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News Media Run False COVID-19 Dog Story, Refuse To Correct It
News Media Run False COVID-19 Dog Story, Refuse To Correct It Last month, a North Carolina family and their dog, Winston, became overnight celebrities when some of the country’s major news outlets unleashed a false and misleading story about the dog being the first in the United States to become infected with COVID-19 after Duke […]
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Exclusive: USDA Says Its Testing Does Not Verify SARS-CoV-2 in North Carolina Family Dog, Contrary to Deluge of National Media Reports
USDA Says Its Testing Does NOT Verify SARS-CoV-2 in North Carolina Family Dog, Contrary to Deluge of National Media Reports Four weeks ago today, a family’s dog in North Carolina named Winston became an overnight celebrity when the news media declared that Winston was positive for Coronavirus. Chapel Hill pug tests positive for coronavirus; first […]
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Is The Media Jumping The Gun On The ‘COVID-19 Dog’? USDA, Which Must Confirm Covid Cases in Animals, Says: ‘If the samples arrive today, we won’t have results until at least tomorrow’
***This story has been updated*** Is The Media Jumping The Gun On The ‘COVID-19 Dog’? USDA, Which Must Confirm Covid Cases in Animals, Says: ‘If the samples arrive today, we won’t have results until at least tomorrow’ A family’s dog in North Carolina has been making national headlines after Duke researchers say that the dog […]
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All hospitals listed here have profiles pending in our new veterinary hospital section. Please check periodically as long-term reporting work is now underway. We have not yet ranked these hospitals. However, we do rate the hospitals on a 1-5 ‘paw’ scale, and hospitals are searchable by rating. Many of the hospitals listed have not yet […]
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Exclusive – Delta Airlines Would Consider Repeal of Pit Bull Ban
In July of 2018, Delta Airlines took the unprecedented and bold step of announcing in a press release that it was “no longer accepting pit bull type dogs as service or support animals.” Delta’s pit bull ban generated what seemed to be an instinctively negative reaction from the public, including animal rights activists. But last month, the U.S. […]
WILL HILL'S PAY FOR SELLING POISON? So far, Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc. has only offered its victims’ owners coupons for more dog food, and a few hundred dollars in reimbursements for veterinary bills. But, a slew of federal suits may soon change that.
Will Hill’s Pay For Selling Poison?
So far, Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc. has only offered its victims’ owners coupons for more dog food, and a few hundred dollars in reimbursements for veterinary bills. But, a slew of federal suits may soon change that. Sherri Anderson is one of hundreds of plaintiffs now suing Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc. Ms. Anderson’s bichon-yorkie […]
Hong Kong Officials Announce “Likely” Case of First Known Human-to-Dog COVID-19 Transmission
Hong Kong’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) announced today that “a pet dog had repeatedly tested weak positive for COVID-19 virus which indicates a low-level of infection with the virus.” The statement went on to say that public health experts and veterinary medical academics “have been consulted, and unanimously agreed that these results suggest […]
POSTSCRIPT: THE FARMER’S DOG HAS ITS SKEPTICS. VETS.
