What is Spay Day?
Spay Day is The Humane Society of the United States’ and Humane Society International’s annual event to inspire people to save animals’ lives by spaying or neutering pets and feral cats. Spay Day officially takes place on the last Tuesday of February—but events will be running all through the [...]

“For years, animals have been used for medical research into human ills and now its time that something was done for the animals themselves.”–Dr. Mark L. Morris Sr.

I think many of us are somewhat familiar with the Morris Animal Foundation. But here are some interesting and specific pieces of information from their site that would enhance your knowledge.

Neads.org is one of the charities Josh Abrams, Dogasaur Founder, chose to be included in the Dogasaur 2009 Chanrity Program. Dogasaur recently interviewed the CEO of Nead.org, Sheila O’Brien to learn more about what a fantastic work NEADS does for those in need.

At first glance, you would never have imagined the type of trauma they endured. It is one thing to understand that they came from a puppy mill. But its a whole other experience to see what this environment was like. Here is a video which tells more about their story.

What is Adopt-a-Pet.com?
Adopt-a-Pet.com is the world’s largest non-profit pet adoption website.  We are like an ad agency for shelters and shelter pets. Sadly there are 4 million healthy adoptable companion animals killed in shelters each year due to overcrowding. We do our best to relieve that problem and put pets from shelters in the homes [...]

Media Contacts:
Heidi Jeter, Morris Animal Foundation
800.243.2345, hjeter@MorrisAnimalFoundation.org
Search for America’s Best Veterinarian Continues with Third Annual “Thank Your Vet for a Healthy Pet®” Contest
Nationwide Essay Contest Honors Veterinarians for Dedication to Improving Animal Health and Well-Being
Denver, July 1, 2009—Nominate your veterinarian for the third annual Thank Your Vet for a Healthy Pet® contest, conducted by Morris [...]

American Kennel Club and AKC Canine Health Foundation Release Podcast about Canine Heart Murmurs [Thursday, May 21, 2009]
The American Kennel Club and the AKC Canine Health Foundation are pleased to debut the next podcast in the Genome Barks series.
This week on Genome Barks, we welcome Dr. Marc Kraus, a faculty member at Cornell University with [...]

What Your Pet Thinks Of Moving
AdoptaPet.com
Posted by David on May 12th, 2009

Moving can be an incredibly stressful event for you and your family. Often, we’re so wrapped up in the stress we’re feeling that we forget that this is a difficult time for our pets, too!  Read More!

Sharing and Celebrating Dog’s Life Eases Pain and Loss — Canine Cancer Web Exclusive Provides Latest Information on Treatment Options
Media Contact:
Heidi Jeter
hjeter@MorrisAnimalFoundation.org
800.243.2345
Denver, April 28, 2009: Dog lovers and pet parents whose dogs are suffering from or have been lost to cancer or whose dogs are successfully beating the dreaded disease can share memories and celebrate [...]

Morris Animal Foundation
http://www.morrisanimalfoundation.org/
Progress in Dog Health
CANCER
“Macrophage Depletion to Reverse Tumor Immune Suppression”
D08CA-409, Colorado State University, Dr. Amanda Guth
Research Ongoing
Description: Scientific evidence suggests that the growth of tumors may be stimulated by macrophages, which are immune cells that accumulate in high numbers in and around tumors. Previously, macrophages were thought to inhibit tumor growth, but recent [...]