Veterinary professionals met virtually with federal lawmakers this April to ask their support for legislation providing educational debt relief for practitioners in rural areas with designated shortages and ensuring the health of millions of dogs imported into the United States every year. The AVMA virtual legislative fly-in, hosted annually by the Association to bring together congressional offices and their veterinary …
WASHINGTON – US Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, is renewing his push to safeguard the health and welfare of American-trained bomb-sniffing dogs tasked with fighting terrorism abroad. In a letter to Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Sen. Warner today highlighted new language that requires the Department of State to report on the status …
Dr. Jane
February 13, 2022
Crystal Sapp, DVM, of Walled Lake was named Vice President of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan Humane, according to a press release. dr Sapp will oversee the veterinary work at Michigan Humane’s four clinics and sheltering facilities. Sapp and her team will lead Michigan Humane’s veterinary education programs for veterinary students from around the country. Sapp previously worked in both veterinary …
Dr. Jane
February 7, 2022
The 24-hours-seven-days-a-week Morongo Travel Center has opened along Interstate 10 near Palm Springs, bringing a 32-pump gas station, dog park, slot machines and more to desert travelers. The center, owned by the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, is built on 6.7 acres and includes electric vehicle charging stations, eight Tesla superchargers, RV dumping, propane fills, six high-speed diesel truck pumps …
Dr. Jane
January 24, 2022
HINGHAM – Vet Lisa Kimball said something happened last week that she had never seen before. VCA South Shore Animal Hospital sent a fax to Old Derby Animal Hospital in Hingham, where she works, with a simple message: Stop sending us animals today. We cannot accept emergency visits. “That’s never happened before,” Kimball said. And it’s not just the VCA. …
Dr. Jane
November 1, 2021
A Waterford Township man who was charged with stabbing his wife and family dog last year pleaded guilty to insanity in Oakland County Circuit Court Monday. William Kuchon, 39, was charged with first degree first degree murder of Jessica Kuchon, 39, at her home on October 2, 2020. He was also charged with killing the dog, a 4 year crime. …
Dr. Jane
September 30, 2021
Taeko Ota sits in the living room of Amazing Grace & Care’s assisted living in Fullerton, combing the fur of Ombi, a cat who sits on her lap. Ombi purrs. Every now and then it moves its head back and forth or rolls back and forth and lifts its paw. Ota, 90, continues the gentle strokes. Both are satisfied. Maybe …
Dr. Jane
September 16, 2021
NS 8th Annual at the Hollywood Bowl We Can Survive a Charity Concert We announced the line-up. The concert, hosted by Radio Giant Ordery, will take place in Los Angeles on Saturday, October 23rd. Black Eyed Peas, Coldplay, Doja Cat, Shawn Mendes, and The Kid Laroi will perform during the concert event to help raise funding and mental health awareness …
Dr. Jane
September 15, 2021
FRANKLIN, Tennessee, Sep. 14, 2021 / PRNewswire / – This Halloween season, the TEMPTATIONS ™ brand is engulfing the age-old idea that if our feline friends were bigger than their lion and tiger relatives, they might just try to sneak a bite out of their owners. In order to satisfy the big cat in every small kitten – and to …
Nearly 80 dogs were confiscated on Wednesday, August 11, from a man who was illegally living on property in Winchester, the Riverside County Department of Animal Services said. The joint operation between Animal Services, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, and County Code Enforcement staff took place around 8:00 a.m. on non-county land on Beeler Road, near the Adams 32000 block …
