Utah labs cease use of shelter animals
The University of Utah has announced that it will no longer purchase dogs and cats from North Utah Valley Animal Shelter (NUVAS) — or any other animal shelter — for use in medical experiments. The...
View ArticleRed dogs, green dogs, shy dogs, mean dogs
It was, mostly, a red collar crowd. My time at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, helping out as a volunteer, was mostly spent among those dogs who, due to their unpredictable behavior, have been assigned...
View ArticleBeagles rescued from bankrupt lab
One hundred and twenty beagles who faced lifetimes being used in medical research experiments have been freed — just in time for the Fourth of July weekend. On Friday, the beagles — owned by a research...
View ArticleWalking in support of Utah’s pit bulls
Pretty enough to be a postcard, this photo was taken Sunday during a group dog walk in Salt Lake City. It was one of the regular bi-weekly walks staged by the organization, SLC StrutABulls, which seeks...
View ArticleDog who went to the vet for teeth cleaning gets unnecessary spay surgery instead
A Jack Russell terrier who was taken to a Utah vet to get her teeth cleaned ended up getting what would have been spay surgery — had she not already been spayed. “Somewhere along the line maybe we made...
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