Orange City Animal Lovers

1) Less than 2% of human illnesses (1.16%) are ever seen in animals. Over 98% never affect animals. 2) According to the former scientific executive of Huntingdon Life Sciences, animal tests and human results agree "5%-25% of the time." 3) Among the hundreds of techniques available instead of animal experiments, cell culture toxicology methods give accuracy rates of 80-85% 4) 92% of drugs passed by animal tests immediately fail when first tried on humans because they're useless, dangerous or both. 5) The two most common illnesses in the Western world are lung cancer from smoking and heart disease. Neither can be reproduced in lab animals. 6) A 2004 survey of doctors in the UK showed that 83% wanted a independent scientific evaluation of whether animal experiments had relevance to human patients. Less than 1 in 4 (21%) had more confidence in animal tests than in non-animal methods. 7) Rats are 37% effective in identifying what causes cancer to humans -- less use than

http://www.petaindia.com/issues/companion-animals/dogs-and-cats.aspx What You Can Do 1. Spay or neuter dogs and cats, including stray animals. Make sure stray animals are taken back to the exact spot where they were found after they recover from surgery. Stray animals who are taken to unfamiliar territory will likely be attacked by animals who have already claimed that territory as their own. They will also not know where to find food or water. 2. Adopt from animal shelters or from the street – never buy from a pet shop. And don't forget about adult animals, who are often overlooked by people who are looking for a puppy or kitten. 3. Work within your community to get mandatory and humane spaying and neutering legislation passed. 4. If someone is planning to breed an animal, speak out against it. 5. Point out neglect. If you see an animal being neglected, talk to his or her guardian, send a letter or contact an animal welfare society. Be persistent! 6. Walk and play daily with your

In August 2010, Nagpur Municipal Corporation closed the Animal Birth Control program. Through this program, NMC dog catchers would catch complete/non neutered dogs and bring them to the SPCA clinic for neutering. The dogs were also given an anti-rabies shot. Once the dog came out of sedation, they were dropped off at the localities they were picked up from. NMC in its wisdom decided that it did not see the effectiveness of this program in controlling stray dog population in Nagpur. We have also heard that Nagpur Veterinary College will now undertake the castration surgeries. I am a student of that college and as on date, I have not heard of any such program being implemented.