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What is Respiratory Disease?
While there are less respiratory problems for your bird to contract due to improvements in bird care and the results of research, common diseases such as bacterial and fungal pneumonia, aspergillosis, and others remain a common threat. Early diagnosis is vital to catch any disease or condition in its early stages, preventing it getting established and damaging vital organs.
With ongoing research, there are many new developments in the field of respiratory disease in birds. Engaging the help of an avian doctor who specialises in the field of bird health is vital to the success rate of recovery.
Respiratory diseases in birds are similar to the common cold, but are considered infectious diseases that are caused by a diverse range of pathogens.
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Symptoms of Respiratory Disease in Birds
Other disorders can mimic respiratory illness which is why it is important to get your avian veterinarian's assistance.
- Labored breathing
- Dyspnea after your bird undertakes a short flight
- Tail bobbing, which is a rhythmic jerking of the tail
- Frequent sneezing combined with nasal discharge
- A change of your bird's voice may be noticed
- Panting after a short bout of exercise
- Coughing
- Wheezing sounds
- Periocular swelling
Causes of Respiratory Disease in Birds
- Environmental factors can cause respiratory disease in birds; these factors can include overcrowding, malnutrition, long-term antibiotic therapy, and poor ventilation
- Toxic fumes inhaled by birds can be a factor including hairspray, ammonia, cigarette smoke, overheated Teflon and self-cleaning ovens (Teflon is also in many appliances such as hair dryers, pots and pans)
- Bacterial infections such as Chlamydophila
- Fungal pneumonia
- Hypovitaminosis A is a deficiency of vitamin A which can result in changes to the respiratory epithelium allowing bacteria, viruses and fungi to enter your bird's body
- Tracheal foreign body such as a seed, piece of toy, or abnormal tissue growth can cause difficulty in breathing and needs emergency attention by your avian specialist
- Klebsiella, Proteus, Chlamydophila and Pasteurella all of which are severe and very serious
- Aspergillosis disease is a fungal disease affecting the lungs and respiratory system, and is particularly infectious when your bird's immunity is low
- Large indoor flocks of birds have a higher risk of getting bacterial and fungal infections due to the poor ventilation compared to outdoors
- Your indoor birds are susceptible to breathing in airborne toxins such as household cleaners, incense and air fresheners
- Damp environment with decaying vegetation and contaminated seed causes fungus growth
Diagnosis of Respiratory Disease in Birds
When your bird is having a hard time breathing, the best response is to take it to an avian veterinarian for treatment. Birds are notorious for hiding their illness due to an inbuilt survival strategy because a sick and disabled bird is one that attracts predators. Fortunately, with a respiratory illness, the wheezing and sneezing will give it away. Your avian doctor will examine your bird to determine what is causing the respiratory system to become infected.
He will typically determine the cause of the condition through laboratory culture of mucus. He will ask about your bird's environment and diet and do a physical examination of your bird. An examination of your bird's air sacs for inflammation, which is a sign of airsacculitis, may reveal congested air sacs and lungs with white mucus and nodules. With any infection, it is important to treat it immediately before the condition gets to an advanced stage.
Treatment of Respiratory Disease in Birds
With early diagnosis and if treated in the early stages of a disease or infection, the prognosis is good. Just recently, specialists have used a bronchodilator to treat birds with severe respiratory distress. The bronchodilator works by relaxing the smooth muscle around the bronchi, opening the bronchi and letting more air pass into the deeper tissue for oxygen exchange. If your bird doesn't respond to intramuscular administration, drugs like terbutaline can be used via a nebuliser. In the case of bacterial infections, supportive care and antibiotics are the treatment to use. A larger number of specialists are now using the nebuliser to enable effective delivery of the medications directly into your bird's respiratory system.
Antibiotics, steroids, and antifungals are used depending on the diagnosis of your bird's condition. The main thing is getting your bird into treatment in the early stages of the illness. Advanced disease is harder to maintain and treat. For Aspergillosis, there have been several new developments in medications for the treatment of this disease. Lamisil is a very safe drug and is appropriate for long-term therapy. Because of the variety of causes of respiratory disease in birds, it is hard to define all treatments here that are available. The best solution is to consult with your avian doctor.
Recovery of Respiratory Disease in Birds
As in all illness, prevention is always best. If your bird lives inside, being aware of how sensitive your feathered friend is to airborne toxins is vital. Spraying air fresheners or lighting incense can hurt your bird and can initiate a respiratory response. Good ventilation, clean living conditions (but don't use strong cleaning materials on the cage - check for non-toxic products) and monitoring your pet's health will keep infections in check. Early diagnosis and an effective long-term treatment will maintain the health of your bird. A sick bird requires a calm environment, plenty of rest, and good quality food to enable treatment to be effective.
Respiratory Disease Questions and Advice from Veterinary Professionals
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my bird is always bobbing it's tail but I have no vet near me which medicine should I give to him. It breath with its mouth. There is a medicine terramycin I gave to him but there is no improvement. Please reply which medicine can I gave to him
Hu what can I give my african gray for a cold?
My baby parrot sound has stopped.. it's not making any sound now... why is it so?
sorry it's 3 year old
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I started to notice brown discharge coming from my budgies cere,loss of feathers around his eyes and I hadn't heard him tweet for a couple of days. I took him to the vet and she prescribed an antibiotic called enrobactin for a week. The swelling and discharge around his eye has gone down almost completely and his feathers are growing back. However even though it's improved slightly he's still producing nasal discharge. I'm not sure how severe it is but I think he has a respiratory infection. Is what I'm doing correct because I'm not sure how experienced my vet is with budgies. Any advice would be great help.
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(The names of the meds might be in french since I'm from Quebec) My female lovebird is 6 years old and she has been sick for something like 3 months now. I went to see a vet. They did a radiography and prescribed antibiotics (Enrofloxacin) for 21 days with an anti-inflammatory (Metacam). Did not work. Went back. Prescribed an antifungal (Ketoconazole, orablend) for 14 days. Didn't work. Went back. Prescribed another antibiotic (Sulfa/Trim) for 21 days with the same anti-inflammatory. Didn't work. Now I'm starting another antibiotic (Doxycycline) for 21 days. But I have little hope that it will work.
