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Few things hurt my heart as much as seeing an animal abused, especially that great and gentle animal, the horse. I join the American Veterinary Medical Association in begging you to lend your voice to end two abusive practices that lead to great suffering for our nation’s horses. The first of these is the practice […]

I once had a high-income  producer at a major television network call me up and say she’d just watched a YouTube video on how to clean her Chihuahua’s anal glands on her own, and what did I think? I almost laughed, but restrained myself and told her, “If you stick your finger up your dog’s […]

Melissa Duffy was driving away from her home in Carlsbad, Calif., when she glanced in the rearview mirror and saw that the horizon was black with smoke. It was the Poinsettia fire, one of 11 fires raging in San Diego County just two weeks ago. She went back, loaded up her three dogs and went […]

When you think something’s wrong with your dog or cat, the first thing you do is Google the symptoms. Am I right? I bet I am. Studies show that three out of four people go to the Internet before calling their veterinarians or taking their pets to the clinic. I understand. If you’re worried about […]

Two deserving animal rescue organizations will receive a pallet each of pet food from the new Innova Nature’s Table line! The lucky winners, who were chosen randomly from organizations nominated by their supporters on my Facebook page, are: The Goathouse Cat Refuge The Goathouse Cat Refuge is a “no-kill animal sanctuary dedicated to providing cage-free […]