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New research suggests that simple changes in activity levels and diet can reduce free-roaming cats’ predation.

This week: The first known COVID UK variant in animals turns up in Texas, 30 years and counting for the most popular dog breed in the US, and mouse embryos are growing—but not where you’d expect.

Bravo Packing, Inc., has expanded a voluntary recall of two frozen raw pet food products after samples tested positive for Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes .

“We’re seeing it show up in all sorts of products,” said Ahna Brutlag of the Pet Poison Helpline. “Products that aren’t even edible.”

Saturday, May 12 is National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day, a day set aside to raise awareness about the importance of planning for pets’ safety before disaster strikes. This story of one AAHA-accredited hospital employee’s work as an animal disaster first responder originally appeared in the January 2016 issue of Trends magazine. When animal disaster strikes, the team at AAHA-accredited Metzler Veterinary Hospital in Clearwater, Florida, is ready to roll—and Judy Baum drives the semi.

“I think I’ve cried with every person I’ve interviewed,” says documentary filmmaker Maria Barnas   Barnas. She's talking about Not One More Vet,  her documentary in-the-making about  suicide in the veterinary profession.

All disasters are local. And so are disaster responses. Now the AVMA has a plan to get veterinary first responders across the country on the same page.

According to the ASPCA, 83% of pet owners live in an area impacted by disasters. But only 46% have a disaster preparedness plan in place. 

Shelters usually see a 30% increase in lost pets each year around the Fourth of July due to dogs and cats being freaked out by fireworks. The lucky ones are microchipped.

This week: A service dog summits Mount Rainier, a cat door that prevents cats from bringing home dead things, and a cure for HIV—in mice.