Update May 28: The California Mid-State Fair has been canceled due to COVID-19, according to the Mid-State Fair Board of Directors. The announcement was made Thursday morning during a virtual full board meeting. Update May 22: At the end of…
Avoid contact with pets if you have coronavirus symptoms, SLO County Animal Services says
There is no evidence that people can transmit coronavirus to animals or animals to people, but “out of an abundance of caution,” infected individuals should avoid contact with their pets until they have recovered, San Luis Obispo Animal Services Manager Eric Anderson said.
Cal Poly researchers grow their own cells in lab, avoiding animal testing
Thirteen years and millions of cells ago, Kristen O’Halloran Cardinal began the tissue engineering lab at Cal Poly.
New animals spring to life in the Cal Poly agricultural fields
The Cal Poly Equine Center’s 150-acre plot of land will be the new home to 14 new foals this spring.
Fifteen-year-old SLO activist fights for animals’ lives
Happy Hen Animal Sanctuary continually inspires and drives founder Zoe Rosenberg as she strives to achieve her goal of protecting and liberating animals. Through resistance and vocalization, Rosenberg creates an impact in the San Luis Obispo community and beyond. Rosenberg…
Morro Bay’s Marine Mammal Center offers students a chance to save sea lions
Students get hands-on experience with this class by working at the Marine Mammal Center.
Farming with the fish: Cal Poly’s hidden aquaponics system
And at Cal Poly, it’s a greenhouse in a little corner of the Cal Poly Student Experimental Farm.
Cal Poly Pier brings sea life to the community
Cal poly students display research on marine life of the central coast
How El Niño failed the Central Coast
This year’s El Nino was the strongest on record, but the Central Coast is nowhere near out of the drought.
Cal Poly Cat Program: Providing homes and learning oppurrtunities
Animal science students are putting the Cat Program on campus to use.