Archive: March 2015
Bayer Supports SANParks in Fight Against Rhino Poaching
Two rangers with their dogs. The dogs work in teams to track and apprehend poachers.
Bayer South Africa has extended their partnership with South African National Parks (SANParks) beyond the Anti Rhino Poaching Unit, and will now also be keeping the Table Mountain National Parks (TMNP) Dog Unit in ...
Recognizing Animal Contributions on Brain Injury Awareness Day
source: animalfair.com
And research has shown strong evidence to the effect that companion animals are associated with increased self-esteem, life ...
Meet Christina Mertens, Head of Global Drug Discovery Parasiticides
What do you do?
In simple words, I’m responsible for filling the global pipeline with new antiparasitic medicines. Sounds easy but medicines are not simply picked from a shelf in a library, but actually need to be discovered. Drug Discovery is about screening large compound libraries to identify biologically active compounds and optimizing such lead ...
Vet Students Around The World - Meet Bhavisha Patel (Part 2)
For my 12th birthday my mum bought me a random book – it just so happened that the author was doing a book signing when she popped into a local bookstore. When I read this fiction book, I became captured by this girl’s life, in which she experienced rich connections with animals and nature, while in the heart of the Amazonian rainforest. It made my love for animals real and it sparked my ambition.
Since I was a child I have always ...