Wendell Berry is the author of the nonfiction books What Are People For?; Standing on Earth; Sex, Economy, Freedom, and Community; Another Turn of the Crank; Life Is a Miracle; Citizenship Papers; and most recently, The Way of Ignorance. Not only is he an American novelist, but he is also a poet, environmental activist, cultural critic, and a farmer. He believes that he good life includes sustainable agriculture, appropriate technologies, healthy rural communities, connection to place, the pleasures
A vet tech is someone who is trained in the care of animals under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian. They take samples to run the test on to assist in diagnosing illnesses. Some of those samples include blood, urine, tissue and fecal. Other duties given to a vet tech are assisting in dental care, developing x-rays, sterilizing surgical and other lab equipment and providing post operational care. Vet techs also record animal case histories, provide specialized nursing care and even vaccinate
One of the strong suits for the essay is its repeated reference to animal experts who provide the article with such facts. One of which is Marc Abraham, a television veterinarian who founded the charity “Pup Aide”, an online petition to ban all puppy and kitten farming in the UK. Mr. Abraham solidifies that crossbreeds are not “designer” dogs. He proves
occupational disease. Storage mites are very allergenic for humans and the agricultural environment is suitable for their growth. Workers at risk include e.g. animal handlers, grain handlers, root crop workers, mushroom workers and veterinarians and the tasks where risks are obvious are numerous: animal tending, manure handling, grain grinding, grain harvesting etc. Noise related risks, especially after the introduction of mechanization in the agriculture. Causes of noise in agriculture