated levels of betamethasone. In February 2022, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission announced its decision to disqualify Medina Spirit.

☆ Woman poisoned her veterinarian husband with animal euthanasia drugs in his coffee, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin woman accused of repeatedly poisoning her veterinarian husband with animal euthanasia drugs has been charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide. Amanda Chapin, 50, of Monroe, was charged Dec. 28 in Lafayette County. Authorities say she poisoned her 70-year-old husband, Gary Chapin, three times during July and August, by putting barbiturates in his coffee, the Wisconsin State Journal reported. Gary Chapin’s son subsequently filed a restraining order against Amanda Chapin on his father’s behalf and Gary Chapin has filed for divorce, according to online court records. Gary Chapin filed for divorce the next day.

☆ Fact Check-WEF did not issue guidance to slaughter millions of pets to curb climate change
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The World Economic Forum (WEF) did not issue advice to slaughter millions of pets to curb climate change. Reuters found no evidence that the organization suggested slaughtering pets, and searches through the WEF website did not reveal any such guidance (archive.vn/wip/UgC3L). A Twitter advanced search did not reveal any social media post advocating for the slaughter of pets published via WEF’s official Twitter account (archive.vn/WR6Oz). A spokesperson for the WEF told Reuters that no such guidance was issued. The WEF is not encouraging the slaughtering of animals to curb climate change.

☆ Overwhelmed Animal Shelters Look for Solutions
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-18 | by ( Peter Funt | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Dogs at an overcrowded shelter in Houston, July 18, 2022. Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesAmong the few feel-good developments during the pandemic was the remarkable rate at which Americans brought pets into their homes, emptying cages at animal shelters. Even better was how the trend appeared to survive—at least until now. This summer, facilities in many parts of the country face severe overcrowding, prompting pleas for pet adoptions to avoid the need to euthanize healthy animals. According to the nonprofit Shelter Animals Count, “non-live outcomes” for shelter dogs was 25% higher in the first half of 2023 than during the same period two years ago.

Persons: Brandon Bell, “ Organizations: Getty, Animals Locations: Houston

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