Who doesn’t remember asking or being asked “What do you want to be when you grow up?” For kids who love animals, the answers might be veterinarian or veterinary nurse, horse or dog trainer, K-9 handler or pet groomer. Whatever their dreams, play is the first step toward making them reality. Educational philosophers from Maria […]
Indianapolis mayoral candidates share thoughts on animal welfare as euthanasia rates rise | Don’t Miss This
When residents who are planning to vote next month think about policies the candidates are proposing and focusing on, supporting animal shelters usually is not their first worry, but with how overcrowded shelters in central Indiana are, the two mayoral candidates are addressing the issue. Shelters in Indiana and around America are experiencing the issue of overcrowding, […]
Roswell’s animal shelter has reopened | Local News
Among the issues discussed at Roswell’s Public Safety Committee meeting on Tuesday was the reopening on Monday of the city’s animal shelter. It was closed Sept. 27 after a dog tested positive for distemper and others were coming down with upper respiratory illnesses. Subsequent testing of dogs at the shelter turned up no more distemper […]
Roswell animal shelter shut down to determine why animals are ill | Local News
Roswell Animal Services has stopped accepting new animals from the public because of an “unusually high presence of upper respiratory infections,” the city and Best Friends Animal Society announced in a press release. The Fur-Ever Friends Fair, an animal adoption event planned for this past Saturday at Melendez Park, was canceled as well. Also playing […]
Memorial fund set up to honor local animal lover | Local News
A memorial fund has been established by a local doctor who loves animals in memory of a former patient, whom he knew briefly and who shared that love. The $15,000 Nancy Casey Memorial Fund was announced Saturday at the Dirty Dog Bash, an annual fundraiser for Friends of Hardin County Animal Shelter, the benefactors of […]
Short staff and overcrowding among problems at Clayton County Animal Control | News
JONESBORO — Amid recent complaints from animal advocates about Clayton County Animal Control euthanizing animals, Animal Control staff updated the Clayton County Board of Commissioners during its June 13 work session. According to statistics provided by Animal Control, the total number of animals euthanized in 2020 was 125 (2.845% of all animals), 173 (2.4%) in […]
Oral probiotic bacterial strain found to improve dry eye disease in animal model
In a study by a research group at Baylor College of Medicine, oral administration of a commercially available probiotic bacterial strain was found to improve dry eye disease in an animal model. The findings were presented at ASM Microbe 2023, the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. Dry eye, a common condition in […]
Experienced large animal expert Frank named dean of MSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine
Contact: Sid Salter Dr. Nicholas Frank (Photo submitted) STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum today [May 11] announced Dr. Nicholas Frank, DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM as MSU’s new dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine. Frank is currently in his sixth year as associate dean for academic affairs and professor at Tufts University’s Cummings […]
Waco Animal Shelter remains closed more than two weeks after distemper outbreak
Waco Animal Shelter will remain closed until further notice, more than two weeks after it closed because of a canine distemper outbreak, city of Waco shelter director Trey Buzbee said. The closure, announced Oct. 28 and originally intended to end this past Friday, applies not only to the public surrender and adoption operations but also […]
Smith ’23: It’s past time Brown stopped abusing pigs to teach medicine
For years, the Warren Alpert Medical School has been criticized by physicians, legislators and even one of the country’s largest newspapers for its continued abuse of live pigs in the emergency medicine residency program. Even as nearly every other medical center in the country has moved toward more humane practices, University leadership has ignored calls […]