Dogs Smelling Cancer

It feels counterintuitive to say that dogs would be able to smell cancer cells regardless of the patients medical history or preexisting conditions. In a study where a dog was given a samples of cells from early stage cancer patients and healthy cells, the dog would be rewarded with a tennis ball if it got the answer correctly. Surprisingly to the researchers delight, the dog had gotten them all correct. The study was conducted in a space to take out variables such as observing the owners of the cells in order to only test the dogs sense of smell. Even so, over countless studies of various breeds of dogs, they were able to smell out various different forms of cancer from cell samples. And yet, there is no medical field in where real time patients can get evaluated by a “medical dog”.

Toms Shoes

Toms shoes were introduced to the market as “Buy one pair, Give on pair to those in need”. This seems like a very good premise and gives the consumer further incentive to purchase the product. But when journalists further delved into the topic of where the shoes that were given went, the entire slogan seemed counterintuitive. The shoes that were given out to young people in third world countries seemed to be children who already had pairs of shoes. On top of this, the local market for shoes in these regions was damaged due to the shoes that were introduced there by this large company. In doing so, the company rather provided no help and even damaged the places in where the people who had purchased the shoes believed they would be helping.

“Humane” Food Labels

Why do brands label their products as “humanely raised” animals. Depending on who you ask, it would seem a company raising an animal for the sole purpose of becoming food would make this label counterintuitive. The animal was raised on no artificial hormones and the grass it ate was not treated with pesticides. The claims of these companies sound a bit like this, though this may only be a small insight on how they were raised. Many companies still keep the animals confined to small cell like areas and group them together in very large groups. Not to mention their livestock and such only raised to become food. Is there a way for you to have humanely raised food that will eventually be slaughtered to full the pockets of those who sell them.