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by Editor | Sep 7, 2025 | News
Source: AP News Danielle Spencer, best known for playing wisecracking little sister Dee Thomas on the 1970s sitcom What’s Happening!!, died August 11, 2025, at age 60 in Richmond, Virginia, after a long battle with cancer, her family announced. As Dee, Spencer became... read more
by Editor | Sep 6, 2025 | Animal Health News, Companion Animal, News
Source: AP News At Michigan State University’s Pollinator Performance Center, researchers are training dogs to detect American foulbrood, a bacterial disease that kills honey bee larvae. Bees face multiple threats—including disease, pesticides, climate change, and... read more
by Editor | Sep 6, 2025 | Agriculture, Livestock, News
Source: Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Researchers at Texas A&M’s College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences are exploring how cattle diets influence Salmonella infections, a major U.S. foodborne... read more
by Editor | Sep 5, 2025 | Companion Animal, News
Source: Scientific American Billy, a beagle trained to detect cancer, demonstrates how dogs can identify disease by scent. Cancer alters a person’s “volatilome,” the unique mix of volatile organic compounds in breath, sweat, blood, and urine. Dogs like Billy are... read more
by Editor | Sep 5, 2025 | Companion Animal, News
Source: Live Science Pets’ grass-eating habits in dogs and cats remain somewhat mysterious, with multiple theories but no single proven cause. Veterinarian Dr. Jamie Lovejoy notes that neither species can digest grass well, lacking specialized gut bacteria and... read more
by Editor | Sep 4, 2025 | Companion Animal, News
Source: My Northwest Salmon poisoning disease, primarily found in the Pacific Northwest, is a potentially fatal illness for dogs, wolves, coyotes, foxes, and occasionally black bears, but not cats. It occurs when an animal consumes raw or undercooked fish—such as... read more
by Editor | Sep 4, 2025 | Agriculture, Livestock, News
Source: Penn Live Dr. Dean Cauffman, honored in 2025 for 50 years of Veterinary service, has uniquely balanced a large-animal Veterinary career with running his family’s 190-year-old, 400-acre Perry Valley farm. Starting in 1975 without advertising, he built his... read more
by Editor | Sep 3, 2025 | News
Source: CIDRAP In 2024, two children in Los Angeles County contracted raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) infections, with one suffering severe, lasting neurological damage due to delayed diagnosis. The parasite, carried by up to 80% of raccoons in parts of... read more
by Editor | Sep 3, 2025 | News
Source: The Guardian Aalborg Zoo in Denmark has sparked debate after asking pet owners to donate healthy animals—including chickens, rabbits, guinea pigs, and even horses—to be humanely euthanised and fed to its predators, such as the European lynx. The zoo says the... read more
by Editor | Sep 2, 2025 | Agriculture, News
Source: Scientific American Proposed amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), introduced July 22 by Rep. Nicholas Begich (R-Alaska), could drastically weaken the 1972 law credited with preventing extinctions and driving recoveries of whales, dolphins,... read more
by Editor | Sep 1, 2025 | Companion Animal, News
Source: AP News The 2025 World’s Ugliest Dog Contest was held on August 8 at the Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa, California, celebrating canines with delightfully unconventional appearances. The lighthearted event featured a parade of unique dogs, including Little... read more
by Editor | Sep 1, 2025 | Companion Animal, News
Source: New Atlas A study from Eötvös Loránd University examined whether flat-faced (brachycephalic) dog breeds like Pugs and French Bulldogs truly have distinct behaviors or if traits are shaped more by size, training, and owner habits. Researchers surveyed over... read more
by Editor | Aug 31, 2025 | News
Source: 9 News In Fort Collins, Colorado, residents have reported rabbits with unusual black, tentacle-like growths on their heads and faces. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) identified the cause as a virus that produces wart-like protrusions similar to benign... read more
by Editor | Aug 31, 2025 | Agriculture, News
Source: The Daytona Beach News Journal The Florida Department of Health has linked raw milk from Keely Farms Dairy in New Smyrna Beach to 21 cases of Campylobacter and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infections, with seven hospitalizations and two severe complications.... read more
by Editor | Aug 30, 2025 | Companion Animal, News
Source: Health News Florida A study from The Ohio State University suggests overweight cats could help us understand weight loss in humans. With six in 10 U.S. cats overweight, researchers placed a group of obese cats on a calorie-restricted diet for 12 weeks,... read more
by Editor | Aug 30, 2025 | Companion Animal, News
Source: KSDK Kansas City-based Bar K, voted USA Today’s No. 1 dog bar in the U.S. in 2024 and dubbed “doggie Disney World” by its CEO, has closed its doors. Known for blending a dog park with a bar and restaurant that catered to both pets and people, Bar K struggled... read more
by Editor | Aug 29, 2025 | Companion Animal, News, Veterinary Practice
Source: AVMA The AVMA is addressing public concern over rising veterinary care costs by explaining the factors driving increases and how veterinarians work with pet owners to find compassionate, budget-conscious solutions. Economic pressures since the COVID-19... read more
by Editor | Aug 28, 2025 | Companion Animal, News
Source: Beaumonte Enterprise When Memphis, Kim Brent’s cat, became critically ill with severe anemia from advanced oral cancer, multiple transfusions might have prolonged his life but only with continued suffering. The humane choice was euthanasia. Days later,... read more
by Editor | Aug 28, 2025 | Animal Health News, News
Source: The Suburban Times Lakina, a 7-year-old Pacific walrus at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, developed a serious ulcer in her right eye after weeks of keeping it closed despite pain medications. Suspecting a genetic link—her parents also suffered chronic eye... read more
by Editor | Aug 27, 2025 | Companion Animal, News
Source: KTLA 5 As of July 31, 2025, the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed 20 cases of flea-borne typhus, up from 12 during the same period last year. If the trend continues, the city could surpass its 2021 record of 28 annual cases.... read more
