Furry ScurrySaturday, May 59 a.m. Washington Park, Denver Fetch your sneakers and your furry friend! Start collecting pledges now and register online for our 14th annual 2 mile walk and fun run.
This fund raiser helps us care for more than 25,000 homeless and abandoned animals every year.
Want to be a vendor at this fun event? Then click here.
Friday, April 27, 2007
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
5th Annual Stomp, Romp & Wag
Come to the 5th Annual Stomp, Romp and Wag on April 25 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the north lawn of Hartshorn Health Center.
The event offers:
- Tobacco cessation information, including how secondhand smoke may impact your pets
- Health checks for your pets - ears, teeth, and nail trims
- Low cost spay and neuter information
- Doggie massages
Activities and attractions during the day include "Sheba the Wonder Dog," Disc Dog and Fly Ball demos, Doggie Idol, and a Doggie-Look-Alike Contest.
So, come join us with or without a pet and enjoy music, food, fun and entertainment. This event is a great way to socialize your dog, pamper your dog, and even enjoy someone else's dog!
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For additional information, contact Gwen Sieving, Health Educator, Hartshorn Health Service at (970) 491-3084 or gjoy@colostate.edu.
The event offers:
- Tobacco cessation information, including how secondhand smoke may impact your pets
- Health checks for your pets - ears, teeth, and nail trims
- Low cost spay and neuter information
- Doggie massages
Activities and attractions during the day include "Sheba the Wonder Dog," Disc Dog and Fly Ball demos, Doggie Idol, and a Doggie-Look-Alike Contest.
So, come join us with or without a pet and enjoy music, food, fun and entertainment. This event is a great way to socialize your dog, pamper your dog, and even enjoy someone else's dog!
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For additional information, contact Gwen Sieving, Health Educator, Hartshorn Health Service at (970) 491-3084 or gjoy@colostate.edu.
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Bow Wow Vows
Aspen Grove Lifestyle Center
Saturday, May 19 at 2 p.m.
Colorado canines are cordially invited to exchange mock wedding vows at the first-of-its kind mass doggy wedding ceremony at Aspen Grove Lifestyle Center in Littleton. Bow Wow Vows is presented by Aspen Grove Lifestyle Center and they invite you to join them at 1 p.m. for doggy "speed dating" (aka- a dog park) and at 2 p.m. for the mass doggy wedding followed by a furry fashion show.
Come celebrate pets, meet other pet owners, and help support the Dumb Friends League. A $50 donation is suggested at the door.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Animal Research
University engineers tissues to reduce use of animals in research
April 9, 2007
Colorado State University is engineering tissue in a laboratory that can replace the use of animals in research. The Tissue Engineering Laboratory, established this academic year in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, creates tissue from a combination of cells, materials and biochemicals that model living biological systems. The model tissue replaces live animals in the initial phases of many biological studies, reducing the number of animals needed for use in research.
"As a researcher, I want to understand tissue cellular responses and develop a greater capacity to mitigate or prevent damage," said Dr. Tom Eurell, veterinarian and expert in toxicology and immunology and director of the laboratory. "As a veterinarian, I want to minimize or eliminate painful experiments in animals. Tissue engineering allows me to do both.
"It is impossible with current technology to model whole systems of human or animal response and repair, and to model systemic inflammation," Eurell said. "But we have the technology to be smarter about what we use and to refine our techniques for the benefit of both animals and humans."
For example, Eurell engineers artificial corneas. He uses corneas from already euthanized animals or human corneas donated to research as a "starter" to engineer more corneas by isolating stem cells from the corneas and growing new tissue in the lab. Each donated cornea can be used to create 20 to 25 artificial corneas. This reduces the need for live animals to test a variety of products and chemicals for eye irritants.
"We are trying to understand the best ways to help the eye repair itself following injury, and there are many things we don't know about this process," Eurell said. "For instance, we are interested in determining what happens to cornea cells after they have been exposed to lasers from therapeutic procedures such as LASIK or accidental exposure such as exposure to lasers during manufacturing processes. Engineering cornea tissue allows us to add one more tool to research rather than testing an initial concept on animals. We can use engineered tissues to assess the concept and determine from those results whether or not we should even move on to the next steps in research."
Eurell is working with human corneas donated from local surgery centers that do human corneal transplants to develop multiple corneas for research within the lab. These engineered corneas are used in the lab to study how the cornea actually functions when healing after injuries. By developing these models, Eurell can better understand how cells interact during the healing process.