The vets said it could either be bacteria, fungus or virus (unlikely since it's been such a long time, they said). Are they missing something? I'm starting to feel like they might not be very good... but they're the only exotic vets around so I don't know what to do...
She still eats and plays, the anti-inflammatory seems to do wonders, I'm assuming it reduces her pain so she becomes more active when she's on it. But I'm still worried that it will get worse and I want her to be healthy :(
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My 10-year old pied lovebird has developed something like a sore just above her beak. She is still active and loves to be scratched and held, and is still very vocal. There may be a small growth coming out onto the beak. There really are no other symptoms evident. Recommendations?
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my cockatiel has recently recovered from liver disease. However he is always tired and yawns like 20 times in one go. He is also very inactive now days whereas before he was very active, he also has become very quiet and only chirps sometimes whereas before he was always singing if your happy and you know it clap your hands and now he barely ever chirps. The only thing he likes doing is sleeping and he is constantly itching near his throat, the skin there is quiet flaky and also very pink. I had an appointment with the vet last Monday and he said that my bird is well on the way to recovery, but these are some symptoms that I find quiet hard to ignore, espesially when I have been reading around the subject and it is associated with respirority diseases. Id really appreciate some help.
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When i pick up my bird it starts breathing with its beak and tail bobbing and i do not know what to do because the nearest avain vet it far away. Also, i do not know how old my bird is and im guessing its a adult.
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Its hot here and I keep my bird in the exterme corner of the room with corvered cage. The temprature got changed as the guest was arrived and the bird got in the cold room for 10 minutes. He ate well and played before going to sleep.In the morning a notice load crunching or cracking sounds as the bird breaths with opening mouth and tongue out. I got him to the local vet docter for the pets and he gave dose of multi vitamins and the antibiotic and gave him honey. Their was difficulty in breathing blood and mucus was there under the tongue. I am worried as he is siting and not eating also
He was ok and worse today need expert reason
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Our budgie has an eye infection, it became very red and he became listless and quiet. We took him to a vet and she gave him some antibiotics and some powdered food to mix with water. We have given him the course of AB's and the eye infection has cleared up,
however he seems to have lost all mobility and has not made a sound for days. He cannot cling onto a perch and just lays in the seed bowl to get around he cage he uses his beak to clamber across the bars and sits hunched in the seed bowl. its as if he has had a stroke and is now paralysed. Every morning we expect to find him dead but he endures. What do we do?
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Our jenday conure is bobbing his head up and down a lot and then kind of keys out a little hiss at the end. Our closest avian vet is hours away. Would a local vet be able to help him? Does it sound like something is wrong with him? He's only 18 weeks.
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I purchased a Budgie 2 days ago from the local pet store. I have several others from that store that are healthy and boisterous. This bird seemed the same but 24 hours after coming home I noticed his tail bobbing. He eats and drinks normally, preens and flies with the others. The tail bobbibg does not stop, even during rest. There is no discharge around his cere. He doesn't have diarrhea and his waste is normal colored, but it is softer than my other birds' and sometimes sticks to his feathers near his vent. There is a slight sound when breathing when close to my ear. I am concerned about infection. The store said all birds are vet checked before they are available for sale, but I am worried about respiratory infection. I tried to schedule an appointment with the vet and found out the avian vet no longer practices here. The nearest vet is many hours away. I have 5 other budgies and none of them have done this. I am concerned for the new bird as well as my current birds. The new bird is in a separate cage, but my other budgies have come in contact with it through that cage while I was at work and my teenagers let him out. What can I do to help this bird when the vet in town left? If I had known I wouldn't have gotten any additional birds.
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his body filling with air and he become like balloon and when i press him the air come out from him from the small holes on his back ,for sometime i left him for half or 1 hour the air fills again, i went to the doctor and he prefer me a liquid(Gramogyl Syrup) .first he prefer me another liquid(pet gyl zoml) but no pet chemist have this so i went to doctor for another one so he prefer me that syrup ,is this any app or what app so i can send photos of him
Is this ok reply to Dr Callum Turner DVM
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my budgie was attacked by the pigeon on tuesday and when i saw him he have a bleeding from back he have a two small hole at his back i give him him a cream(betadine) and now he is well but from last two dayshis body is blooming , his tummy, food pocket, head fill with air. He is eating and drinking well but his bloomig make him un comfort. SO PLEASE TELL ME ANY SUGGESTION
his body filling with air and he become like balloon and when i press him the air come out from him from the small holes on his back ,for sometime i left him for half or 1 hour the air fills again, i went to the doctor and he prefer me a liquid(Gramogyl Syrup) .first he prefer me another liquid(pet gyl zoml) but no pet chemist have this so i went to doctor for another one so he prefer me that syrup
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My bird has trouble breathing at night. His tail bobs and he wheezes. A few sneezes here and there too. Other than that, there are no other signs of illness. How can I help him?He is on a mainly seed diet, but also gets little bits and pieces of veggies here and there. He I sighed a cockatiel
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Hi, it's Terra again. After doing much research the past couple hours with my mom, I discovered that the cookware (the Rock Starfrit cooking pan) was not actually teflon and had no PTFE or PFOA). We gave him his meds tonight and he is still looking bad. Now he's sneezing and losing balance more than yesterday or earlier today. If it IS some sort of respiratory infection caused by a virus or something, do you think he has a good chance of pulling through? Sorry I know that is not a lot of information to go off of.
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Hello. My little parrotlet who I just got a few days ago, has some sort of respiratory illness. Symptoms appeared in just one day and we suspect it was due to Teflon poisoning, because I had absolutely no idea it was harmful to them. We saw a vet who prescribed an anti-inflammatory and an antibiotic (because she was unsure if the bird had an infection from a virus). If I keep him on these medications, do you think he can recover? I am just looking for some hope. Thank you.
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Heath Drive-In
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The Heath Auto Theatre was located in Heath, Ohio and opened August 28, 1953 with "Golden Girl" and "The Battle at Apache Pass". It held 600 cars and was owned by Tri-States Theatres in the late-1950's.