Postscript: Following our publication of an earlier story about The Farmer’s Dog, a new kind of subscription dog food service, we heard from three veterinarians who say that they would not feed The Farmer’s Dog to their own dogs or recommend the food to clients. Asked about a sample recipe from The Farmer’s Dog for […]
Animal Welfare Advocates Bludgeon Each Other, and the Bill They’d Hoped To Pass
If there is any state in America where a retail pet-sale ban would be expected to sail through with minimal opposition, it’s Colorado. The state epitomizes what happens when the “adopt, don’t shop” message wins hearts and minds. According to state officials, Colorado pet stores import only about 4,000 pups from other states to fill […]
Is The Media Jumping The Gun On The ‘COVID-19 Dog’? USDA, Which Must Confirm Covid Cases in Animals, Says: ‘If the samples arrive today, we won’t have results until at least tomorrow’
***This story has been updated*** Is The Media Jumping The Gun On The ‘COVID-19 Dog’? USDA, Which Must Confirm Covid Cases in Animals, Says: ‘If the samples arrive today, we won’t have results until at least tomorrow’ A family’s dog in North Carolina has been making national headlines after Duke researchers say that the dog […]
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IN AKC WE TRUST
The American Kennel Club (AKC) is the world’s brand name authority on dogs. It has such credibility that a holding company licenses the AKC name to sell AKC-branded pet insurance, much the same way in which the AARP sells its endorsement to United Healthcare to brand its Medicare insurance. However, a three-month investigation by The Canine Review found that the go-to authority on dogs is designating thousands of breeders as “Breeders of Merit” without any prerequisite onsite inspection, even as the AKC assures the public on its website, that it considers them “the most conscientious and most committed breeders.”
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Threeponds Newfoundlands
Newfoundland breeder Lynn Anderson-Powell, whose kennel Threeponds is co-owned by her husband William Powell, has all of the qualities in a breeder that I look for. I met Lynn on the final day of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, late in the afternoon at Pier 94 as the Best in Breed judging was wrapping […]
Breeder Profile Highlight – Legacy K German Shorthaired Pointers
A new breeder profile is available. Reporter Zach Brooke visited Legacy K German Shorthaired Pointers and wrote this profile: ….Koustaal says she got her start in the dog world with German Shepherds, helping to train K-9’s to assist police. But when her lifestyle changed and took on new priorities, the kind of dogs she bred […]
Breeder Profile Highlight – RiverRock German Shepherds
A new breeder profile is available. Reporter Karin Winegar sheds light on RiverRock German Shepherds. Learn about AKC Breeder of Merit and professor emeritus of psychology at St. Cloud State University, Dr. Zoa Rockenstein and her operation. “I am strict about things, because I am a preservation breeder,” Dr. Zoa Rockenstein explained. “I do not […]
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ASPCA’s New York City Adoption Center (*updated*)
HE [“humane euthanasia”] Rate 8.99% 11.55% 12%
These results — and Mr. Craig’s care in introducing the numbers with a caveat about the ASPCA supporting the most “at risk populations” and his urging that we not “look at our statistics in isolation” — may help explain the ASPCA’s reluctance to share its data. For the HE, or “humane euthanasia”, rate of 12% is above what is generally considered to qualify a shelter as a “no-kill shelter.” Asked how the ASPCA defines the dogs they choose for “humane euthanasia” and if he could provide a specific definition of the population of dogs “humane euthanasia” encompasses, Craig declined to be specific, saying only, “Each dog is treated as an individual with their own unique set of circumstances and conditions.”
Bideawee (New York, NY)
Ironically, although Bideawee appears to have excellent, well-maintained facilities, happy clients, loyal volunteers, and impressive infrastructure, the Manhattan shelter, which is less than 20 blocks from Rockefeller Center, has a press shop that seems disinclined to let the world know about Bideawee’s good qualities.
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Some of the highest salaries plus other compensation paid out to animal nonprofit CEOs, as reported by their organizations’ tax Form 990s: Dr. Cristian Samper, President and CEO, Wildlife Conservation Society — $1,271,198 salary + $365,947 other compensation = $1,637,145 total compensation Form 990 Carter Roberts, President and CEO, World Wildlife Fund — $1,375,777 […]
IN AKC WE TRUST
The American Kennel Club (AKC) is the world’s brand name authority on dogs. It has such credibility that a holding company licenses the AKC name to sell AKC-branded pet insurance, much the same way in which the AARP sells its endorsement to United Healthcare to brand its Medicare insurance. However, a three-month investigation by The Canine Review found that the go-to authority on dogs is designating thousands of breeders as “Breeders of Merit” without any prerequisite onsite inspection, even as the AKC assures the public on its website, that it considers them “the most conscientious and most committed breeders.”
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