Why It Matters To Me

It was late afternoon on a very hot July day. Shirley Severs, 76, was relaxing, drinking a cold soda and nursing a minor leg injury she received that morning while…

It is important to honor veterinary technicians and bring awareness of their importance in veterinary medicine. Veterinarians would not be able to run their hospital effectively if veterinary technicians were…

For Jazzmyn Charmaine Carter, seeing an enormous number of dogs and cats lying motionless and bleeding on the side of roadways after being struck by vehicles in her Riverdale, Georgia…

It is estimated that 29 million dogs and cats live with families that participate in food stamp programs and there are millions more middle–class pet owners that, due to living…

“We are each other’s harvest; we are each other’s business; we are each other’s magnitude and bond.” — Gwendolyn Brooks WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU KNEW YOU COULDN’T FAIL?…

April 2011 began like most every spring in Alabama. As the month unfolded, the National Weather Service began to voice concerns for the central and northern regions of the state…

Dr. Tim Fleming almost didn’t make it to his interview for the Mississippi State Vet School Class, but he had a great excuse—his six–week–old baby girl, Bailey, was sick with…

Born and raised in Honolulu, Dr. Janis Shinkawa and Dr. Jill Muraoka first met in 1996 while volunteering at the Hawaiian Humane Society.  Fate threw them together again when they…