Thank You Arizona Governor Ducey!

I’ve been meaning to write to celebrate Arizona’s new Governor Doug Ducey.  This Republican governor issued his first veto a month ago to the great benefit of animals and Arizona.  House Bill 2150 was rushed through the legislature and sought to remove farm animals from the definition of “animals” under the state’s cruelty laws.  This bill would …

A New Strain of Canine Influenza Kills Dogs in the Midwest

A new strain of canine influenza has hit the Midwest sickening more than 1,000 dogs.  At first, the outbreak was attributed to Influenza A H3N8, a virus that was first observed in the United States in 2004. But further testing by researchers at the University of Wisconsin and Cornell University identified a new virus.  It is …