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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The number of typhus infections from fleas has hit a record high in L.A. County. Public health professionals say ...

Dear Heloise: I love my two dogs, but I’m distressed when they have fleas. I have them bathed with flea shampoo, but fleas always return. Is there any way to keep the fleas away and/or stop them from ...

Dr. Jonathan Gonzalez was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. After completing his veterinary degree, Jonathan practiced veterinary medicine in Pennsylvania for six years before moving to Texas ...

Centre County PAWS received 37 flea‑infested dogs from one property. Every dog got immediate medical assessments, core vaccines, microchips and baths. PAWS seeks donations, specific supplies and ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The City of Raytown is warning pet owners after animal control officers removed more than a dozen dogs from a home where a couple was advertising professional dog training, boarding ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – An Orlando man is facing animal-cruelty charges after being accused of abandoning a dog in a home after an eviction, according to an arrest-warrant affidavit. Benjamin Rojas, 34, is ...

A suspect has been arrested after a dog that was found trapped in a wired-shut suitcase and left in a creek bed. According to KTAB-TV in Abilene, Texas, Lee Sellers faces an animal cruelty charge in ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2022. Q: I have a nine-pound cat named Beauty and a five-pound Chihuahua ...

TONGANOXIE, Kan. (KCTV) - Dozens of animals are now safe after rescuers saved them from a Tonganoxie woman who was court-ordered to surrender them months ago. The Leavenworth County, Kansas, Humane ...

LEAVENWORTH COUNTY, Kan. — A Tonganoxie woman convicted of animal cruelty is in jail after 18 dogs were found in bad shape at her home — two months after a judge ordered her to surrender them. A ...