by Editor | Oct 22, 2025 | Agriculture, News
Source: Texas Animal Health Commission The Rural Veterinarian Incentive Program (RVIP) encourages veterinarians to practice in designated rural Texas counties by offering up to $180,000 in educational loan repayment or tuition assistance. Participants may receive up...
by Editor | Oct 22, 2025 | News
Source: KCRA 3 The University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine has launched a major expansion of its Veterinary medical complex, aimed at addressing the national shortage of veterinarians while advancing animal care, research, and education....
by Editor | Oct 21, 2025 | News
Source: Live Science A Pallas’s cat (Otocolobus manul), one of the world’s least-studied wild felines, has been photographed for the first time in Arunachal Pradesh, India’s eastern Himalayas. The elusive species, known for its fluffy coat and distinctive expression,...
by Editor | Oct 21, 2025 | Animal Health News
Source: CNN Rabies, while rare in the U.S., remains almost universally fatal once symptoms appear. Six people have died nationwide since September 2024, and the CDC is monitoring 14 possible outbreaks across 20 states. The disease is caused by a Lyssavirus, typically...
by Editor | Oct 20, 2025 | Animal Health Industry
Source: 8 News Now Las Vegas faces a growing equine Veterinarian shortage, reflecting a nationwide crisis. With an estimated 34,100 domesticated horses in Nevada—many in the Las Vegas Valley—demand for care far outweighs supply. Currently, Desert Pines Equine, with...
by Editor | Oct 20, 2025 | News
Source: Nature Recent research is challenging long-held assumptions about human language by showing sophisticated communication in animals such as bonobos, chimpanzees, whales, and birds. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, primatologist Mélissa Berthet recorded...
by Editor | Oct 19, 2025 | Animal Health News, News
Source: The Guardian Colossal Biosciences, a Texas-based “de-extinction” company, has announced a key breakthrough in its bid to revive the dodo, extinct since the 17th century. By successfully growing pigeon primordial germ cells—precursors to sperm and eggs—the team...
by Editor | Oct 19, 2025 | Agriculture, News
Source: CNBC Bees pollinate over one-third of the crops humans consume, yet about 40% of colonies collapse annually due to climate change, extreme weather, pesticides, and outdated hive technology. Traditional wooden hives, largely unchanged since 1850, offer little...
by Editor | Oct 18, 2025 | Animal Health News, Companion Animal
Source: Farm and Dairy The Asian longhorned tick, first detected in Ohio in 2020, has now spread to 21 counties, raising serious concerns for cattle producers. This invasive arachnid can transmit Theileria orientalis, a parasite that causes theileriosis in cattle....
by Editor | Oct 18, 2025 | Companion Animal, News
Source: The Conversation Emerging research shows that cats, despite their reputation for independence, form deep bonds with humans through oxytocin, the “love hormone.” This neurochemical, known for fostering trust, reducing stress, and strengthening social ties in...
by Editor | Oct 17, 2025 | Companion Animal, News
Source: WRAL News When Tropical Storm Chantal flooded central North Carolina, it left behind stagnant water that created ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes. Veterinarians warn that this surge increases the risk of heartworm, a mosquito-borne parasite that can...
by Editor | Oct 17, 2025 | News
Source: Scientific American A new preprint field study reveals that New York City’s rats are not only resilient survivors but also highly social animals with a hidden nightlife. Using wireless ultrasonic recorders and thermal cameras at parks, sidewalks, and subway...
by Editor | Oct 16, 2025 | Companion Animal, News
Source: Science Scientists may have solved one of the strangest feline mysteries: why cats eat grass. A new study in the Journal of Veterinary Behavior suggests cats deliberately choose jagged, spiky grasses that can snag and entangle fur inside their digestive...
by Editor | Oct 16, 2025 | News
Source: Dispatch Ohio’s deer herd is facing two major disease threats: Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) and Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). EHD, a viral illness spread by tiny biting midges, causes fever, facial swelling, disorientation, and respiratory distress,...
by Editor | Oct 15, 2025 | News
Source: The Conversation Brain worm (Parelaphostrongylus tenuis) is a parasitic nematode that infects white-tailed deer without symptoms but devastates moose, elk, and other ungulates. Once in the nervous system, it causes neurological disorders such as circling,...
by Editor | Oct 15, 2025 | News
Source: The Ithaca Voice Cornell University has proposed building a new Wildlife Rehabilitation Aviary next to the Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Hospital on Hungerford Hill Road in Ithaca. The 6,816-square-foot facility would focus on rehabilitating eagles, raptors, and...
by Editor | Oct 14, 2025 | News
Source: Newsweek Fourteen employees at Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter in Billings, Montana, fell ill after being exposed to methamphetamine-laced smoke when FBI agents incinerated two pounds of drugs in the facility’s crematorium. The incinerator, located in a...
by Editor | Oct 14, 2025 | Companion Animal, News
Source: Denver 7 Researchers at Colorado State University (CSU) are studying how wildfire smoke and poor air quality affect dogs, expanding on what is already known about its harmful effects on humans. Led by Veterinary professor Dr. Colleen Duncan, the project uses...
by Editor | Oct 13, 2025 | News
Source: AP News Ghost, a giant Pacific octopus at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, is nearing the end of her natural life cycle and has received an outpouring of affection from visitors and social media fans. After laying unfertilized eggs that will never...
by Editor | Oct 13, 2025 | Livestock, News
Source: WKBN The Pennsylvania Gaming Commission has confirmed outbreaks of epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) among deer in Mercer and Lawrence counties, with additional suspected cases in Butler and Erie counties. Spread by infected midges, EHD appears in late...
