This is EVERYTHING! My daughter, the amazing
Katy Kolb Olmstead, agrees that she has been capable of all this and more! She has loved margaritas, boyfriends, sex, living on her own, reading, & cursing! She is f-ing perfect in every way. As we approach 3/21, I celebrate her every day!

Surgical procedures in companion animals including ear cropping and declawing performed without a health or welfare benefit have been condemned by the WSAVA in a new position statement on the topic of ‘cosmetic alterations’. Read the full story at ow.ly/gaKH50QJZmo

I love every cat. Every single one.

My latest for Aeon. 30 years ago we gave up the assumption that language is needed for consciousness, with great results. Now it's time to give up the assumption that it requires a complex brain. tinyurl.com/27cffsse

The South Korean government has stated that before the end of this year it will introduce a bill to ban the dog meat industry, which sees up to 1 million dogs a year farmed and killed for human consumption.
hsi.org/news-resources…

New paper alert! 🎉

A Cognitive Revolution in Animal Research, Matt Chase

theatlantic.com/science/archiv…

What is #animalcognition ? 🧵 One common misconception is that #cognition is the same as intelligence, but they are NOT equivalent! Intelligence is an arbitrary term, as it is not possible to evaluate one species as 'smarter' than another. (1/4)

🎆Happy New Year! 🎇

⚠️🔊Do not miss our Year in Review webinar to recap the most exciting advances and discoveries in the field of Down syndrome over 2022.

🗓️ Tuesday, January 24, 10:30am Central Time

👉Registration: alz-org.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

😉See you there! ISTAART #ENDALZ

Did you know #BettyWhite personally funded more than 30 studies at Morris Animal Foundation? Join us as we pay tribute to an incredible champion for animals and reflect on the impact her work continues to have today: maf.link/BettyWhite23

The artist and his work.

Fish are amazing animals that experience the world in many ways that are similar to us. ❤️🐟

If you are choosing to leave animals off your plate, please don’t forget our fishy friends! They want to live too! Sign up for #Veganuary2023 to get started 👉 veganuary.com/Twitter

I’ve been holding off on posting Christmas cats because I know not everyone likes or celebrates it, but I can’t resist any more so it’s time for a thread! First, Father Christmas. 1920. bridgemanimages.com/en/english-sch…

Wonderful paper 🧠🐬🐋

cats are joy division and dogs are new order

🚨🚨Four Funded PhD opportunities in my lab 🚨🚨

There are four potential opportunities in Research in Rehabilitation Technologies available. I will post them in this thread, to be eligible you must be a #Chinese national and meet the #China #Scholarship #Council requirements

Good evening.

Service dogs being trained to sit through a play! There are actors on the stage performing a musical for a theatre full of dogs.

🤯🤯

Capybaras enjoy bathing in hot springs - but what's the mechanism?
nature.com/articles/s4159…