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| Are Pets Affected By Daylight Saving Time? - YAHOO! Posted: You might think it unlikely that the switch to daylight saving time (DST) could throw your cat or dog's busy schedule — eat, sleep, eat, sleep — off-kilter. But, as it turns out, some animals are so in tune with their owners' schedules that the one-hour spring forward can cause some confusion. Just like humans, animals have internal clocks that tell them when to eat, sleep and wake up. This biological timekeeper, also known as circadian rhythm, is set in motion by natural sunlight. However, for pets this effect is minimized by the artificial environment they live in, where light comes on not with the rising sun but with the flip of a switch. Humans set their pets' routines, said Alison Holdhus-Small, a research assistant at CSIRO Livestock Industries, an Australia-based research and development organization. "Animals that live with humans develop routines related to human activity — for example, cows become accustomed to being milked at particular times of day, or pet dogs become accustomed to going for walks or being fed at a particular time of day," Holdhus-Small told Life's Little Mysteries. "When humans apply daylight saving time to their own lives, if they carry out their routine according to the clock, the animals can become confused." [Why Do We Observe Daylight Saving Time?] Holdhus-Small gives some examples of how animals might respond to a time change: If a farm owner arrives an hour later (when the clocks are turned back) to milk the cows, they will be waiting, bellowing because their internal routine tells them that they're late. Conversely, if the farmer arrives an hour earlier (when the clocks are turned ahead) the cows will not be inclined to come in to milk until closer to the "proper" time. "When humans change the clocks for daylight saving, to suit our preferred working environment, from an animal's point of view, we are suddenly behaving oddly," Holdhus-Small said. "To the animals, it is inexplicable that suddenly dinner is an hour later or earlier than expected." This behavior shift could cause animals psychological and physiological stress, Holdhus-Small said. A cow's udder, for example, will continue to produce milk regardless of DST and pressure will build up until the cow is milked. Household pets might get grumpy when they show up to an empty food dish at their perceived dinner time. So when you set your clock forward an hour this weekend, remember that your pets need a little paw-holding during the time change. Holdhus-Small suggests gradually changing the animal's activities by a few minutes a day rather than the whole hour at once. This article was provided by Life's Little Mysteries, a sister site to LiveScience.com This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Fire damages 2 homes, kills pets - Montgomery Media Posted: Flames rip through the roof of two homes on Bridge Street in Spring City early Sunday morning as fire crews plan an attack along the steep roof. The fire damaged both halves of the duplex at 123 and 125 Bridge Street Photo by Tom Kelly III Emergency crews were dispatched at 6:45 a.m. for a single-alarm blaze at 123 and 125 Bridge Street, which engulfed the home by the time responders arrived. Firefighters had the blaze under control by 8:20 a.m., but not before it caused more than $250,000 in damage, displaced more than six people, and killed two or three dogs and multiple cats that lived in the two properties, Liberty Steam Fire Engine Company Chief John Trego Sr. said. "No people, thank God," Trego said. Six people living in one of the two homes were treated at Phoenixville Hospital for smoke inhalation, an officer with the Spring City Police Department said. The residents of the other property were away on vacation in Las Vegas at the time of Sunday morning's fire, Trego said, making it impossible to pinpoint the exact number of those displaced. An initial investigation by the state police and Chester County Fire marshals concluded the fire was accidental in nature, but they do not have a specific cause at this time, he said. Trego also does not know when those findings will be released. The victims are not being helped by the Red Cross at this time, a spokeswoman with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Red Cross said. Liberty Steam Fire Engine Company was assisted at the scene by Friendship Hook, Ladder and Hose; Humane; Phoenix Hose, Hook and Ladder; Valley Forge Volunteer; Linfield; Limerick; Kimberton; and Ridge Fire companies. Open Door Ministries and National Penn Bank are accepting donations for the victims of Sunday's fire in Spring City. Monetary donations are being accepted at Open Door at 350 Main St., Royersford, PA 19468. Checks should be made payable to "Royersford Outreach" or "Open Door," and "FBO Spring City Fire Victim" should be written in the Memo line. Flames rip through the roof of two homes on Bridge Street in Spring City early Sunday morning as fire crews plan an attack along the steep roof. The fire damaged both halves of the duplex at 123 and 125 Bridge Street Photo by Tom Kelly III Emergency crews were dispatched at 6:45 a.m. for a single-alarm blaze at 123 and 125 Bridge Street, which engulfed the home by the time responders arrived. Firefighters had the blaze under control by 8:20 a.m., but not before it caused more than $250,000 in damage, displaced more than six people, and killed two or three dogs and multiple cats that lived in the two properties, Liberty Steam Fire Engine Company Chief John Trego Sr. said. "No people, thank God," Trego said. Six people living in one of the two homes were treated at Phoenixville Hospital for smoke inhalation, an officer with the Spring City Police Department said. The residents of the other property were away on vacation in Las Vegas at the time of Sunday morning's fire, Trego said, making it impossible to pinpoint the exact number of those displaced. An initial investigation by the state police and Chester County Fire marshals concluded the fire was accidental in nature, but they do not have a specific cause at this time, he said. Trego also does not know when those findings will be released. The victims are not being helped by the Red Cross at this time, a spokeswoman with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Red Cross said. Liberty Steam Fire Engine Company was assisted at the scene by Friendship Hook, Ladder and Hose; Humane; Phoenix Hose, Hook and Ladder; Valley Forge Volunteer; Linfield; Limerick; Kimberton; and Ridge Fire companies. Open Door Ministries and National Penn Bank are accepting donations for the victims of Sunday's fire in Spring City. Monetary donations are being accepted at Open Door at 350 Main St., Royersford, PA 19468. Checks should be made payable to "Royersford Outreach" or "Open Door," and "FBO Spring City Fire Victim" should be written in the Memo line. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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