Posted: June 15th, 2008 | Author: Catherine | Filed under: Dogs and Dog Training | Tags: dogs, sun, sunblock, sunburn, veterinarian | No Comments »
Dogs can and do have sunburn. There may be redness to the skin and some hair loss. The areas most prone to sunburn are the ears, inside of the legs, underside of the dog and the nose. With dogs, there is the concern with reflected ultraviolet radiation. Left on their own, dogs will seek shade when feeling any discomfort. However, when a dog wants to be with you on the beach, boat or whatever outside activity, that shade may not be readily available.
You may take note of the dogs who are part of the ski patrol crews. That moisture on the dog’s nose might be some form of sunblock or sun protection, for work outside at altitude. Some use special preparations so that the scent does not create a problem for these working dogs. - Ask your veterinarian what is recommended for your dog. And yes, there are doggy goggles too for your canine pal.
Catherine
Posted: June 15th, 2008 | Author: Catherine | Filed under: General | Tags: Australia, children, data base, government, schools | No Comments »
With the technological ability to gather and store data, the Australian government is creating an online data base of every school child:
“…Photographs, personal details, career aspirations, off-campus activities and student performance records are being collected from all 1251 state schools.
Education Queensland said details of 180,000 students from 637 schools already were online and the database would be completed by December.”
link: Pedophile fears as student profiles go on net
There is no option to being part of this data base. A family who refuses to contribute the necessary information can have a child denied a public school education.
This data base begs the question as to why the government needs, or even wants, such detailed information on their youngest citizens. Are career aspirations of a grade one student essential government information? How does the government justify the time and expense of such a data base? Perhaps the cultural zeitgeist now is to collect all the available data; there might be a possible use for it later.
Catherine Forsythe
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