The Animal Welfare Act, also known as the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act, was enacted in 1966 and has been amended several times. It is the only Federal law regulating the treatment of research animals, public exhibition of animals, commercial transport of animals and animals bred for commercial sale. It was passed in 1966 to prevent […]
We’ve reported on the danger of feeding your dog chicken jerky products from China since problems were exposed in 2007 with FDA warnings of them causing illness and in some cases, death to dogs. To date, the FDA has not been able to pinpoint the ingredient(s) in chicken jerky that causes illness. Dogs who have […]
The parathyroid glands are positioned on the thyroid glands. (Para is from the Greek meaning alongside). Both parathyroid glands are located at the front of a pet’s neck near the trachea just below the skin. The parathyroid glands secrete a hormone that regulates calcium and phosphorus levels in the body. They adjust the amounts entering […]
