Owner of Flying Donkey Sought By Russian Police

According to the India Times, the owner of the flying donkey who was forced to parasail last week is being sought by Russian police.

A police spokesperson said, “We identified the businessman who organized the donkey’s flight and questioned him, but he claims the donkey’s owner had asked him to send the animal on a parasailing ride and said he has no idea why.”

The spokeperson went on to say they know who the owner is but cannot locate him or the donkey. The donkey should undergo a medical exam and if a veterinary finds injuries the police will launch a criminal case on animal cruelty charges.

The poor donkey was attached to a parachute on the beach of the Sea of Azov in southern Russia and forced to parasail high above the beach in an obvious effort to promote parasailing.

As seen in the video below, the donkey was braying with fear before he was lifted into the sky. When he landed, he was dragged along the water and pulled out trembling.

I can’t understand why someone from the crowd of onlookers didn’t step forward to try to stop such a cruel stunt.

If the police do find the owner of the flying donkey, I hope they throw the book at him and everyone else involved in such an outrageous abuse of an animal!

Alzheimer’s Findings Show Hope for Lost Memory

New Alzheimer’s findings show hope for lost memory and that hope comes in the form of insulin.

Dr. Suzanne Craft of the VA Puget Sound Health Care System and the University of Washington in Seattle presented her findings at the Alzheimer’s Association in Honolulu.

The findings involved research on 109 non-diabetic patients with Alzheimer’s disease or or mild cognitive impairment. Insulin was squirted up the noses of the patients and those patients showed signs of improved memory, measures of thinking and ability to do daily activities.

One third of the patients received a placebo and the other two thirds received different doses of insulin through a nebulizer into their noses twice daily for four months.

Patients with the lower dose of insulin showed the most improvement.

Alzheimer’s disease affects over 26 million people and currently there are only drugs to treat symptoms but none to improve memory.

While these Alzheimer’s findings show hope for lost memory, Dr Craft said the the treatment is a long way from being useful to patients but there is enough positive evidence to warrant a large clinical trial.

6 Steps to Help Your Pets During the Noise of Summer Fireworks

The Humane Society of the United States recommends the following 6 steps to help your pets during the noise of summer fireworks. 

While the steps won’t alleviate all their fears, they will help to keep your pet calmer and safe while going through the frightening ordeal of hearing  loud, unexplainable noises. We are the only ones who can help them so let’s do all we can!

1. Resist the urge to take your pet to fireworks displays.
2. Do not leave your pet in the car. Breathing the hot air in the car can lead to serious health effects and even death in a few short minutes. Partially opened windows do not provide sufficient air. The opened windows are simply an invitation for your pet to be stolen.
3. Keep you pets indoors at home in a sheltered, quiet area. Some pets can become destructive when frightened, so be sure that you remove any items that could be destroyed by your pet or that would be harmful to your pet if chewed. Leave a TV or radio playing at normal volume to keep him company while you are attending firework celebrations.
4. If you know that your pet is seriously distressed by loud noises like thunder, consult with your veterinarian for ways to help alleviate the fear and anxiety he or she will experience during fireworks displays.
5. Never leave pets outside unattended, even in a fenced yard or on a chain. In their fear, pets who normally wouldn’t leave the yard may escape and become lost, or become entangled in their chain, risking injury or death
6. Make sure your pets are wearing identification tags so that if they do become lost, they can be returned promptly. Animals found running at large should be taken to the local animal shelter, where they will have the best chance of being reunited with their owners.

You can’t always be home to reassure your pets when the fireworks go off  but  you can follow the above 6 steps to help your pets during the noise of summer fireworks and make them feel safer.  

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