Some cool animal health images:
Ava surveying domain
Image by Marji Beach
February 2009: Ava died suddenly. Upon necropsy, it turned out Ava was actually a boy, significantly underweight and full of cancer. He was a very friendly rooster and will be missed.
Ava is a "peeper", our sanctuary-created term for a broiler, the type of chickens people eat. 9.2 billion Avas are slaughtered each year for consumption.
Broilers are bred to grow and grow fast. They are killed when they are only six weeks old. This fast growth rate causes severe health problems: heart attacks are very common (from obesity) as are bone and pelvic breaks.
You can help the Avas by reducing or eliminating meat from your diet.
www.animalplace.org
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Zanzibar VETCAP, July 2011
Image by US Army Africa
Khamis Said Selim, a community animal health worker, injects a cow with a multivitamin during a July 26 Veterinary Civil Action Program (VETCAP) Pemba, Zanzibar.
Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. R.J. Biermann
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