AVMA News
JANUARY 10, 2025
Six companies, all but one based in the U.S., received warning letters from the Food and Drug Administration for selling unapproved drugs claiming to treat seizures in pets.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 14, 2015
It needs to be properly medicated and triaged. Most likely the bird will need to be medicated for a few days “just in case.”. It is illegal to keep a wild bird. *Nestling or fledgeling bird with one or both parents confirmed dead. *A A hummingbird found on the ground. Bird brought in by a cat or dog. Find a box.
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10,000 Birds
JULY 31, 2015
We took her to the vet and put her on medication, and somehow she pulled through. The two older ones were in pretty good shape, but we were not sure the third would make it. She was open-mouth breathing, and we believed she had aspirated formula. We released live mice into the flight so they could learn to catch and kill live prey.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 7, 2017
Most arguments for conserving a species focus on things that we can measure in dollar amounts, such as ecotourism, medical benefits, etc. Snowy Owls are at risk of getting killed via collisions, incidental poisoning from rodenticides, and even illegal hunting (Stone et al. 1999, Holt et al.
4 The Love Of Animals
AUGUST 17, 2012
Understanding that threats to animals can range from illegal trafficking to utter exploitation, these leaders strive to promote the safety and protection sanctuaries offer our fury, feathered, four-legged friends. PAC 911: Phoenix Animal Care Coalition.
Animal Ethics
JULY 21, 2010
Groups like the American Veterinary Medical Association support these modern egg-laying housing systems. Inhumane confinement, illegal anticompetitive practices and factory farming hurt animals, the environment, the consumer, the public health and the farmer.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 7, 2022
The Eurasian Wryneck is the woodpecker that doesn’t look like a woodpecker, the bird with the portmanteau name that is also a medical condition (and which may remind some people of a Nora Ephron essay). Many photographic images are full or half-page, allowing us to enjoy the elegance or weirdness of the image.
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