The Federal Trade Commission today took the second action against JAB Consumer Partners to prevent the private equity firm from further consolidating control over specialty and emergency veterinary clinics. As a condition of JAB’s proposed $1.65 billion acquisition of the parent company of veterinary clinic owner Ethos, the FTC is ordering the firm to divest clinics in Richmond, Va., Denver, …
The Federal Trade Commission today took action to protect competition in markets for specialty and emergency veterinary services by requiring the owner of a chain of veterinary clinics, JAB Consumer Partners, to divest clinics in California and Texas as a condition of its proposed $1.1 billion acquisition of competing clinic operators SAGE Veterinary Partners, LLC. The Commission also imposes robust …
Canine Parvovirus is a leading cause of death from infectious disease among domestic dogs worldwide. The virus that was first discovered in 1978 is highly infectious and potentially deadly gastrointestinal (GI) disease that mainly affects puppies and adolescent dogs – mostly vaccinated – but may be passed on to adult dogs too at times. Canine Parvovirus is considered most threatening …
Dr. Jane
January 28, 2022
Dog owners have been given some advice from a top vet about the “only effective way” of protecting them from a highly-infectious disease affecting parts of the country. The virus has been sweeping parts of the UK and attacking the animal’s digestive system and causing vomiting and bloody diarrhea. Deadly outbreaks of parvovirus were recorded in Auckland, Australia, and cases …
Dr. Jane
November 26, 2021
SASKATOON – A Saskatoon woman urges owners to keep their dogs under control in unleashed parks after her terrier mix was brutally attacked and killed earlier this week. “It was terrible. He’s my best friend. We do everything together, he’s come with me everywhere and I just feel so bad that I couldn’t protect him,” said Blossom de Bruin. De …
Dr. Jane
November 17, 2021
MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES – An estimated 59,000 people worldwide die of rabies each year after an infected dog is bitten or scratched World health organization; almost half of them are children under 15 years of age. You can protect your human and animal family members with preventive measures, including vaccinations. In much of the world, rabies remains a serious health problem. …
Dr. Jane
October 28, 2021
There are calls for the city of Bunbury to update its local cat laws to protect wildlife. Withers resident Jodi Larke called for changes in May that reflect the laws introduced in Manjimup earlier this year. Manjimup is now requiring Shire officials to investigate every complaint and cats will no longer be able to roam a property unless the property …
Dr. Jane
October 10, 2021
Britney Spears’ fiancée wants to make her household stronger than yesterday. Sam Asghari, who proposed to Spears last month, announced Friday that he had surprised the 39-year-old pop singer with a new dog. The Doberman puppy named Porsha should “love you unconditionally and be trained to protect you from anything (expletive) that comes around you with bad intentions,” Asghari told …
This is seriously stupid stuff. There are people who take equine and cow medicine thinking that they would protect them from COVID19! You are incredulous, aren’t you? I just can’t believe there are crazy, stupid people out there who would do this. Well it is true. They won’t be vaccinated, but they will take a horse dewormer to manage their …
Eines der schwierigsten Dinge bei der Erforschung und dem Schutz gefährdeter Arten ist es, sie einfach zu finden. Hier kommt eine einzigartige Partnerschaft zwischen Mensch und Hund ins Spiel. Die Rogue-Detection-Teams bestehen aus Handlern oder sogenannten menschlichen Grenzern und ausgebildeten Rettungshunden. Heute begeben sich die Bounders Heath Smith und Jennifer Hartman sowie der australische Viehhund Pips in den Colville National …
