Rebellion on the Range Over a Cattle ID Plan

New York Times

By Erik Eckholm

(HORSE SPRINGS N.M.) - Wranglers at the Platt ranch were marking calves the old-fashioned way last week roping them from horseback and burning a brand onto their haunches.

4 in Iowa Sentenced to Probation for Abusing Pigs

Sioux City Journal (Iowa)

By Michael J. Crumb (A.P.)

(DES MOINES) - Four people charged with abusing pigs at a farm in western Iowa have pleaded guilty and been sentenced to probation.

Why Moms Go Mad

U.S. News and World Report

By Jeanna Bryner (LiveScience)

Motherly love seems to be hardwired in most females but sometimes there's a glitch and moms abandon their childcare responsibilities. Among mice the moms even sometimes eat their young when this apparent switch goes haywire.

Canine Officers Dogs Form a Unique Bond

Standard Times (Mass.)

By Kim Ledoux

(NEW BEDFORD) - Police Officer Dean Lawrence pressed a button and 60 pounds of canine power exploded out the back door of his patrol car. The muscles of the German shepherd dog's legs visibly flexed and contracted as he tore up the grass in a race to the target - Officer Gary Beaudoin's padded arm.

Questions Mount Over Jackson Animal Kingdom

Agence France Presse

By Shaun Tandon

(LOS ANGELES) - Besides leaving a musical legacy Michael Jackson orphaned an array of exotic pets with some of them unaccounted for and even his beloved chimpanzee Bubbles depending on donations.

Study Supports Use of Anti-Bleeding Drug for Horses

Louisville Courier-Journal (Ky.)

By Gregory A. Hall

The controversial anti-bleeding drug furosemide shows a therapeutic benefit for racehorses beyond the performance-enhancing effects of the medication according to a study to be published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.

Investigators Blaming Oil Spill From Sewer Pipe for Gull Kill on Cuyahoga River (See Video)

Cleveland Plain Dealer

By Michael Scott

". ... The gulls affected by the oily substance are very weak so they will be humanely euthanized according to American Veterinary Medical Association guidelines." said said [sic] Dan Kramer wildlife management supervisor for the Division of Wildlife in northeast Ohio. ...

New Initiatives Tout the Value of Microchipping Pets

Macon Telegraph (Ga.)

By Steve Dale (Tribune Media Services)

". ... Interestingly though we actually have more cats than we do dogs." (According to the American Veterinary Medical Association there are about 72 million pet dogs and 82 million pet cats in the United States. ...)

Pasco Hernando Veterinarians Form Association to Provide Better Care for Pets

St. Petersburg Times (Fla.)

By Helen Anne Travis

". ... You can't practice like you're an island" said Jennifer Chatfield a Dade City relief veterinarian and president of the new association. Chatfield started the Pasco Hernando group late last year with Terry Spencer a veterinarian with the Humane Society of Tampa Bay and Jo Ann Daniels of Central Pasco Veterinary Care in Lutz. ... Diana Mattox owner of the San Antonio Animal Hospital and charter member of the new association said a lecture on the latest in animal cardiology helped her better treat a small dog with heart problems. ...

July Fourth Can Be Especially Stressful for Pets

The Register-Guard (Ore.)

By Erica Little

. ... Jerry Boggs veterinarian and owner of Bush Animal Hospital in Eugene says fireworks are an unfortunate way of celebrating the Fourth of July as the noise makes many pets so anxious that they may harm themselves. ...

Officials: Hot Weather Can Kill Pets

County Press (Mich.)

By Susan Younger

. ... Heat stroke can result in damage to every body system said veterinarian Dr. Tracy Thorpe of the Thorpe Animal Hospital in Lapeer. ...

Veterinary Medicine Makes Strides Along With Human Care

Newsday (N.Y.)

By Delthia Ricks

". ... There is very little difference between what we do and what's done on the human side of things" said Dr. Dominic Marino chief of staff at Long Island Veterinary Specialists in Plainview who performed surgery on the dog. ... Dr. Geoffrey Broderick their Huntington veterinarian runs a modern practice in an old-fashioned way: He knows animals by name looking each dog cat or even marmot in the eye and understanding from the animal where it hurts. ...

