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Puppy seizure on Vancouver Island

By Scott Weese on July 12, 2011
Posted in Dogs

The British Columbia SPCA has seized 71 dogs, including 43 puppies, from a Vancouver Island woman and is planning on recommending cruelty charges. The dogs were seized from Green Acres Kennels because of various health problems that were believed to be the result of bad breeding and inadequate care. Numerous congenital abnormalities were identified…

Livestock-associated MRSA in dogs

By Scott Weese on June 30, 2010
Posted in Dogs

A study we just published in the journal Veterinary Record (Floras et al 2010) described an MRSA outbreak in a dog breeding kennel. That’s a little unusual in itself, but considering how MRSA is spreading amongst the dog population, it’s not really astounding. What was unique about this outbreak was the strain of…

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