Galvaston County Daily (Texas) – Canine cuisine can range from homemade Bulldog Banana Bites to dry nuggets from a store-bought bag. But owner beware of the temptation to turn human food into dog diet. “I know some people who drive through Jack-in-the-Box and get their dog a burger,” Caroline Dorsett-Pate, executive director of the Galveston Island Humane Society, said…more…
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Feeding table scraps not healthy for your pet!
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
Rat Poisoning of Pets on the Rise
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011Bismark ND – (KFYR-TV) – Pet Owners need to keep a watchful eye on their dogs. A Williston veterinarian says he`s seeing more cases of rat poisoning than ever before.
Dr. Vince Stenson says cases of rat poisoning involving dogs in Williston are on the rise.”With oil activity and more out buildings, sheds and shops and things like that there`s just more places for rats and mice to live and probably more dogs are spending times in these places with their owners” says Stenson…more…
Just this week, Stenson saved the lives of two dogs from rat poisoning.
Horse Virus Found on Farmington NY racetrack.
Friday, January 7th, 2011Farmington, N.Y. (Messenger Post) — A barn housing several dozen horses at Finger Lakes Gaming and Race Track is under quarantine as state officials investigate an illness that caused the death of a horse that had been at the track….more…
Leptospirosis disease in pets is on the rise again.
Wednesday, October 27th, 2010MASSILLON, OH — A potentially dangerous bacterial disease that can be fatal in animals is on the rise, a local veterinarian warns. Dr. Melanie Butera, of Elm Ridge Animal Hospital, said she has seen an increase in the number of dogs at her practice that have contracted leptospirosis…more…