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

MAY 15, 2010

Foreclosures Threaten Pets As Well As People. And this all leads to the most unfortunate outcome, euthanasia. You can volunteer at your local shelter (anything from clerical work to grooming to caring for pets until they go to their adoptive home) or put together a fundraiser to help out. Guest post by Sarah of Maxi Dress Mania.

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Critter News

JULY 10, 2009

It’s a celebration befitting 25 years of drastically reducing the euthanasia rate around the country, improving the lives of animals around the world, and setting the stage for a time of No More Homeless Pets. Starting July 19, Best Friends will be having a celebration of their 25th anniversary.

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Critter News

JULY 3, 2010

Ted Strickland.The deal calls for Strickland, the Humane Society, the Ohio Farm Bureau and their partners to join forces in favor of tougher laws governing farm animals, including provisions that ban certain crates and cages and the use of strangulation as a form of euthanasia.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 9, 2012

Choosing to adopt a dog rather than get one at the pet store (or what some like to refer to as “puppy mill”) is a beautiful thing—essentially you are saving a poor pup from euthanasia and you’re providing a an animal with a good home. But adopting a pet is a huge responsibility and is very similar to adopting a child.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

This too is good news for pet owners whose only options previously were either an expensive and invasive surgery or euthanasia. Some pets with severe pain or arthritis require more than one injection and now, Vet-Stem has the capability to store a pets stem cells.

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OCTOBER 7, 2016

The bird was stripped of feathers and so badly battered that euthanasia was probable. It’s the bane of many rehabbers that they simply can’t get through to cat owners on this critical issue of free-roaming pets. A year later, in a new city and at a new wildlife hospital, I got my official volunteer apron and badge.

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