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I was born and raised in Heath, OH. I can tell you that this drive in was (and still is) located on Hebron Rd (SR 79) in Heath, Ohio. Back in the day a lot of businesses in Heath were listed as Newark because they shared a zip code and Newark was the larger of the two cities. Heath now has its own zip code, 43056, and is BY FAR the better city when compared to Newark. Every single new business opens in Heath and I don't know anyone who would rather live in Newark than Heath. I was born in 1970 and anytime after that there was never a drive-in on Channel St in Newark. The Newark drive-in was call the Valley Drive-In and was located on 21st Street on the north side of Newark. I have been to both many times, including on the grounds of the Heath theater within the last couple months. I also have a lot of memorabilia from both drive in theaters. Hopefully this clears things up. If you would like pictures of what I have to post on the site let me know and I will email them to you.
Clarence..I'm working changing the city on the overview.
I would like see what you pictures you have of both drive-ins. I working new historical overviews for both.
So do I understand this drive-in is still standing and not demolished??
I stopped and looked at last summer. The drive-in is still standing but in bad condition. The concession stand/project booth was set on fire and destroyed. The screen tower looks decent yet. It could reopened with some work and $$$$$ !!
I have current pictures I need to put on CT.
Actually Clarence the Heath drive in is really located in Hebron Ohio!! also Heath's zip code has always been 43056 and Newark's always 43055 wrong again!!
HEATH has been a city since 1955!!!!!!!
By the way the person who used to own the drive ins lives above the (heath) drive in that's actually located in Hebron!!
her name is Sally Price!!
This opened on August 28th, 1953. Grand opening ad in the photo section.
Hi I am Sally thanks for all the comments. I do have a Heath Drive In on FB. The fram is now for sale and it is 1949 Hebron Rd SE Heath Ohio 43056. Drive In and Land combo deal the screen is still in good shape. It does need clearing around it , I attempted to clean it up then, I was stopped by Charles Price , sorry.It was beautiful when I lived there. Any intrest please contact Park Shai Granville Ohio. Thanks Sally Price
The House has been demolished due to my brothers lack of intrest in there faimly or anything we had. After my dad and mom died they took everything we worked for and distoryed it.
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I work at tech and ticketing startup SeatGeek, focusing on communications, data, and the intersection of the two. Before SeatGeek, I was a Venture for America fellow in Columbus, Ohio. Prior to that, I studied journalism at Northwestern.
At SeatGeek, my analysis and visuals have appeared in publications including the New York Times, ESPN, The Washington Post, and hundreds of local news outlets. I've also handled corporate communications, led brand development for our newly launched primary ticketing business, and developed our content strategy.
This piece for basketball analytics website Nylon Calculus is an analysis and visualization of player ages, and how they vary, across NBA rosters.
The code for the analysis as well as the charts can be found on Github.
I analyzed SeatGeek shopper data to create maps of "Fandom" by county across the United States. The interactive maps, along with stories summarizing the most interesting findings, can be found here:
The MLB map drove quite a bit of (mostly friendly) conversation on Reddit.
The data for these projects was prepared in QGIS and the maps were built with Carto. I used Photoshop to create the static version of the map.
Now that both NBA legends have played 15 NBA seasons, basketball fans are presented with an opportunity to revisit The Great Debate: MJ or LeBron? Charts of nine statistical categories shed some light on the course of each player's career.
A full story can be found at this page. Code for the analysis and charts available on Github.
Some college programs do their best recruiting for certain positions on the court — sometimes far surpassing their team-wide recruiting scores. This personal project analyzes how college basketball team recruiting grades vary by position.
The full heatmap that accompanies this story can be found at this page. Visuals built with Datawrapper and Highcharts.
Some New Yorkers are disproportionately surrounded by four-legged neighbors. This story uses data from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to map "Dogs per Capita" across NYC zip codes.
The dog density map was featured in CityLab. It will also be part of Imagine Exhibition's "Map Your World" exhibit opening Fall 2018 in Perth, Australia. Pictures from the opening can be seen here.
Map built with Carto.
An analysis of the summer's music festival lineups across four key categories.
The full visualization, built with ZingChart, can be found here.
Which fanbases are shopping for Super Bowl 51 tickets? Patriots fans seemed confident throughout the NFL playoffs, while Falcons fans waited until Atlanta secured its spot in the game. This heatmap visualizes Super Bowl ticket shoppers on SeatGeek over the months leading up to the championship.
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SeatGeek's guide to baseball season gives fans the best place to sit in each MLB stadium to catch a home run ball — for the best price. By combining ESPN's Home Run Tracker with internal ticketing data, we can highlight the seating sections that are the best deals for those looking to bring home a unique souvenir.
I led ideation, analysis, copywriting, and project management for the tool's design and development.
Jacob deGrom joined an exclusive club by winning the 2018 NL Cy Young Award: Cy Young winners who pitched for losing teams. This story, written before the award announcement, looks at the data behind deGrom and every Cy Young winner since 1956. The piece was also published on FanSided.
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The concert scene in every city is different, influenced by available venues, artist touring schedules, and local preferences. But in some cities, music fans can get more concert bang for their buck. I analyzed SeatGeek data to rank the 50 biggest U.S. metro areas by their average concert ticket price.
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Hadith – Al-Bukhari and Muslim, and other narration by at-Tirmidhee (no. 2867) and Ahmad (4/130).
Sahih Muslim – Volume 9, Book 89, Number 264, Narrated Ma'qilI heard the Prophet (saaws) saying, "Any man whom Allah has given the authority of ruling some people and he does not look after them in an honest manner, will never feel even the smell of Paradise.
