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Dr. Mary Gardner Helps Out Animals in the Bahamas
animal shelters, cats, dogs, human animal bond, pets, veterinary health
Dr. Mary Gardner is doing something to help following the devastation in the Bahamas as a result of Hurricane Dorian this past September. Lots of pets remain missing (and presumed dead), and many street dogs and cats no doubt didn’t survive. Gardner says the shelter she knows best, Humane Society of Grand Bahama Island lost…
Giving Tuesday: Winn Feline Foundation Ricky Fund
cats, Ricky Fund, Steve Dale, veterinary health, Winn Feline Foundation
If you have a cat – thank the Winn Feline Foundation. Nearly all we know about cat health, physical and even mental well-being, was once funded by the Winn Feline Foundation. Back in 2002 our then famous piano playing cat, named Ricky, died of feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). This heart disease, which is often (though…
Lil Bub Passes Away
cats, human animal bond, Steve Dale, veterinary health
Lil Bub was only 8-years old when she died unexpectedly Sunday. She and Grumpy Cat, who died in May, define the new stars of the Internet, felines. Imagine, getting your obituary in the New York Times. Most people don’t. Here’s Lil Bub’s obit. According to Lil Bub’s website, she was born with a multitude of…
WSAVA One Health Certification
animals, cats, dogs, human animal bond, One Health, Steve Dale, veterinary health
One Health is an increasingly important topic especially as our world shrinks. One Health refers to more than illnesses we can potentially get from animals (from wildlife to companion animals; one of many examples is monkeypox). That is the most common impression of One Health but there’s so more to One Health than getting sick…
Michael Vick as Pro Bowl Captain?
animal cruelty, dog behavior, dog fighting, dogs, Featured, human animal bond, Steve Dale
Should Michael Vick be named as a National Football League (NFL) Pro Bowl captain? There are two relevant questions. First, on the field, football pundits suggest his career hasn’t been consistently stellar for a length of time. Which brings me to the second and far more important question, his career was interrupted by a jail…
A Lot of Pet Stories to be Thankful For
cats, coyote, coyotes, dogs, Featured, FIP, pets, Steve Dale, veterinary health, Winn Feline Foundation
I am thankful to all of you who read my blogs, hear me on the radio and/or see me on TV and in videos….And thankful if my work has made a difference, both legislatively and to individual pet owners. It really is the reason I do what I do….Here’s a snapshot of how I have…
Elephant Dung Gin
animal news, elephant
It’s a gin like no other – it’s infused with elephant dung. The creators of Indlovu Gin, Les and Paula Ansley, stumbled across the idea thinking that, after all, elephants eat a variety of fruits and flowers and yet digest less than a third of it. The elephants do the work, collecting the botanicals. And…
6 Facts Regarding Recently Signed PACT Act
animal cruelty, animal news, cats, dogs, human animal bond, politics, Steve Dale, WGN Radio
President Trump signed the PACT Act — which stands for Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture. Here’s my scorecard: Six points about the new law. While animal cruelty has for several years been considered a Federal crime, the definition of what constitutes an animal cruelty felony varies state to state. The PACT Act offers prosecutors uniformity.…
Susan Gingrich: PURRsuing FIP, Cats Are Now Winning
cats, FIP, human animal bond, Steve Dale, veterinary health, Winn Feline Foundation
Susan Gingrich has raised upward nearing a million dollars for FIP or feline infectious peritonitis studies since she launched the Bria Fund with the non-profit funder of cat health studies, the Winn Feline Foundation. Not only has Gingrich provided pet parents resources for help, she has personally been an empathetic ear for people to lean on…
FIP Symposium Highlight: Actress Aly Miller on her Film Aeris
cats, FIP, Steve Dale, veterinary health
Imagine having a kitty diagnosed with feline infectious peritonitis or FIP, it’s totally heartbreaking. When young filmmakers Aly Miller and Peter Castro Jr.’s newly acquired kitty, Aeris, was diagnosed only a couple of years ago, FIP was still a death sentence. Miller and Castro made a film, called Aeris, about their experience. The movie opened…
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