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Pet Care Trust encourages expanded interest in companion animal species
The Pet Care Trust Foundation promotes public understanding regarding the value of and right to enjoy companion animals.
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'Animals helping people; people helping animals' Delta Society to explore influence of animals on human health
Delta Society to explore influence of animals on human health
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The cat debate
Cat colonies range from unmanaged to well managed, but collectively, they add up to a staggering animal welfare issue
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Wildlife pets create ethical, practical challenges for veterinarians
An astute veterinarian was the first to alert public health authorities to the monkeypox outbreak in the Midwest in May 2003
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Laws take aim at wildlife pets
On June 2, Minnesota became the latest state to prohibit residents from possessing dangerous wild animals as pets.
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Coalition presses microchip makers for global scanner
Animal welfare and veterinary associations are calling on microchip manufacturers and distributors to provide a scanner capable of reading all
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Cities banning retail sale of dogs, cats
A small but growing number of cities are banning the sale of dogs and cats at retail pet stores.
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After more than a decade, has pet guardianship changed anything?
Property laws make no distinction between animals and inanimate objects, such as tables and chairs, leading to criticisms that the legal system…
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Starting from day one
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) is working to provide guidelines and tools that will allow countries around the world—but particularly…
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Partnership launches cat health initiative
The Cat Health Network, a newly formed partnership among some of the most influential feline organizations in the country, approved funding for…
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AAFP president connects with cats in practices, shelters
Dr. Donna Stephens Manley has worked in feline medicine as a small animal practitioner, as a feline-exclusive practitioner, and now as a staff…
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Elevating cat care
The CATalyst Council, in its mission to champion the cat, has been helping make over veterinary clinics as cat-friendly practices and is seeking to…
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AVMA joins WSAVA
The WSAVA more than doubled the veterinarians it represents after voting to accept applications for organizational membership from the AVMA, Western…