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An exciting new alliance has been formed between the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and Hill’s Pet Nutrition appropriately named the “Alliance for Healthier Pets: Obesity Awareness and Prevention Program.” And the spokesperson is none other than Gunnar Peterson, a noted personal trainer. The website, www.petfit.com, provides information, tools, and resources for owners of overweight dogs [...]

Now that I have learned how to better manage my time and I am not a club officer or managing the bookstore this semester, I will be writing more posts.  Please feel free to send your comments on topics or issues you would like more information or discussion about.  I am still learning how to [...]

Recently, there has been a new and (not surprisingly) upsetting attack on Purdue’s Veterinary School, specifically Veterinary Technology, by famed animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).  The well-meaning letter from a veterinary technician student asking for someone to adopt her laboratory dog fell into the hands of PETA, who took [...]

“Do as I say, not as I do” is the message to children on a Hamas-run television program.  According to Forbes.com, one of the show’s characters, a man in a bee costume, swings cats by the tail and throws rocks at tigers in a zoo, while another character admonishes children not to be cruel to [...]

California ground squirrels have a unique defense against rattlesnakes; they can heat their tails and wave them at the snakes in order to intimidate them.  Since the tails are warmer than normal, the rattlesnake goes on the defensive, and no longer sees the squirrel as food.  Rattlesnakes, which are a type of pit viper, have a [...]

While I don’t intend to write many product reviews, I just couldn’t resist saying something about this one.  I just purchased a FURminator for my cat this week and was amazed by how well it worked.  I had seen it a few times at different veterinary conferences, but I was suspicious of its claims.  The [...]

“Reggie,” the alligator that had previously lived in a California lake, just got a new home at the LA Zoo.  It was speculated that Reggie was a former pet abandoned after he got too large.  He had been living in Machado Lake for about 2 years and causing Harbor City a lot of grief trying to capture him [...]