Sanford, N.C. — Officials with the Lee County Animal Shelter announced Monday they are unable to take in anymore cats due to a deadly disease spreading that could be through their shelter. The shelter will not be able to accept cats again until Sept. 26. Feline panleukopenia, also called feline […]
Walker Cousineau called out to his mother the moment he saw a photo of a happy-faced white pit bull mix on Facebook. “This dog is deaf. Just like me!” Mindy Cousineau recalled her 14-year-old son telling her. Then he told her: “I need him — he’s my dog.” The caption […]
As our climate changes, so will our diets. Fix’s Future of Food Issue explores that reality through the lens of foods that show what sustainable, equitable, and resilient eating could look like. Try them yourself with the recipes in our Climate Future Cookbook. Cats and dogs eat a lot of […]
BOZEMAN — Being relatively new to academia, Rodrigo Marques, an assistant professor in the Department of Animal and Range Sciences at Montana State University, never anticipated receiving awards for his research, at least this early in his career. But, despite the short time he has been part of the College of Agriculture faculty, he […]
Drools Pet Food (Pvt.) Ltd., a subsidiary of the Indian Broiler Group, is continuing its expansion overseas. The company recently received its permit to export to Australia, and the company’s CEO, Shashank Sinha, expects its first container to ship out this month. Sinha explained that getting approvals from Australian authorities […]
AUSTIN (KXAN) — During a City of Austin investigation, officials concluded an Austin Animal Services employee misused city resources and abused their position by recording and posting videos of shelter animals to their income-earning personal social media account. According to the city, the employee also abused their position when they […]
There are plenty of videos posted online that showcase how animals go to great lengths to protect their babies from harm. This video captures exactly that. It shows a fierce mama cat bravely protecting her kitten from a dog – and it does so in such a way that it […]
A new study has revealed the most popular dog breed in every U.S. state, with one particular type of pet pooch leading the way by some considerable distance. Everyone has their reasons for preferring a certain type of dog: some seek a canine that’s child friendly, others prioritize a pet […]
CHARLOTTE, NC (News Release) — Fostering is an important step on a pet’s journey to its forever home and allows them to thrive in a home environment as well as practice forming bonds with their caregivers. For pets who have been waiting longer for adoption, foster caregivers can help reassure […]
Across the United States, roughly a quarter of all food produced is directly consumed. That includes fruit, vegetables, wheat, corn, soybeans, nuts, barley and more. A smaller portion goes to biofuels and ethanol. And the rest—about two-thirds of all crops—goes to animal feed. Much of that feed is made of […]