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able as dietary sup- plements, don’t use any of them without veterinary approval.
To investigate whether a combina- tion of charcoal, Yucca schidigera, and zinc acetate would decrease the stink in dog farts, dogs got back in the fart suit. (The researchers call it a “flatulence-collecting system for dogs.” We’ll have to agree to disagree.) Then the dogs consumed treats containing the three ingredients.** The fart suit cap- tured and measured hydrogen sulfide concentrations, while the Odor Judge rated the farts.
The treats with the three ingredients did the trick!
While the number of farting episodes did not decrease, the stench of the emis- sions was less aver- sive. With the treats, farting “episodes rated as 4 (bad) or 5 (unbearable) were significantly decreased, and [the] percentage of episodes rated as 2 (slightly noticeable) was significantly increased.”
Fart Facts
Hydrogen sulfide is behind the stink in stinky dog farts.
Dogs eating treats containing charcoal, Yucca
schidigera, and zinc acetate will continue to fart but will pro- duce less-stinky farts.
Veterinarians remind that a number of fac- tors are behind a farting dog, including a sedentary lifestyle, eating quickly and swallowing air, as well as chowing down on difficult-to- digest food. More on farting dogsat Pet MD.
Make every day dog Farting Awareness day!
April 8 is also National Dog Fighting Awareness Day. While illegal in every state, thou- sands of dogs are still forced to train, fight, and suffer every year. Let's end dog fighting.
** Additional note on dog farts: In the study, each fart- reducing treat con- tained “320 mg of activated charcoal, 2.5 mg of Yucca schidigera, and 17 mg of zinc in the form of zinc acetate dihydride.” Dogs were fed 1 treat per 11 lb of body weight. Jessica Hekman, DVM, MS and genomics PhD stu- dent adds, "We don't know if this stuff is safe to feed regular- ly. But that's one of the things good research does—pro- vide ideas for future research. Like test- ing the safety of acti- vated charcoal in anti-fart-stink dog treats."
Five things you didn't know about Earth day 1. One billion peo-
ple across the world will get involved with Earth Day this year
2. The celebration has its own flag that features a picture of the Earth taken from the Apollo 17 space- craft on its way to the Moon
3. 20 million people participated in the first ever Earth Day in 1970
4. No one knows where the name or date for the day came from as the organisers can't remember
5.In 2008 Disney launched Disneynature, a channel dedicated to environmental docu- mentaries, in cele- bration of Earth Day
How to get involved There are Earth Day
events taking place across the globe. Google hascreated a special map with a selection of planned events in different countries.
In the UK you can take part in a range of activities from tree planting in Bristol, to feeding bees in Derby, and cleaning Boggle beach in Whitby.
1. Walk to work, cycle or take public transport
2. Use a reusable coffee cup
3. Make sure you recycle
4. Go paperless
5. Take a tote bag to the shop
6. Plant a tree
7. Go meat or dairy free at least once a week
8. Carry a reusable water bottle
9. Add the Earth Mode Google Chrome extension to your browser to monitor your energy use
10. Buy local pro- duce
Apple and Earth day Joining Google,
other tech compa- nies are also joining in and championing the environmental push.
Apple has over- hauled the app store ahead of Earth Day with a range of Apps for Earth, created in partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The new-look green store will raise money and support for conservation through 27 custom redesigns for apps including Kendall & Kylie, Enlight, and Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes.
Message From Mark Zuckerberg
Earth Day is a moment to think about how we can all better protect the environment.
We have a chance to connect everyone in the world and use technology to improve the lives of billions of people. But to do this sus- tainably, we need to build services that use resources effi- ciently and responsi- bly.
As Facebook builds
the infrastructure to power a new gener- ation of planetary services, we’re work- ing to conserve our shared resources.
Our newest data centers run off 100% renewable energy and are some of the most efficient data centers in the world. In Sweden, our Luleå Data Center is powered by hydro- electric power and we cool our servers using the outside air. Our Altoona Data Center in Iowa is powered by wind energy and we add enough energy to the grid to power more than 42,000 homes. These are just a few of our efforts on sustain- ability.
Here's a photo of a wind turbine being assembled in Iowa to power our data center. Connecting the world begins with preserving the world. Happy Earth Day!
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