In addition to researching cornea repair, Eurell also works with colleagues at Colorado State to research how lung cells react to airborne particles of different sizes, the use of nanotechnology to address health issues, proteins within cells, and substrate and cell interactions.
Tissue engineering has been used for some time to repair or replace hard tissues, such as bones, in human and veterinary patients. More recent developments in soft tissue research, including corneas, skin and muscle, can greatly reduce the number of animals used to test compounds and research tissue repair after trauma.
April 9, 2007
Colorado State University is engineering tissue in a laboratory that can replace the use of animals in research. The Tissue Engineering Laboratory, established this academic year in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, creates tissue from a combination of cells, materials and biochemicals that model living biological systems. The model tissue replaces live animals in the initial phases of many biological studies, reducing the number of animals needed for use in research.
"As a researcher, I want to understand tissue cellular responses and develop a greater capacity to mitigate or prevent damage," said Dr. Tom Eurell, veterinarian and expert in toxicology and immunology and director of the laboratory. "As a veterinarian, I want to minimize or eliminate painful experiments in animals. Tissue engineering allows me to do both.
"It is impossible with current technology to model whole systems of human or animal response and repair, and to model systemic inflammation," Eurell said. "But we have the technology to be smarter about what we use and to refine our techniques for the benefit of both animals and humans."
For example, Eurell engineers artificial corneas. He uses corneas from already euthanized animals or human corneas donated to research as a "starter" to engineer more corneas by isolating stem cells from the corneas and growing new tissue in the lab. Each donated cornea can be used to create 20 to 25 artificial corneas. This reduces the need for live animals to test a variety of products and chemicals for eye irritants.
"We are trying to understand the best ways to help the eye repair itself following injury, and there are many things we don't know about this process," Eurell said. "For instance, we are interested in determining what happens to cornea cells after they have been exposed to lasers from therapeutic procedures such as LASIK or accidental exposure such as exposure to lasers during manufacturing processes. Engineering cornea tissue allows us to add one more tool to research rather than testing an initial concept on animals. We can use engineered tissues to assess the concept and determine from those results whether or not we should even move on to the next steps in research."
Eurell is working with human corneas donated from local surgery centers that do human corneal transplants to develop multiple corneas for research within the lab. These engineered corneas are used in the lab to study how the cornea actually functions when healing after injuries. By developing these models, Eurell can better understand how cells interact during the healing process.
In addition to researching cornea repair, Eurell also works with colleagues at Colorado State to research how lung cells react to airborne particles of different sizes, the use of nanotechnology to address health issues, proteins within cells, and substrate and cell interactions.
Tissue engineering has been used for some time to repair or replace hard tissues, such as bones, in human and veterinary patients. More recent developments in soft tissue research, including corneas, skin and muscle, can greatly reduce the number of animals used to test compounds and research tissue repair after trauma.
Monday, April 9, 2007
Prevent Overpopulation
Help Prevent Unwanted Litters Donate to the Pet Overpopulation Fund through your Colorado State income tax form. You can also contribute any time directly to the Fund by sending a donation to 455 Sherman Street, Suite 462, Denver, CO 80203. Checks should be made out to the Pet Overpopulation Fund. The Colorado Pet Overpopulation Fund was established by the Colorado Legislature to promote and fund spay/neuter surgeries and public education for responsible pet ownership. In 2005, 4,745 spay/neuter surgeries were performed as a result of the state checkoff fund. The fund has surpassed 17,000 spay/neuter surgeries in the three years since the first grants were awarded.
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Furry Scurry Saturday, May 5 | 9 a.m. Washington Park,
Denver Fetch your sneakers and your furry friend! Start collecting pledges now and register online for our 14th annual 2 mile walk and fun run.This fund raiser helps us care for more than 25,000 homeless and abandoned animals every year.
Want to be a vendor at this fun event? Then click here.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Fido's Fair
Fido's FairSaturday, April 2110 a.m. - 3 p.m. Fire Clay Lofts, 31st and Blake St, DenverPeople can enjoy food, beverages and meet dog service providers who love and work with dogs in the Rino neighborhood. Dogs will enjoy the fair's fenced dog park. This event benefits the Dumb Friends League, and the Pet Care-avan will be on site with adoptable pets. For more information call (303) 292-3507 or visit www.fireclayloft.com.
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