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

DECEMBER 3, 2011

Put down your phone and play Angry Birds with your pet! Choose from the Red Bird, the Yellow Bird or the Green Pig. Sometimes it’s the pig, other times it’s the bird, but now she always pulls out an Angry Bird toy first! Thanks to Hartz, you can now enjoy your favorite game in real life with your dog or cat!

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 22, 2011

One of these things is how the retirement community regards its residents owning pets. If you’re a pet owner, you know from experience how tricky it can be finding places to live (other than buying a house) where you’re allowed to own pets. Which is what makes finding a pet-friendly retirement community so important.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 30, 2011

Choosing the right pet for your child is key. Children can learn so many valuable lessons by caring for a pet. Having pets at a young age instills kids with a sense of confidence that they can take care of an animal and help it to live a thriving life. More importantly I find pets can be great therapy for kids.

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Animal Person

APRIL 6, 2010

Angier writes: "Scientists studying animals from virtually every niche of the bestial kingdom have found evidence of distinctive personalities — bundled sets of behaviors, quirks, preferences and pet peeves that remain stable over time and across settings." Highly sensitive pigs squeal, yet highly sensitive people feel a lot.

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Animal Person

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

And I received confirmation of something I've known since 2004, when we adopted retired racing greyhound, Violet Rays: That there's sort of a critical period for dog-behavior acquisition, and if it's missed, the dog isn't likely to mature into the type of loving being whose behavior we've come to associate with "pet" dogs.

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