PEOPLE WILL GET RULERS WHICH THEY DESERVE-IBN QAYYUM AL JAWAZIYYE Miftaah Daarus-Sa'aadah, 1/177-178
"Ponder upon the Hikmah (Wisdom) of Allah (awj) where He has made people's kings, leaders, and those of authority over them, of the same kind as their own deeds. It is as if the people's deeds appeared in the forms of their kings and leaders.If the people are upright, then their kings and rulers will be upright, and if they turn away (from uprightness), then their leaders will turn against them. And if they oppress and tyrannize, then their kings and rulers will tyrannize and oppress. And if deception and treachery becomes manifest amongst them, then the same will appear in their rulers.If the people refrain from fulfilling the rights of Allah upon them and become niggardly (regarding their execution), then their kings and rulers will refuse to give them their rights and will become niggardly (withhold their rights from them). And if they take away from those whom they oppress that which they deserve not to take, then the kings will take away from the people that which they deserve not to take and will levy taxes and impose tasks upon them. And whatever the people unjustly take from the oppressed, their kings take the same by force from them. So those in charge of the people appear in the forms of their (the ruled) deeds. And it befits not the Divine Wisdom that the evil and wicked be ruled except by those of the same kind. And since the early [Muslims] were the best and most righteous of generations, their rulers were of the same standing. But when the people turned weak, their rulers turned to be of their own rank.
It is not from the manhaj of the Salaf to publicise the faults of the Rulers and to mention such things from the pulpit because that leads to confusion/disorder and the absence of hearing and obeying the ruler in what is good. it also results in (the people) becoming engrossed (with these matters, arguing and debating) which causes harm and produces no benefit. The followed path with the Salaf, however is to give naseehah (advice) with respect to the matters which are between themselves and the leader, writing to him or by reaching him through the scholars who keep in touch with him (to advise him) until the ruler is directed towards the good. Repelling the evil occurs without mentioning the doer of the evil. So fornication, drinking of intoxicants and the taking of usury are curbed without mentioning the one who does such things. Warding off the evil and warning and the people against it is sufficient without it being mentioned that such and such a person does it, whether he is a ruler or other than the ruler.
And when the fitnah occurred in the time of 'Uthmaan , some of the people said to Usaamah ibn Zaid , "Will you not speak to "'Uthmaan?" So he replied, "You think that I will not talk to him without letting you know about it (also). Indeed, I will certainly talk to him regarding that which concerns me and him without initiating a matter which I do not love to be the first to initiate."
Al-Ijaabaat al-Muhimmah fee Mashaakil il-Mudlahimmah" by Muhammad bin Fahad al-Husayn
The Messenger of Allaah (Sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said: ((The best of your leaders are those whom you love and they love you, and you send prayers upon them and they send prayers upon you. And the worst of your leaders are those whom you hate and they hate you, and you curse them and they curse you.)) It was said: 'O Messenger of Allaah! Should we not then remove them with the sword?' So he said: ((No; for as long as they establish the prayer amongst you, and if you see something from your leader that you dislike – then dislike his action; and do not take away the hand from obedience.)) Reported by Muslim as Hadeeth no.4781.
The View of Fighting Rulers In Order to Usurp Authority is Corrupt and Leads to Much Greater Evil
Shaykh ul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah wrote in his Minhaaj us-Sunnah (4/527-):
And their destination is that they are (either) victorious or they are defeated, then their rule (dominion) ceases, and so they do not have any end-result. For Abdullaah bin Alee and Abu Muslim, they are the ones who killed a great number of people, and both of them were killed by Abu Ja'far al-Mansoor. And as for the people of [the occurrence of] al-Harrah (in Madinah) and Ibn al-Ash'at and Ibn al-Mihlab, and others, then they were defeated, and their associates were also defeated. So they never established the deen and nor did they allow the dunyaa (worldly life) to remain (as it was) (1).
(1) This is the legacy of all of those who attempt to contend with the authorities in order to take power from them. They neither establish the deen by their actions, and nor do they allow the worldly affairs to remain. And the examples of this in the past and also in contemporary times are too numerous to mention.


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My Three months of Teach For Nepal Journey
Aug. 24, 2018
"I thought that this would just be some sort of training! But this training had so much to teach and I had so much to learn from."
After spending five years in the law school studying the intricacies of the law, my parents' desire for me was to step into that marble foyer with perfectly drafted briefs and perfect ideas while wearing perfectly ironed shirts and smiling perfectly bright smiles and practicing law. I too had the same visions of perfection dancing in my head when I chose to study law - I would be providing legal services and defend the rights in disputes or when they've stepped afoul of the law. But after graduating, I found a path that is a lot more different from what I had visioned before. This deviating journey is the result of following my heart.
Never had I ever thought that I would take on the path which I could not envision during my entire student life so far. This journey started after I got selected among thousands of applicants who had applied for Teach For Nepal Fellowship. Never did I expected the 42 days training institution to be that intense.
I went to the Teach For Nepal training institute with so much dilemma and less expectation. I thought that this would just be some sort of training! But this training taught me so much and I learned a lot in the 42 days than I ever did in the last five years. Law school taught me to defend what is right and what is wrong but the Fellowship training taught me how to differentiate between right and wrong. It gave me the perspective of the ground reality of our nation. I was learning so much in the institute, I decided not to attend my bar council examination and instead focus on learning more from the training team of Teach For Nepal.
The training enlightened me on the ground reality of what rural Nepali society actually looks like and how it actually works. I got to experience the reality up close after I was placed in the community where I will be working for the next two years of my life. I learned a lot during the 42 days of intense training and it has not only helped me in my professional development but also in my personal growth.
In law school, I gained a lot of theoretical knowledge based on the principles and actual laws. In the last three months of my Fellowship journey, I have been able to transfer the theoretical knowledge to practice. I have learned a lot and I am still in the process of learning more, the process of growing up as a better individual contributing in the society in this deviating journey from a law school graduate to a teacher at a local school in rural parts of Nepal. I have experienced a lot of highs and lows in the last three months and know that the journey ahead will be a rollercoaster ride but I can feel the blowing wind of change in me and my country.
Sama Dongol is one of the 110 Fellows who is serving in lower-socio-economic-status communities. Prior to joining Teach For Nepal Fellowship, she completed her Bachelor's of Law from National Law College in Nepal. She is currently teaching English in Raithane Secondary School in Raithane, Sindhupalchowk. You can sponsor Fellows like her by donating to Teach For Nepal.


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This is the fourth summer that the same flock of grosbeaks has visited my yard. They dont move into the decorative bird houses because they live 200ft up in the pine trees and I dont have a ladder that tall. They do however, come several times daily (read constantly) to feed at the wooden birdfeeders and to drink and swim in the garden birdbath fountain. This little flock was about 22 strong when they came back this spring, I am guessing we have more than 40 now. There about 12 individual fledglings that I can recognize at the birdfeeders.
