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Veterinary Medicine

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    Tiger Trouble: County Investigating PETA Complaint Over Circus at Jamestown Mall

    PETA's video shows a tiger with his paw trapped under the bars of his cage at the UniverSoul Circus.​ UPDATED at 4:45 p.m. with comments from UniverSoul Circus. Yesterday, the UniverSoul Circus opened a five-day run at the Jamestown Mall -- bringing its dancing dogs, amazing acrobats and terr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    Puppy Mill Law Enforced for First Time; 70 Dogs Taken from Missouri Breeder

    The dogs rescued lived among rodent droppings. Old and sick dogs had been shot to death.​Inspectors from the Missouri Department of Agriculture today removed more than 70 dogs from a Monett-based breeder in the first-ever enforcement of the state's new Canine Cruelty Prevention Act. Violations ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2011

    Puppy Mill Repeal: Senate Bill 113 Allows Feces-Filled Water

    Jennifer SilverbergA Senate bill would bring major changes to the Humane Society-backed initiative approved by voters in November.​Missouri Senate Bill 113, the effort to undo the voter-approved crackdown on dog breeders, Prop B, is widely expected to pass the Senate today. (It was approved by voi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2011

    Dog Breeder's Violations Festered For a Year, New Report Shows

    State inspectors told dog breeder LInda Baxendale that if she didn't agree to shutter her business, they'd call in law enforcement, a new report says.Jennifer Silverberg​State inspectors told a Stone County dog breeder in March 2010 that she needed to obtain additional housing for her dogs and get ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    Stone County Dog Breeder Had Issues in Previous Inspection -- State Didn't Follow Up

    Jennifer Silverberg74 dogs were confiscated from a Crane, Missouri, facility last week -- one year after the state gave the business a passing grade​A Crane, Missouri, dog-breeding facility shut down by inspectors from the Missouri Department of Agriculture last week for a host of severe deficienc ... More >>

  • News

    January 6, 2011

    In Missouri, it's one puppy mill down, and how many more to go?

    Jennifer Silverberg74 dogs were confiscated from a Crane, Missouri, facility last week -- one year after the state gave the business a passing grade​A Crane, Missouri, dog-breeding facility shut down by inspectors from the Missouri Department of Agriculture last week for a host of severe deficienc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2011

    Schindlers' Veterinarian: Facility of 1,000 Dogs Had 'High Standards'

    Jennifer SilverbergThis dog used to belong to the Schindlers. Was he abused?​This week's cover feature, Screw the Pooch, examines the prickly issue of puppy mills in Missouri. Though the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act -- Proposition B -- was passed by a narrow margin of voters, there is talk in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2010

    White Sox Pitcher Mark Buehrle Pays Vet Bills for Dog Shot by Arrow

    Mark Buehrle: Dog's best friend.​A Shetland sheep dog with an arrow shot through its abdomen is recovering from surgery today. Rescue workers in Alton discovered the dog early yesterday morning with an arrow protruding from both its sides and rushed the animal to a local veterinarian. A microchip ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2010

    CSI Puppy Dog: Bust of Regional Dogfighting Ring Leads to Pit Bull DNA Database

    Image sourceAnimal Cruelty investigators are ready to draw blood. So is this dog.​Last July, several law enforcement agencies combined forces with the Humane Society of Missouri to conduct the largest dogfighting sting in U.S. history. They raided 22 locations in 8 states, arrested 26 people and r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2010

    Ugly End for Dogs Who Devoured the Real Ham Bone

    Wikimedia CommonsSome say their pups were just a pile of bones after devouring ham bones.​Bad news for a Washington, Missouri, supplier of enticing dog treats: According to an AP story today, the federal Food & Drug Administration is investigating a slew of complaints against Dynamic Pet Produ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2009

    Humane Society Launches Campaign to Put Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act on 2010 Ballot

    This November, if a group called Missourians for the Protection of Dogs gets its way, Missouri voters will have a chance to vote on the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act. The Act proposes to curb the worst abuses in high-volume commercial dog breeding operations, known as puppy mills.flickr.com/phot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2009

