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North Shore Animal League America Program Aims to Save Pets' Lives PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Stock car racing superstar Greg Biffle, who finished third in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, is always envisioning the finish line. Now he's heading for another victory, this time to end companion animal euthanasia. As spokesperson for SPAY/USA (www.spayusa.org), a nationwide network and referral service for affordable spay/neuter services and a program of North...

ONTARIO, Calif., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Long-standing West End Animal Shelter is set to benefit from both redevelopment and a much needed awareness campaign. West End Animal Shelter is a non-profit, no kill center for pet placement and adoption located in Ontario, California. It is located near the corner of Mission and Grove Avenue in the heart of the new redevelopment plan for Ontario. The campaign includes redevelopment and upgrading existing conditions at the shelter, implementing...

North Shore Animal League America Program Aims to Save Pets' Lives PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Stock car racing superstar Greg Biffle, who finished third in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, is always envisioning the finish line. Now he's heading for another victory, this time to end companion animal euthanasia. As spokesperson for SPAY/USA (www.spayusa.org), a nationwide network and referral service for affordable spay/neuter services and a program of North...

State-of-the-Art, Nonprofit Hospital Will Provide High-Quality Care to Homeless Animals and the Public, Regardless of Income SF/SPCA to Work with Other Groups, Public, to Spay/Neuter 12,000 Cats and Dogs in 2009 -- Double the Number of Previous Years SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The San Francisco SPCA today announced the opening of the Leanne B. Roberts Animal Care Center, the new home of its nonprofit Veterinary Hospital, Spay/Neuter Clinic and Shelter Medicine Program. The...

Sixty-nine rabbits are up for adoption after being rescued from an abandoned apartment in Illinois, officials said. DuPage County Animal Care and Control officials said the animals were removed from the apartment because of health concerns, the Naperville (Ill.) Sun said Friday. The officials did not offer other details on the removal of the rabbits. The cost to adopt one of the rabbits is $15. Each animal will either be spayed or neutered upon adoption. DCACC officials say potential...

Pet DRx Corporation (NASDAQ:VETS), a provider of veterinary primary care and specialized services to companion animals, today announced that the Company will release 2008 third quarter financial results following the close of the market on Friday, November 14, 2008. Company management will host an investment community conference call on Monday, November 17, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time (9:30 a.m. Central Time) to discuss those results and to answer questions. Individuals...

By DYKES, Mervyn There were line-ups out the door and into the street when the Manawatu SPCA offered cat owners a big discount for having their pets de- sexed this week. The 100 vouchers were being offered at $20 each and were expected to be on sale until September 28, but sold out in just two hours. "It was like selling tickets to a pop concert," said manager Jody Gordon yesterday. "If we didn't have to write all their names and addresses on the vouchers, we could have got rid of them...

By Dr. Jacob Church Several times in the past couple of months, I have had to do what no veterinarian looks forward to - deliver the diagnosis of cancer. Though the afflicted pets were different in age, breed and residence, they all possessed a common trait. They all were unneutered dogs suffering from prostate cancer. The primary benefit of neutering, permanent prevention of breeding, is quite well- known, but other benefits have almost been forgotten. Most everyone remembers Bob...

An animal charity is offering cat owners on low incomes the chance to have their pets neutered for free. Vouchers will be available from the Derby branch of Cats Protection, the Wardwick, on Thursday, September 25, from 1pm to 3pm. Anyone who gets state or council benefits, or family tax credit, should take proof to the shop. Vouchers must be presented at vet surgeries, where the neutering will take place. (c) 2008 Derby Evening Telegraph. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All rights Reserved.

By Jacob Church Several times in the past couple of months, I have had to do what no doctor looks forward to -- deliver the diagnosis of cancer. While the pets afflicted were different in age, breed and residence, they all possessed a common trait. Each was an un- neutered male dog suffering from prostate cancer. While the primary benefit of neutering, permanent prevention of breeding, is quite apparent and well talked about, other benefits of equal importance have taken a back seat or even...