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- Animal Health Digest Bulletin – Oct 7, 2021. Link.
7 animals that can harm dogs
Source: Outside Resource, July 28, 2021. Link. Good reminders for fall as food resources begin to diminish and young animals strike out on their own.
After two years, a wild elk with a car tire stuck around his neck is free.
Source: Washington Post, October 12, 2021. Link. Colorado wildlife officer Jared Lamb was counting bighorn sheep and mountain goats in the Rocky Mountains one day in July 2019 when he spotted something weird among a herd of elk – one had a tire around its neck.
Unspoken truth about pests: Weather’s influential role in 2021 pest pressure
Source: AgWeb, July 16, 2021. Link. There are multiple misconceptions about what influences pest arrival and pressure. Wind, heat, wet, dry and more all contribute at different times in various geographies.
Get puppies off to a good start
Source: The Bark, October 2021. Link. ! Research shows that human handling of newborn pups impacts their adult behavior—making them better at coping with stress, more curious and faster learners. They are also more likely to be happy around humans and generally more stable, emotionally and physically.
Which pet food claims and features should brands track?
Source: Petfood Industry, October 13, 2021. Link. It makes sense to pay attention to the terms that garnered the most increases in searches on Amazon from April 2020 to March 2021: low-calorie, frozen, seafood ingredient and organic pet food. It’s difficult to know exactly what the “diabetic support” term means, but it’s likely an important clue that more pet owners are concerned about their pets developing or living with diabetes.