    LuLu the Pacifier-Eating Bulldog Wins Hambone Award

    The Hambone Award​An English bulldog from the St. Louis 'burb of Warson Woods has won Veterinary Pet Insurance Co.'s Hambone Award for the most bizarre pet injury of the year. As reported here in Daily RFT, the bulldog named LuLu went to the veterinarian last December where surgeons removed a bott ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    They Have Licensed Puppy Mills?

    unrealitymag.comDisney villain a potential Missouri representative?​It's déjá vu all over again in the puppy mill capital of America. Authorities raided a kennel near Rolla and rescued more than 100 little pooches- poodles, Yorkshires, and mini-Pinschers -- kept in filthy conditions and tin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2009

    X-Ray From Dog That Ate 15 Pacifiers, Lived to Bark About It

    ​Back in January we told you about Lulu, the English bulldog from suburban St. Louis, whose owners took her to the vet only to discover 15 baby pacifiers lodged in the dog's gullet. "After the surgery, the contents of her stomach filled half of a one-gallon Ziploc bag," recalls Lulu's owner Jennif ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2009

    Lulu, the Pacifier-Eating Bulldog from Warson Woods, Needs Your Support!

    Lulu​Last December we told you about Lulu, a bulldog from Warson Woods whose owners took her to the vet to discover some 15 pacifiers and a bit of basketball lodged in the dog's stomach. Thankfully, the veterinary surgeons were  able to remove the obstructions, and now Lulu is back.  ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 12, 2009

    Yes, but How Does Chewing Make You Feel?

    Lulu​Last December we told you about Lulu, a bulldog from Warson Woods whose owners took her to the vet to discover some 15 pacifiers and a bit of basketball lodged in the dog's stomach. Thankfully, the veterinary surgeons were  able to remove the obstructions, and now Lulu is back.  ... More >>

  • News

    February 4, 2009

    Pet Peeves: A Chesterfield pet store is dogged by accusations of selling mistreated puppies

    Lulu​Last December we told you about Lulu, a bulldog from Warson Woods whose owners took her to the vet to discover some 15 pacifiers and a bit of basketball lodged in the dog's stomach. Thankfully, the veterinary surgeons were  able to remove the obstructions, and now Lulu is back.  ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2009

    Festus Soldier Helps Afghanistan Grow Stuff

    Sgt. Jen Dipley, of Festus and of the Missouri Army National Guard, shipped out to Jalalabad, Afghanistan, five weeks ago, not to hunt for terrorists or WMD but to help the Afghans develop their own sustainable agriculture system.That means stuff they can eat, not stuff we can smoke.

  • Calendar

    May 14, 2008

    Doggone Good Time

    Come park, then bark

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2007

    Cold Comfort

    Come park, then bark

  • Calendar

    May 10, 2006

    Physician Heals Himself

    Come park, then bark

  • News

    May 10, 2006

    Soup, Sandwich and Censorship

    "Questionable" material is filtered off the menu at Saint Louis Bread Co.

  • News

    December 15, 2004

    Uncomfortably Numb

    Lethal injection looks painless and peaceful. On Missouri's death row, appearances can be deceiving.

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 25, 2002

    Best Veterinary Clinic

    Olde Towne Fenton Veterinary Clinic

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 26, 2001

    Best Veterinarian

    Millis Animal Hospital

  • News

    May 30, 2001

    Critter Lovers

    State lawmakers just can't say no

  • News

    May 2, 2001

    Bully on the Block

    The Humane Society stands in the way of a grant that could step up spay-and-neuter efforts in St. Louis

  • News

    May 2, 2001

    Heavy-Pawed Politics

    Humane Society arrogance thwarts efforts to reduce killings of dogs and cats

  • News

    October 18, 2000

    Streettalk

    What Has Been the Most Remarkable Occurrence in St. Louis During Your Time Here?

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 27, 2000

    Best Veterinarian

    Ed Migneco

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 27, 2000

    Best Stables

    Kraus Farm

  • News

    February 23, 2000

    High Society

    It's flush with money and has a grand new building, but the Humane Society of Missouri is doing little to prevent the growing euthanasia rate for unwanted animals

  • News

    April 7, 1999

    Dead Dogs Walking

    Thousands of feral dogs -- abandoned to disease, starvation and inevitable death -- are leading short and brutal lives in the no-man's-land between domestication and wildness. For a lucky few, Randy Grim is their unlikely savior.

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