It's the Australia Day holiday down under and Brendan and Mark are in a festive and feisty mood. News Mark jumps in the deep end to ponder on the meaning of Australia day - and what exactly should we be celebrating? Another load of news stories this week: Songbirds struggling with noise; banning of circus animals; and animal welfare campaigners protest a proposed dog breeding facility. in lighter news we jump on the treadmill with baby sea turtles and discuss a fishy story about tapeworm infections in humans. Book Review Brendan is good at sniffing out obscure titles and this week is no exception. Following on from the discussion in Episode 5, he reviews the educational, lighthearted, and fun book 'Does it Fart?'. He scores it an aromatic 8.0 out of 10. Bearded Dragon Care The main topic is the iconic Australian reptile commonly kept as a pet world-wide, the Bearded Dragon (Pogona spp.). We outline the basics for keeping these as pets, and the common problems encountered when unwell bearded dragons are taken to veterinary clinics. Links Does it Fart? The definitive field guide to animal flatulence. Songbirds are struggling with noise pollution New Jersey (USA) plan to ban exotic circus animals suffers setback Animal welfare campaigners against proposed dog breeding facility in Australia Baby sea turtles on treadmills for science Tapeworm acquired from eating raw fish Can't get enough of the VetGurus? Contact us: [email protected] Twitter: @VetGurus Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/vetgurus

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