DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An animal-rights group known for sending out scantily clad demonstrators to protest fur and other provocative stunts has gained influence in boardrooms with a more traditional tactic: buying company stock. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has been buying shares for seven years and now owns a piece of at ...

Toxoplasmosis is a common parasite in cats. Cat lovers who are considering pregnancy are often warned by others to get rid of their cat before they get pregnant, in order to avoid getting toxoplasmosis, which is carried by cats. In most cases, this is simply unnecessary. It is much harder to become infected with toxoplasmosis ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Best anyone can figure, the dog was caught in a beaver trap and over a period of days had to gnaw off his back legs to escape. Catherine Lutz, a brigadier general in the Mississippi National Guard, found him in the middle of Cox Ferry Road in Flora on Sept. 19, 2009. "I ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — An internal government report says dogs are dying and living in horrific conditions due to lax government enforcement of large kennels known as puppy mills. Investigators say the Department of Agriculture agency in charge of enforcing the Animal Welfare Act often ignores repeat violations, waives penalties and doesn’t adequately document inhumane treatment of ...

WICHITA (AP) — Bigger classes and new student loan forgiveness programs are increasing the number of veterinarians in Kansas, but demand continues to far exceed supply — a situation that has implications for the health of humans as well as animals. Within the next five years, the nation is expected to be 15,000 veterinarians short of ...