Tag "Vet"
Probable nonsense promoted at Hamilton Fieldays
Categories: Skepticism
An article in the Herald
this week talked about several innovations that were showcased at the Hamilton Fieldays event. Unfortunately, one of the products, DermaShield , appears to be very much pseudo-scientific. 2 min read, 224 words. Continue Reading...
Treating Bears with Acupuncture
Categories: Skepticism
This story
comes from listener Stu. A couple of bears were injured recently in California's wildfires. They were delivered to UC Davis, a respected university in California. Unfortunately they were handed over to Jamie Payton of UC Davis' Integrative Medicine Service, who proceeded to treat them with unproven therapies such as acupuncture, a "homemade" burn salve, fish skins, cold laser therapy and chiropractic. 2 min read, 242 words. Continue Reading...
Unvaccinated Pets
Categories: Skepticism
As if people not vaccinating their kids isn't enough nonsense to deal with, there's an increasing trend
for pet owners to not vaccinate their pets as well. This appears to be due to silly concerns such as that their pets might suffer from autism, despite the fact that autism hasn't been observed in animals. 1 min read, 124 words. Continue Reading...
NZ Herald Promoting Animal Quackery
Categories: Skepticism
Liza Schneider has written an article
for the BoP Times, printed online in the Herald, which promotes nonsense therapies for animals. 1 min read, 96 words. Continue Reading...