More Pet Owners Pick At-Home Euthanasia

Daily Press (Va.)

By Ashley Kelly

". ... This is probably one of the hardest decisions a pet owner has to make in their lifetime" said Dr. Tami Shearer. ... Ten years ago faculty member Dr. Cheryl Scott said one or two students would inquire about the subject. Now she gets between 10 to 15 students who are interested. ... Dr. Pamela Dumont said Godspeed usually euthanizes one or two pets a month at home but performed more before they created a euthanasia "chapel. ..."

Docs Put a Smile on Fla. Sun Bear's Face

WJZ-TV (Fla.)

. ... Dr. Chriss Miller: "She's under anesthesia. She doesn't have normal control of her swallowing. ..."

Ky. Horse Industry Warns That Future Is Bleak

Louisville Courier-Journal (Ky.)

By Gregory A. Hall

. ... The Lavin family's Longfield Farm near Goshen has seen the number of horses boarded there drop 25 percent to 30 percent veterinarian A. Gary Lavin said. The farm employs 30 people but with the decline in boarders because of the lack of expanded gambling "that's going to decrease in the near future that's for sure. ..."

Stokes Humane Society to Fight Overpopulation

Winston-Salem Journal (N.C.)

By Lisa O'Donnell

. ... Dr. Deborah Cowan a veterinarian with the Animal Hospital of Walnut Cove said that the economy has affected pet owners in Stokes County in many ways. ...

Beekman Helps Pen Book on Senior Cat Care

Foster's Daily Democrat (N.H.)

(YORK Maine) - Dr. Gerry Beekman veterinarian at Coastal Cats Feline Health Care in York was one of the authors of the just released "American Association of Feline Practitioners Senior Care Guidelines" revised in December 2008.

Dog Owners See Benefits of Holistic Treatments

WCCO-TV

The Associated Press

. ... When the pet first visited Dr. Janell Osborn a licensed practitioner of healing arts in veterinary medicine Lobo had lost all movement in his hind quarters due to a spinal cord injury. ... People don't know what to expect when Dr. Alyssa Erlandson suggests they might want to try pet acupuncture at Granite City Pet Hospital St. Cloud. ...

Cat People

News Journal (Del.)

By Elisa Lala

. ... Dr. Arnold Plotnick founder of Manhattan Cat Specialists a cats-only veterinary facility in New York and medical editor of Catnip magazine says cats have their own personalities too and should be personally cared for. ...

Zoo Welcomes Orphaned Cougar Cub

Green Bay Press Gazette (Wis.)

By Mike Hoeft

. ... Two men collecting firewood near Klamath Falls Ore. last month found Gillin. She might have been euthanized if not for the intervention of two veterinarians Colin Gillin of the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife and Oregon zookeeper Michelle Schireman. The cub was named after veterinarian Gillin. ...

Creature Comforts: Zookeepers Drawn to Job by Love of Animals Outdoors

Herald Times Reporter (Wis.)

By Suzanne Weiss

. ... When the barn animals get sick she consults the farmers who own them. Veterinarians Christopher Katz of the Two Rivers Veterinary Hospital and Tracy Gilbert a wolf veterinarian from Green Bay also help keep the animals well. ...

Rescue Day Introduces Pets to Potential Owners

Iowa City Press-Citizen

By Chris Rhatigan

". ... The goal is to get a lot of folks out here and get as many dogs and cats adopted" said Allan Berger a veterinarian at Bright Eyes & Bushy Tails. ...

Organic Valley Celebrates Next Generation

Dunn County News (Wis.)

. ... The day continued with a farm tour and presentation on the importance of holistic animal care by Dr. Sarah Slaby a practicing large animal veterinarian who specializes in organic and sustainable agriculture. Dr. Slaby walked the attendees through a quick check-up with Autumn one of the Holm's Jersey cows and answered questions. ...