Most of them are evening grosbeaks colored with bright white, black and yellow chevrons but a couple are some strange mix. I get a great chance to observe them as they come in for meals at the windmill bird feeder, they love the wide platform since they are fairly large and sturdy birds. The babies are almost full grown and eating up a storm getting ready for their migration to Mexico (I think). The funny colored mama has hatched 3 kids and I can tell they are hers by their odd feather patterns.
I have to take the time to bring in all the bird feeders every night. Whether it is decorative bird feeders or the wooden bird feeders they are at risk from the bears and raccoons. I have probably replaced over $100 of birdfeeders this year alone (due to my own forgetfulness). I finally have pictures of those rascally raccoons on the deck trying to get into the seed can.
If I dont get up early enough I hear all about it from the whole flock. They send out spotters to prod me into action and then report back when I rehang the birdfeeders. They will sit by my front door on a decorative bird house with no tenants and chirp at me until I get breakfast out. They also let me know if the birdfeeders are empty at any time during the day. I work at home and leave the front door open, they definitely know where to find me if they want something. They are so amusing I will miss them in the winter and always look forward to their return. They show up a few weeks after the robins get back.
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Demographic Variations in Texas
The Diversity of Texas
The borders of Texas encompass an area whose size and diversity are those of a nation. As an independent country, Texas would be among the 50 largest in the world by population, the 40 largest by land area, and in the top 15 by gross domestic product.
Four primary topological regions meet in Texas, with each extending far beyond the state's borders: the Gulf Coastal Plain, the Interior Lowlands, the High Plains and the Basin and Range region. The Gulf Coastal Plain extends from the line of the Balcones Escarpment near San Antonio and Austin to the Atlantic Coast of the US. The Interior Lowlands extend westward from the Coastal Plain to the Caprock and the High Plains to the West and past the Canadian border to the North. The High Plains likewise encompass the area between the Caprock Escarpment on the East and the Rocky Mountains on the West, and like the Interior Lowlands extend northward far beyond the Texas border. Finally, the Basin and Range area encompasses the area of the Big Bend and El Paso, and extends westward and Northward into New Mexico.
The population of Texas has no racial and ethnic majority. Non-Hispanic Whites were 44 percent of the state's population at the most recent estimates in 2013, and Hispanics were just over 38 percent. The Hispanic share is growing by about one percent every year, and is expected to overtake the non-Hispanic White share before the 2020 census. Asian and Pacific Islander populations are also growing quickly, and are now nearly 5 percent of the state's population.
The racial and ethnic populations of Texas live in different parts of the state. Non-Hispanic Whites live throughout the state, but are over-represented in both East Texas and the Panhandle and West Texas, and are under-represented in the border region. African Americans are especially concentrated in East Texas and in several of the state's largest metropolitan areas, especially Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin. Hispanics are an especially large population share in the border region and in San Antonio, but are also well-represented in the Houston and Dallas areas. Asian and Pacific Islander population is especially concentrated in Harris (Houston), Dallas and Travis (Austin) counties and some nearby suburban counties.
Race and Ethnicity by County
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census. Population Estimates Branch. Vintage 2013 population estimates.


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These are the musings, ramblings, rantings and observations of Houston DWI Attorney Paul B. Kennedy on DWI defense, general criminal defense, philosophy and whatever else tickles his fancy.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Is wintry mix found next to spring mix in the produce section?
Here's what we have to look forward to tonight and tomorrow. My daughter can't quite understand why her daddy doesn't want snow. Ah, the innocence of youth.
Posted by Paul B. Kennedy at 8:21 AM
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- Memoirs of Me & Mine said...
My kids are praying for snow... and a 3 day weekend of course! Haha.
- February 3, 2011 at 8:30 AM
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Happy opening to the company of The Light Years at Playwrights Horizons! Break a leg!
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Recipe: Elisabeth Prueitt's Flax Coconut Muffins
Elisabeth Prueitt's Flax Coconut Muffins
Makes 12 muffins
Makes 12 muffins
For these moist and flavorful gluten-free muffins, Elisabeth Prueitt uses oat flour and ground flax seeds, which are high in omega-3 and lignans (an antioxidant). She says the flax seeds give the muffins a subtle nuttiness, while the coconut sugar, which has a much lower glycemic index than white sugar, lightly sweetens them. A version of this recipe will appear in Prueitt's book "Tartine All Day" coming out from Ten Speed Press in 2017.
¾ cup (115 grams) coconut sugar
2 tablespoons molasses
3 large eggs
1 ¼ cups (300 milliliters) coconut water
1/3 cup, plus 1 tablespoon (95 milliliters) olive oil
1 ½ cups (140 grams) ground flax seeds
1 1/3 cups (160 grams) oat flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
½ teaspoons kosher salt
1 cup (115 grams) peeled and grated apple (from about 2 small apples)
1 cup (140 grams) raisins
Instructions: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin tin with paper liners.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the coconut sugar, molasses, and eggs until the molasses is completely incorporated. Add the coconut water and oil, whisking to blend, and then mix in the flax. Set aside for 5 minutes, allowing the flax to soften.
In another large mixing bowl, combine the oat flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well. Slowly add the egg mixture to the dry ingredients, stirring until completely blended. Gently fold in the apple and raisins.
Using an ice cream scoop or large spoon, portion the batter into the paper liners, filling each one all the way full. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the muffins are golden brown around the edges and a toothpick inserted in the center of the muffins comes out clean.
Let cool in the pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Carefully lift out the muffins and place them on the rack to cool completely. They will keep, well wrapped, in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 2 months. To defrost the muffins, let sit at room temperature for 15 minutes and then warm in a toaster oven or conventional oven set to 350 degrees for 10 minutes.


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Many thought the soccer craze in Russia would not last and the shiny new stadiums built for the FIFA World Cup would rapidly become "white elephants" the nation could not afford, but in the six months since the hosting of the month-long extravaganza some of the stadiums have attracted big crowds and attendance rates have gone through the roof.
Russia spent more than US$10 billion on stadiums and infrastructure for the World Cup. Each of the 11 host cities either got a brand new arena or had an existing one refurbished.
