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K9 Officer Passes Away
December 30, 2020
A K-9 officer with the City of Lenoir Police Department passed away Tuesday after a battle with cancer. Police K-9 Axel served the department and City for six years, “providing his handler and family six years of love and companionship.” The department put out a release about Axel’s passing and years of service on Wednesday. […]
Service Dogs Helping Out
December 30, 2020
Four years ago, my daughter developed a rare condition known as autoimmune encephalitis, or “AE” for short. Any time she gets sick, rather than making antibodies that fight infection, her body makes antibodies that attack her brain. Doctors have described it as “her brain on fire.” It’s as cruel and debilitating as it sounds. She’s […]
Animal Shelter Adoptions
December 30, 2020
The San Marcos Regional Animal Shelter (SMRAS) exceeded its December goal of 120 new adoptions with a total of 131 pets being placed in their forever homes during the Holiday Adoption Special. These were pets at the shelter or in foster care who were already spayed or neutered and could go home to their new […]
New Service Dogs
December 30, 2020
Newmarket resident Amanda Robar has had epilepsy her whole life and has relied on the assistance of her service dog when she goes about her daily life outside of her home. Now she needs a new one and has turned to the community to help cover the considerable training cost. Local residents and businesses have […]
RCMP Police Dog
December 30, 2020
Alberta RCMP Police Dog Services (PDS) had an incredibly busy 2020. Although many Albertans spent a majority of their 2020 experiencing some stage of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic there was no shortage of work for Alberta’s Police Dog Service teams. In 2020 PDS responded to 2,800 calls for service and captured over 900 […]
Therapy Animals Bring Comfort
December 29, 2020
In this dark year, pets have brightened the lives of both their families and strangers. The purrs of cats in laps and wagging tails of dogs have brought comfort to millions of Americans having to social distance from other people. Because therapy animal handlers believe so strongly in the healing power of pets, in pre-pandemic […]
Book About Dog
December 29, 2020
A dog born in March of 2017 is now the subject of two children’s books written by a school teacher who calls the Adirondacks a home away from home. Our Scott Fleishman spoke with the author in Lake Placid and learns how her imperfect pup, Phil, became her storytelling subject. We first met Sue Steinhardt […]
Alaska Service Animal Policy
December 29, 2020
Following recent changes to U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) rules, Alaska Airlines will no longer accept emotional support animals on its flights. Effective Jan. 11, 2021, Alaska will only transport service dogs, which are specially trained to perform tasks for the benefit of a qualified individual with a disability. Earlier this month, the DOT said […]
Emotional Support Animals
December 29, 2020
two weeks, Alaska Airlines will no longer allow emotional support animals to fly with guests on its planes. The airline announced the news on Tuesday, following recent changes to the Department of Transportation’s rules on such animals. Under the updated federal policy, airlines can opt out of accepting emotional support animals as passenger companions. Effective […]
Parvo Preventative
December 29, 2020
The deaths of countless puppies might soon be prevented, thanks to a newly announced agreement. Elanco Animal Health is set to acquire the global rights to Kindred Biosciences’ proprietary KIND-030, a monoclonal antibody being developed for the treatment and prevention of canine parvovirus (CPV). The global license includes an upfront payment of $500,000, as well […]
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