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Lee Richardson Zoo has met the fundraising goal for Cat Canyon. Do you think the new exhibit will bring visitors from other towns to our local zoo?
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Loading ...LOS ANGELES (AP) — When the Eubank family plans a trip, airplanes are usually out of the question. That’s because the family’s oversized dogs — a Great Dane and a pointer — are coming, too. “Our dogs are part of the family. That’s why they go everywhere we go,” said Mike Eubank, 51, of Overland [...]
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — The number of veterinarians who work with cows, pigs, chickens and other farm animals is on the decline as many prepare to retire and fewer students opt for large animal practice, results from a recent study showed. Current vets said they already drive for hours to meet with clients, and officials [...]
Prosthetic intervention has been used for many years in human rehabilitation to achieve mechanical and rehabilitative goals, that is, to stand up and walk again. The use of these prosthetic devices has been limited in veterinary medicine although published case reports have existed for over 40 years. “The use of prosthetic devices in veterinary medicine [...]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dogs don’t just roll over and play dead in Hollywood. It takes a good trainer and lots of practice. In Jaime Van Wye’s Hollywood Tricks class, dogs learn to throw themselves on the ground and die dramatically. Olive, a 5-year-old English shepherd, goes to the ground when she hears the command [...]
By JERRY HARKAVY For The Associated Press “What a Difference a Dog Makes: Big Lessons on Life, Love, and Healing From a Small Pooch” (Doubleday, $21), by Dana Jennings: A key character in Dana Jennings’ weekly blog in The New York Times about his treatment for an aggressive prostate cancer was his 12-year-old miniature poodle, [...]