Of the seven new stadiums built for the tournament, three are located in Volgograd, Nizhny Novgorod and Saransk.
The three second-tier clubs in the cities had record attendances in the 2018-2019 season.
Volgograd averaged more than 22,000 spectators per home game since the beginning of the season, according to statistics.
Nizhny Novgorod averaged just under 20,000 spectators, while nearly 15,000 watched games in Saransk in central Russia.
Russian Premier League crowds have also been boosted. By the start of a winter break in December last year, the average attendance in the top flight had grown by about 30 percent to 17,000 spectators per match compared with previous years.
Russian media have taken great delight in writing about the nation's packed modern arenas, a far cry from windswept antiquated Soviet-era stadiums.
In late August last year, 31,000 people gathered at Nizhny Novgorod's 45,000-seat stadium located at the confluence of the Volga and Oka rivers to watch Avangard Kursk beat the city's local team 1-0.
"Thank God football on the whole and players in particular have become very popular in Nizhny," said Alexei Rokotov, a sports journalist in the city of 1.2 million people.
He said residents — and not just fans of the local team — liked to spend their time at the stadium, comparing such outings to a visit to the movies.
"People just come to watch football, to look at the stadium, it's not far from the center," he said.
At between 200 and 400 rubles (US$3.05 to US$6.09), ticket prices in the city are attractive, too.
Many had criticized the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games for their exorbitant costs and one of the government's top concerns was to avoid the World Cup stadiums going to waste after the showpiece was over.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded officials draft a World Cup "legacy" program to raise attendances and boost youth player development.
The sports-mad Russian leader banned local authorities from allowing the stadiums to be turned into outdoor markets like in the 1990s.
The authorities are pulling out all the stops to support soccer clubs in the cities where the new stadiums were built.
"In Russia, football is very politicized," said Kirill Kulakov, chief of the Moscow-based RMA Business School and head of its department of sport management.
In Nizhny Novgorod, authorities saved a local club from bankruptcy in the hope that it would eventually join the top flight.
The region promised tax cuts to companies supporting the club.
Russia moved St Petersburg-based Dynamo — which had long languished in the shadow of Zenit St Petersburg — to the Black Sea resort of Sochi to occupy the Fisht Olympic Stadium.
They play in the Russian second tier under a new name — Sochi.
However, filling Sochi's 47,000-seat stadium has not been easy.


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It was the weekend, and I had just hired and taken delivery of a five metre high aluminium scaffolding tower. With no one to help (And YES….I do have friends, just all busy that day….or so they told me) 2 hours later the tower was up.
Hard hat on tight (just about….I have a very small head), I was on top of the tower and NOT ready to chainsaw AT ALL! I didn't even feel like a real man standing with a chainsaw in my hand, and I'll tell you why, because I was five metres in the air….. no sorry…..IN THE SKY!
I looked at the tree and the tree….well it didn't bother looking at me. It was tall but thin, standing strong at the bottom of my garden. Now to add to the saga, to the trickiness of this episode in my life, it overlooked a walkway that was just behind my fence.
I started up the chainsaw as I'm standing on top of the scaffold tower,…..oh and by the way,…..not an inch,….not one squidgy bit of confidence was anywhere to be seen in me. Even if you had a confidence machine and tested me, your machine would shake about in your hand laughing at me.
I cut one branch, instead of falling, it slid bottom first towards me and hit me on top of the head….knocking the hard hat further down my face…..I could see nothing so I switched off the chainsaw.
Using both hands and all my strength, I pushed up on my hard hat, lifting it up off my face and head. WOW….I'm still in one piece! No concussion and no blood. I waited five minutes just to gather my thoughts on how that could have gone a lot worse. My imagination run wild……..
"What if I didn't have a hard hat on when the big branch landed on me and split my head open, but the branch didn't stop, then it split my whole body in half with each side of me falling off the scaffold tower, and then I would only be half the man I used to be and as I lay there in half, the scaffold tower falls on top of one half of me, burying me into the ground just like the coyote in Road-runner when a rock lands on him. Then as I lay there in two halves a dog walks past thinking I'm a stick and takes me home."
Luckily none of that happened, so I pulled myself together, and leaving my chainsaw on the floor, I pulled out my small hand saw from my belt pouch. Feeling confident, I cut another branch……..and watched it fall right on my thumb as I held onto the scaffold bar, squashing my thumb nail and giving me pain I thought was only in Hollywood horror movies. It looked like I had taped a dinner plate to the end of it.
With no hesitation I climbed down the scaffold tower knowing full well this job was for someone else. I could see a man walking towards me wearing one of those fishing body warmers with a trillion pockets on it.
"Hello" he said "Your name's Bob isn't it."
"No….it's Dave"
"Oh you look like Bob. Do you want me to cut that tree for you? I used to be a tree surgeon 25 years ago."
"Yep if you don't mind!"
"Okay….once I climb up there give me the chainsaw, I'll cut it in sections and we'll be done in half hour"
He climbed to the top of the scaffold tower, then suddenly he wrapped his arms and legs around the frame, his feet were up in the air.
He starts breathing fast "I forgot…..I suffer from vertigo, I can't move!"
25 minutes later…..I kid you not!! He slowly climbed down and leaned up against the scaffold tower, looking at me. Shaking his head, panting as if he had just run up and over the top of Ayers rock in Australia, with nine fridge freezers tied to his back, all full of frozen food that we never eat and eventually gets thrown out in the annual 'empty fridge freezer' day….you know the one.
With his eyes shut and using both hands he tapped the trillion pockets on his vest. At this point I'm waiting for him to collapse and for me to do CPR on him. My thumb was throbbing, and my headache was starting to mature as if it was going to stay in my head for the long term.
Suddenly, after checking nearly every pocket he finds what he's been looking for. I stand back, I don't know the man, he could have a knife but he pulled out a carrot. "Do you want a bite?"
"Ummmm….no thanks"
He bites a chunk off the one carrot he was carrying with him, but still willing to share with me whilst having vertigo. He chewed with his mouth open as if it was made from a collection of rubber bands "Bob….I'm sorry about that, it's just I've not done it for a long time….anyway I've got to go….Bye"
I was about to tell him again "I'm Dave, not Bob," but what was the point, I've got a swollen thumb with my nail going black, a headache, a scaffold tower that I need to dismantle and a tree that after all of this, still stands.
