Tag: Veterinarians
As bird flu wreaks havoc in the Midwest, researchers say vaccines offer a way out
This article is the first in a series called The Great Lakes Promise: Cost, Resilience and Refuge. This series was made possible in partnership between Great Lakes Now and Planet Detroit.
Bird flu has hit the Great Lakes region hard this winter, killing nearly 5 million birds — including laying hens, ducks and other fowl — in Ohio and Indiana in the past two months.
How Bird Flu, Big Ag, & The Climate Crisis Are Interrelated
Remember how nearly five years ago, Covid-19 was declared a global pandemic? Now bird flu is on the short and serious watch list for health organizations. This is a national situation in the US that could have been avoided, or at least reduced, if the federal government had required Big … [continued]
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New emergency vet clinic opens in Owen Sound to cover weekends and holidays
Grey-Bruce pet owners once again have a local option for emergency vet care on weekends and holidays when most vet offices are closed. The new Bluewater Veterinary Emergency Clinic (BVEC) is now open and will operate at the North Heritage Animal Hospital (285 10th St. W. in Owen Sound) from 6 p.m. Friday to 6 […]
New large-animal vet receives Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week Prize
Recent Ontario Veterinary College graduate Dr. Jacky Normandeau received this year’s $1,000 Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week Prize. Normandeau grew up outside the rural town of Uxbridge. Despite growing up in a town, she has plenty of farm experience. In high school, she worked on a hobby farm doing the daily chores and at a local […]
Father and son launch telemedicine vet service
“Sixty to seventy per cent of vet calls can be done remotely,” says Colin Yates, CEO of VETSon