Veterinary association to go ahead with fish toss team-building event at Seattle conference

October 6th, 2009 2nd letter with powder sent to Seattle newspaperSEATTLE — For the second day in a row, an envelope containing an unidentified powder has been found at The Seattle Times. The Seattle Fire Department's hazardous materials team was called to the newspaper Tuesday shortly after noon.

October 6th, 2009 2nd suspicious envelope sent to Seattle newspaperSEATTLE — For the second day in a row, a hazardous materials team has gone to The Seattle Times after a suspicious envelope was found. Seattle Fire Department spokeswoman Dana Vander Houwen says a newspaper employee was briefly isolated Tuesday afternoon, but the envelope wasn't opened and was turned over to the FBI.

October 2nd, 2009 Mesa, Ariz., is 1,000th signer for climate changeSEATTLE — Mesa, Ariz., is the 1,000th city to sign the U.S. Conference of Mayors' climate change agreement.

August 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has determined that like police and nurses, cleaner fish on coral reefs wear 'uniforms', which are basically colors and body patterns, to signal their "professions" - a tactic that also helps the fish avoid being eaten by their clients. Several species of small reef fish are known to invite larger fish to stop by "cleaning stations," where the cleaners groom their customers and pick them free of parasites.

August 21st, 2009 Seattle man with amnesia still going by 'Jon Doe'SEATTLE — Seattle's mystery man says putting together the pieces of his memory has been a frustrating, confusing experience. The man who still goes by the name Jon Doe told reporters Friday that he can't remember large chunks of his life.

August 5th, 2009 Too narrow trench could cost Port of Seattle $1MSEATTLE — A tiny mistake — about half the thickness of a dime — could end up costing about $1 million at the Port of Seattle. The Seattle Times reports Wednesday that a contractor at the port's Terminal 30 near Safeco Field dug a trench for an electrical cable that was 0.02 of an inch too narrow.

July 25th, 2009 Police arrest man in fatal Seattle stabbingSEATTLE — Police have arrested a suspect in a weekend knife attack that killed one woman and wounded another as they slept in their Seattle home. KIRO-TV says officers arrested 23-year-old Isaiah M.K.

July 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new research by scientists from the University of Victoria has shown that fish avoid the divers and snorkelers who try to count them, and that is why using snorkelers and SCUBA divers may misrepresent the number of fish. Not all types of fish are equally frightened by the divers, and Faculty of 1000 member Helen Yap, who recommended the study, explains that therefore "such methods may not provide an accurate picture of the actual diversity and abundance of fish communities." Counting coral reef fish informs researchers about local ecological changes.

July 18th, 2009 Seattle light rail line debutsSEATTLE — A new light rail line is set to debut in Seattle. The 13.9-mile Link route between downtown Seattle and the south Seattle suburb of Tukwila opens Saturday.

July 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study by an international team of researchers has suggested that fish may have become an important part of the year-round diet for early humans in China as far back as 40,000 years ago. Freshwater fish are an important part of the diet of many peoples around the world, but it has been unclear when fish became an important part of the year-round diet for early humans.

July 1st, 2009 VCA Antech buys Eklin for undisclosed amountLOS ANGELES — Veterinary services provider VCA Antech Inc. said Wednesday it bought Eklin Medical Systems Inc.

June 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Farmed fish, if fed by-products rendered from cows, could transmit Creutzfeldt Jakob disease-commonly known as mad cow disease. Questioning the safety of eating farmed fish, Dr.

June 10th, 2009 Veterinary group rethinks fish toss in SeattleSEATTLE — Seattle's famed fishmongers may be tossing rubber fish instead of real ones at a national veterinary association's convention next month following complaints from an animal-rights group. American Veterinary Medical Association chief executive Ron DeHaven said the Schaumburg, Ill.-based organization had thought inviting one of Seattle's top tourist attractions — the fish-throwers at the Pike Place Fish Market — to the event would be a great "team-building experience." But after People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals raised concerns about the ethics of using dead fish as props at a veterinary event, DeHaven said the AVMA would explore other options, including an alternative PETA suggested: using rubber fish.

June 1st, 2009 Seattle newspaper globe listed as endangered siteSEATTLE — The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation has released its 2009 list of endangered historic properties, and high on the list is a gigantic turquoise ball with an eagle on top. The Post-Intelligencer globe, a wonder of mid-20th century steel and neon lights, is among 13 properties and structures in the state that the trust hopes can be preserved.

May 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Like humans, fish too can feel extreme pain when hooks are pulled off their mouths, even though it doesn't show on their faces, according to researcher Joseph Garner at Purdue University. Garner, assistant professor of animal sciences, helped develop a test that found that goldfish do feel pain, and their reactions to it are similar to that of humans.