So what have I learnt?
Well, I will be 'leafing' this job there, I'll be 'barking' mad if I try this again and I would be taking the 'pith' if I thought I could 'branch' out cutting trees, and for the man that disappeared in to the sunset chewing on a raw carrot, may I thank you for the entertainment and the offer to have a bite of your carrot that was finally found in one of the many pockets you had on such a small vest with no sleeves.
As this is the Easy Blend, I thought I'd let you know what I'm listening to. Today it's Stevie Nix – Secret Love
Don't forget, you can buy my book Farrago: Ten Tall Tales here…. (click on the cover)
Until the next Easy Blend blog………..
Stay warm and fuzzy……..


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Christmas Tea Party for Helpers 2018
The 2018 'Thank You' party for Museum stewards and volunteers was held in the Parish Hall on Thursday afternoon, 6th December. Vice Chairman Margaret Rogers welcomed everyone to the festive tea provided by members of the committee and other helpers.
The table decorations were much admired and members chatted and attempted the quizzes before settling down to enjoy the food. After tea and distribution of quiz prizes, Margaret awarded a special gift to Maureen Barrett in recognition of her regular volunteer work as well as for the knitted poppies she had made for the last of this year's temporary exhibitions in the David Rudkin Room.
Madeleine Juniper was the first prize winner in the 50/50 club draw for December. She also won the second prize but generously asked for a further draw to be made. Margaret concluded by wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and looked forward to meeting all stewards and volunteers again next year.
Christine Bury
Photos were taken by Mike Edwards


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Waitrose has become the first UK retailer to introduce responsibly sourced non-GM soya for animal feed from Europe, reducing its reliance upon South American supply. The supermarket chain has landed its first shipment of soya grown in the Danube region of Europe in October, making its supply chain closer to home. The move marks the start of the retailer's plans to replace responsibly sourced soya beans from non-deforested land in Brazil, lowering the risk to its supply chain as demand for South American Soya from the developing world increases.
Waitrose Managing Director Rob Collins said: "Everyone knows the difficulty of sourcing soya from South America. It fits perfectly into our strategy to improve our supply chain security by sourcing animal feed from raw materials grown at home or within the UK and Europe. This is fantastic, innovative and determined thinking and the result of three years' work by our agriculture team. It fits perfectly into our strategy to improve our supply chain security by sourcing animal feed from raw materials grown at home or within the UK and Europe."
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in its 2016 report placed Waitrose in the top position, saying the retailer was well on the way to using 100% sustainable soya by 2020. Eleven per cent of the raw materials Waitrose uses for feed are soya, with 3 per cent of this GM.
In taking the first step towards a completely sustainable animal feed supply chain by opening up a supply route from Europe, Waitrose worked closely with the Danube Soya Producers Association (Donau Soja), a group made up of European soya growers, millers and end users.
Andrew Saunders, Director of Agriculture at Dalehead Foods, adds: "We have recently taken our first delivery of European soya. A number of Waitrose supply chains have carried out trials on the use of European soya, and we are excited to be the first supply chain to use this source.''


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Late last week, we pushed out a silent update to our source associations page that included several helpful features and the addition of two new sources, 360CN and CIRCL.lu. In total, PassiveTotal now provides access to 12 passive DNS repositories making it the most comprehensive solution for doing threat infrastructure analysis. Over the next several weeks, we anticipate adding two more additional sources to the platform to provide even more coverage.
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Congratulations Hillsboro Online Academy Graduates!
Hillsboro Online Academy, Graduation Ceremony, June 4, 2019 at 7:00 p.m., Peter Boscow Gym, 452 NE 3rd Ave, Hillsboro, OR 97123. Hillsboro School District, Hillsboro, Oregon. Click to watch the video above (41min). Click here to see the 71 photos highlights.
Congratulations Miller Education Center Graduates and GED Grads!
Miller Education Center, Graduation Ceremony, June 5, 2019 at 7:00 p.m., Hillsboro High School Auditorium, 3285 SE Rood Bridge Rd, Hillsboro, OR 97123. Hillsboro School District, Hillsboro, Oregon. Click to watch the video above. Click here to see the photo highlights.
Valedictorians and Salutatorians
Congratulations are in order for the 54 students from our four comprehensive high schools and Hillsboro Online Academy who earned the title of Valedictorian or Salutatorian! On Friday, May 24, we brought these top-achieving students together for the District's annual Val/Sal Luncheon. They were joined by Superintendent Mike Scott, Mayor Steve Callaway, Hillsboro Chamber President Deanna Palm, and two School Board members at the event, where they had the opportunity to share their post-graduation plans and favorite memories from high school. They also shared their words of wisdom for incoming freshmen. Great job and best wishes to you all!
Glencoe High School
Hillsboro High School
Liberty High School
Century High School
Hillsboro Online
2019 Graduation Ceremony Schedule
Thursday, May 30, 2019
Community Transition Program
5pm @ Peter Boscow
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Hillsboro Online Academy
7pm @ Peter Boscow
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Miller Education Center
7pm @ Hilhi Auditorium
Thursday, June 6, 2019
Hillsboro High School
7pm @ Hillsboro Stadium
Friday, June 7, 2019
Liberty High School
7pm @ Hillsboro Stadium
Saturday, June 8, 2019
Century High School
3pm @ Hillsboro Stadium
Saturday, June 8, 2019
Glencoe High School
7:30pm @ Hillsboro Stadium


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|Director: Charles Ferguson
|Country: US
|Cast: Matt Damon (narrator)
|Production Year: 2010
|Duration: 120mins
Charles Ferguson takes a bi-partisan, apolitical look into what actually caused the economic crash in 2008. This is a supremely rational look at the crisis and explores a broad range of highly informed economists, academics, psychologists, journalists and politicians to get to the bottom of who and what caused the crisis.
Directed with a clear head and a clenched fist, this is a measured, sensible exploration of the issues giving a comprehensive and understandable picture of the crash. Rejecting Michael Moore style stunts for statistics a sober and mature examination. This is a truly must-see documentary.


