Today, I necropsied one of these:  a Friesian stallion.  

He died in anaphylactic shock after admin of colloid and an antibiotic.  That's the down side of medicine, you really never know what will happen when you tinker with animals' bodies.  We also necropsied four dogs, all with classic lesions:  splenic hemangiosarc/hematoma, lymphoma, pyothorax, and mammary carcinoma.  

At lunch, one of the pathologists informed me that there is some corruption in the universities of Spain.  Some of the techs are near impossible to fire, yet very unmotivated to work.  He also said that he thinks it would get better if Catalonia got independence but another pathologist said that he didn't think that much would change.  This discussion made me thankful to be an English-speaking American.  

I've finished reading Exodus in bible and I'm into Leviticus.  I often find that what is in the readings or what I'm reading in the bible correlates with my life at the moment and this is no exception.  The end of Exodus and beginning of Leviticus is all about building the first church and animal sacrifices.  The church building, in all its glory, is described in exhaustive detail and I have seen three amazing churches lately here in Barcelona. The amount of work put into the churches here parallels that of the early Jews in the building of their temple.  The animal sacrifices are also described in detail and remind me of what I see everyday on the necropsy floor.  In truth, the farm animals that come to us are often a sacrifice for the health of their herd mates and continued food source for us.  I always think the same with research mice.  Their lives have inherent as well as monetary value, and they don't go unnoticed or without thanksgiving.