Tuesday, June 28, 2011

A Mouse: Treat them with respect

It is today with the mouse. According to the draft Animal Welfare Act of 2011 is not a waiting list of punishments for those who do not take proper care of animals. However, the scientific community is not as happy as they would feel if this bill comes into force, could hamper the investigation.


Although no experimental animals intentionally injured during the investigation, if the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) considers that the treatment they are suffering to an animal may be wounded, a scientist or a student who participated in the research could be reserved.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Pygmy Marmoset Small is beautiful



The pygmy or dwarf marmoset is a New World monkey, native to the rainforest canopies of western Brazil, southeastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru and northern Bolivia. It is one of the smallest primates, and the smallest monkey. Despite its name, the lion is something different from the typical marmosets, most of which are classified in the genera Callithrix and Mico, as such, is given its own genus, Cebuella.