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Pet owners struggle to book vet appointments as clinic requests surge

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WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) – A social media post caught our attention. In it, a dog owner shared concerns about the long waits to get their sick pet seen by a veterinarian, so Western Mass News decided to check back in with the veterinary emergency and specialty hospital for updates on their plans to add a location in West Springfield . Western Massachusetts veterinary clinics are swamped with appointment requests. Keri Gardent, hospital director of the Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Hospital in South Deerfield, said the pandemic may be to blame. She said COVID-19 has had a huge impact on…
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Arizona Humane Society mobile clinic helps the underserved

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Free pet care: Arizona Humane Society mobile clinic helps the underserved Shaunie Davie and Cash, her half-cocker spaniel, half-Shih Tzu, wait for Cash’s turn to get vaccinated at the Arizona Humane Society’s Healthy Tails Mobile Veterinary Clinic in downtown Phoenix on Jan. 21. (Photo by Troy Hill/Cronkite News) PHOENIX – The Arizona Humane Society last month teamed with NourishPHX, a food and clothing bank, to help pets in an underserved community just west of downtown. Outside NourishPHX’s building on South Ninth Avenue, the society parked its Healthy Tails Mobile Veterinary Clinic, a large truck equipped with medical equipment and an…
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Ragdoll kittens have died after being dumped outside Aldergrove Animal Shelter in Barrie in July

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Warning: Details and images in this article may be disturbing to some readers. A dozen kittens have died after being dumped outside a Barrie animal clinic this summer. Officials say the kittens passed away due to an upper respiratory infection and the feline distemper virus. The kittens were among 23 Ragdoll cats left abandoned in cardboard boxes on the porch of the Aldergrove Animal Clinic in late July. Four breeding cats and 19 kittens were discovered in varying states of unwell, malnourished, underweight and some with severe eye conditions. “All were afflicted with severe conjunctivitis or diarrhea or both, and…
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Local legal expert says grand jury did its job in Shively Animal Clinic shooting | News from WDRB

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A shooting at the Shively Animal Clinic on Mother’s Day continues to stir controversy after a Jefferson County grand jury decided not to indict the shooter on any charges. Surveillance video from the clinic on Dixie Highway was released by police on Wednesday, showing the moments leading up to the shooting on May 14. But a local legal expert said Thursday that the grand jury did its job in the case. The surveillance footage was released just hours after the grand jury’s decision Wednesday. The jury was considering reckless homicide and second-degree manslaughter charges stemming from…
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Interrogation video released with Shively Animal Clinic shooter

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In the 24 minute video, the shooter gave a detailed account of what happened. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Police have released video of the interrogation with the shooter from the Shively Animal Clinic incident on May 14. A grand jury decided Friday that the woman acted in self-defense when she shot and killed 21-year-old Trent Taylor at the animal hospital, so she won’t face charges. WHAS11 News will not use the shooter’s name, because he wasn’t indicated. The Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office said Taylor was the initial aggressor. The office points to video evidence and several witness statements showing he initiated “various…
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AFV’s Spay, Neuter, Vax Clinic Temporarily Closes: What To Know

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LAKE ELSINORE, CA — Animal Friends of the Valleys, the non-profit animal shelter that serves much of Southwest Riverside County, temporarily closed its spay, neuter and vaccination clinic for an undetermined length of time during a staffing change, the organization announced this month . The Animal Friends of the Valleys shelter at 33751 Mission Trail, Wildomar, remains open for adoptions and other services, but residents seeking spay, neuter and vaccinations for pets will need to look elsewhere — for now. The decision to temporarily close the low-cost clinic was two-fold: the resignation of the AFV clinic’s veterinarian, and a focus…
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