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TOWER STACK SLIDE WOLF, lead the wolf pack in this stack series game with 16 vertical reel positions and 4 progressive levels.
- During free games, any wolf symbol appearing on reel 1 slides to show a reel full of stacked wolf symbols.
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7 Ways To Save the World with Google Earth on Your iPhone
Google Earth is an excellent tool for environmental activism. And of course it was only a matter of time before they developed an app for the iPhone – putting the tool right in your pocket (if you have an iPhone, of course).
So, if you have this amazing tool on your iPhone, wouldn't it be great to use it to defeat the forces of evil, or at least have some fun? We've gathered up a few ways you can use the Google Earth iPhone app to save the planet.
Get Kids Excited About Camping Trips
Getting kids connected with the planet while they're young makes them far more likely to be environmental advocates when they're older. By showing kids the cool aspects of where they're headed for a camping trip or hike, they can get extra excited and perhaps more comfortable with being outdoors since they're a bit more familiar with the area. Of course, this works for getting kids excited about all sorts of neat places on the planet.
Get Your Travel Fix without the Carbon Footprint
With Google Earth on your phone, you can head over to an airport and feel like you're traveling the globe without actually creating the massive carbon footprint that traveling tends to have. As planes take off, fly along with them over to Milan or Paris, the Amazon or whatever fits your travel fantasy. You can travel the globe for a few hours, and yet make only the slight travel-related carbon footprint of getting from home to the airport and back.
Show Friends the Potential of Renewable Energy
Next Page: More Cool Ways to Save the Planet, Plus Video of Google Earth App In Action


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Dave Prowse and Brian Muir Autograph Darth Vader Star Wars photograph 8×10
Dave Prowse and Brian Muir Autograph Darth Vader Star Wars colour photograph 8×10. Autographed by Dave Prowse and Brian Muir in silver marker. Dave Prowse adding "May the force be with you" above his signature.
David Charles Prowse, MBE (born 1 July 1935) is an English bodybuilder, weightlifter and character actor in British film and television. Worldwide, he is best known for physically portraying Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, in 2015 he starred in a documentary of that role, entitled I Am Your Father. Prior to his role as Vader; Prowse had established himself as a prominent figure in British culture as the first Green Cross Code man. A character used in British road safety advertising aimed at children.
Brian Muir(born 15 April 1952) is a British sculptor who most famously created Darth Vaders helmet and armour using Ralph McQuarries design.
He was also responsible for sculpting the stormtrooper armour inStar Wars(the helmet was sculpted by Liz Moore) and the heads for the Death Star Droid, CZ3, and some finishing work on the C-3PO full suit.


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Tail biting and tail docking are major welfare concerns for pigs, particularly for those kept in barren intensive housing. Most piglets housed in these systems have their tails docked within days of birth to prevent tail biting later in life.
What is tail biting?
Tail biting is an abnormal behaviour whereby pigs use their teeth to bite and chew other pigs' tails. Tail biting can lead to injuries in the victim, and the victim can experience pain and fear, which can be exacerbated in an outbreak where pigs performing the biting can target victims with persistency. Tail biting can also be associated with a variety of conditions including spinal abscesses, septicaemia, and a reduced growth rate. The behaviour can spread socially throughout a group of pigs quite rapidly and is therefore a significant welfare problem in commercial pig production.
What is tail docking?
Tail biting on commercial farms has led to the widespread adoption of tail docking. While it is a common management practice to prevent tail biting, it causes acute trauma and pain since the tail has lots of nerves. Tail docking causes piglets to struggle, squeal, and clamp their tails between their hind limbs and lower their head, indicating that it is highly painful. Further, pigs which have had their tails docked may experience long-term pain and be susceptible to infection.
Tail docking reduces the frequency of tail biting but does not completely eliminate it, and does not address the underlying causes.
In the European Union, tail docking on a routine basis has been prohibited, and there is further legislation limiting its use in countries including Denmark, Sweden, and Finland. In Australia, the Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals: Pigs suggests that where tail docking is performed as a routine preventative measure, it should be carried out before pigs are seven days of age.
Methods to address tail biting and alternatives to tail docking
Although multifactorial, one of the main factors which contribute to the incidence of tail biting is a barren environment and the inability for pigs to perform exploration and foraging behaviour. In order to reduce the incidence of tail biting, pigs should be provided with an environment that offers appropriate stimulation and satisfies their motivation to explore and chew e.g. the provision of straw or other enrichment types. Good stockpersonship (positive handling) and a good pig-to-stockperson ratio (allowing close monitoring) are essential to abate tail biting to identify changes in pig behaviour early and allow time for intervention.
Hazards for tail biting behaviour include an absence of straw bedding and enrichment, high stocking density, inadequate or sudden changes in diet, competition for resources, poor health status, the season, air quality and speed, and stress. In addition to this, the heritability of tail biting has been found to be high enough for genetic selection against the behaviour. Genetic selection may therefore be a promising route to addressing tail biting, in addition to optimising the environment and management.
Since tail biting can cause very poor welfare and tail docking is painful both in the short and long term, measures other than tail docking should be implemented to control tail biting. Intact tails that are unbitten are probably the best indicator of a well-managed pig production system.
What is the RSPCA's position on tail docking in pigs?
The RSPCA is opposed to the docking of the tails of any species of animal unless under veterinary advice to improve an individual animal's health. Since tail docking is painful in the short and in the long term, measures other than tail docking should be implemented to control tail biting. Tail docking is not permitted under the RSPCA Approved Farming Scheme Standards – Pigs.
European Food Safety Authority (2007) Scientific Report on the risks associated with tail biting in pigs and possible means to reduce the need for tail docking considering the different housing and husbandry systems. The EFSA Journal 611:1-98.
Scollo A, Contiero B, Gottardo F (2016) Frequency of tail lesions and risk factors for tail biting in heavy pig production from weaning to 170 kg live weight. Veterinary Journal 207:92–98.
Sutherland MA, Bryer PJ, Krebs N and McGlone JJ (2009) The effect of method of tail docking on tail-biting behaviour and welfare of pigs. Animal Welfare 18:561-570.