Tag: Pet care

Fired Tennessee vaccine official received dog muzzle in mail

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee's former top vaccination official received a dog muzzle in the mail a few days before she was fired this week...

Big cats, bears, ferrets get COVID-19 vaccine at Oakland Zoo

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OAKLAND, Calif. — A San Francisco Bay Area zoo is inoculating its big cats, bears and ferrets against the coronavirus as part of a...

Rabid dog imported into US sparks multi-state investigation

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NEW YORK — A rabid dog imported into the United States this month has sparked a public health investigation across several states. ...

US bans dogs brought in from 100 countries with rabies risk

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NEW YORK — U.S. health officials Monday announced a one-year ban on bringing in dogs from more than 100 countries where rabies is still...

Carolina Tiger Rescue takes in big cats from Tiger King Park

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PITTSBORO, N.C. — A North Carolina big cat sanctuary will temporarily care for four animals seized from the private zoo in Oklahoma featured in...

Sniffing Labrador Retrievers join Thai coronavirus fight

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BANGKOK — Thailand has started deploying a canine virus-detecting squad in hopes of quickly identifying people with COVID-19 as the country faces a surge...

COVID-19 pet boom has veterinarians backlogged, burned out

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — During the gloomiest stretches of the pandemic, Dr. Diona Krahn's veterinary clinic has been a puppy fest, overrun with new...

Illinois researchers working to save ornate box turtles

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FRANKLIN GROVE, Ill. — A team of Illinois researchers is using dogs to track down a threatened species of turtle. ...

Poland plans pensions for dogs, horses in state employment

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WARSAW, Poland — They locate survivors in collapsed buildings, track down fugitives, foil drugs and explosives smugglers and help control rowdy crowds. All in...

Dog illness prompts former Iditarod champion to scratch

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — One of four former champions in this year’s Iditarod quit the race Saturday, saying it was in the best interest of...