AVMA News

APRIL 4, 2023

Speakers at the AVMA Humane Endings Symposium, held January 26-29 in Chicago, shared their personal experiences with depopulation of cattle and sheep for disease control and euthanasia of pigs after a fire.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Mars Petcare announced it will sponsor a series of “Woof Walk” fun runs as part of THE POWER OF PETS™ program for 2011. The first event will take place in Chicago on September 24. Walking has great benefits, including a lower risk for heart disease, reducing blood pressure, and it can help combat obesity in humans and pets!

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Mars Petcare recently launched The Power of Pets! What is The Power of Pets? Mars Petcare is collaborating with the YMCA in 5 cities to start, to bring pet-friendly health and physical activity education and programming to communities. Chicago; and Portland, Ore. Chicago; and Portland, Ore. Washington, D.C. –

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JUNE 23, 2022

A Barred Cuckoo-Dove showed somewhat atypical behavior or had not read its eBird entry about it being “seldom seen out in the open … quick to flee when approached” Of course, Hongbenghe, Yunnan is quite far away from Chicago. If you are afraid of spiders, you might want to get a pet Streaked Spiderhunter.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 22, 2011

But Cooper the Photographer Cat helps breach the gap between human and pet artistic perspectives as he strolls his neighborhood taking photos that even humans can appreciate. His pictures have been displayed in Chicago and Seattle and sell for $265 dollars a shot. Other pet parents!

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