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Canine Joint Disease

June 17, 2020

The disruption of normal joint mechanics may lead to or result from injury to the various components of a joint. Frequently, this injury results in osteoarthritis (OA),1 which often leads to physical incapacity, pain and reduced quality of life for the affected pet. OA is the most common form of arthritis and is recognized in humans […]

K9 Duke

June 17, 2020

Officer Duke, Vermont’s first police-run therapy dog, is a part of the Williston Police Department. Duke and his handler, Officer Matthew Cohen, have been working hard the past couple weeks with Duke’s training. Duke started agility training on May 28th. Agility work is great for building a dog’s confidence and obedience. It is also a […]

Dogs For Veterans

June 17, 2020

A Mount Joy organization that trains service dogs for veterans with disabilities has gone to court to get back a German Shepherd its president says a former volunteer is wrongfully keeping. David Laughman, president of the Veteran Service Canines Inc., said the organization didn’t want to have to go to court, but had little choice. […]

Pet Food Company

June 17, 2020

Burns Pet Nutrition, a natural pet food company that already helps over 40 animal welfare organisations every year, has donated tens of thousands of pounds worth of pet supplies to over 20 rescue centres, charities and community groups across the UK during the outbreak. The family firm, which specialises in producing high quality dog food […]

New Dog-Control

June 17, 2020

Sussex County has been out of the dog-control business for nearly five years, but county officials will still pay $768,000 a year to the state to provide services. At its June 2 teleconference meeting, Sussex County Council approved a new memorandum of understanding with the state Office of Animal Welfare for animal, dangerous dog and […]

Coronavirus Sniffing

June 17, 2020

A dog may be a man’s best friend, but a North Florida dog trainer wants his trained dogs to be the coronavirus’ worst enemy. 50 dogs at Top Tier K9’s training facility are in line to be among the first in the country to be trained to sniff out the coronavirus. Jeff Minder is a […]

Protecting USPS Workers

June 17, 2020

Local mail carriers are asking you to keep an eye on your dog. It’s a part of the 2020 U.S. Postal Service National Dog Bite Awareness Week which runs from June 14-20. The theme for this year is “Be Alert: Prevent the Bite.” According to USPS data, there were fewer attacks nationwide – down by […]

K9s Training

June 17, 2020

Fifty dogs at a north Florida canine training facility are in line to be among the first in the country to be trained to sniff out the coronavirus. Jeff Minder is a former survival instructor for the Air Force. He has a patented 50 point dog training system and saw a need. Q: “So, where […]

Animal Lives Matter

June 17, 2020

President Donald Trump signed the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act into law on November 25, 2019 making animal cruelty a federal crime. It enlarges the Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010, signed by President Barack Obama that banned creation and distribution of videos or images of animal torture. The Preventing Animal Cruelty […]

Emotional Support Animals

June 16, 2020

Like most BYU students, 20-year-old English major Katherine Tew didn’t anticipate having an animal for a roommate. Tew would come home to the sound of restless barking from behind her roommate’s locked door. The roommate would keep her registered emotional support dog in her bedroom daily while she attended classes and work. “The dog ate […]