April the Vet

05/20/2025

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-judge-dismisses-most-consumer-lawsuit-over-veterinary-service-prices-2025-03-31/ #:~:text=The%20consumer%20lawsuit%20alleged%20Maine,pet%20owners%20to%20be%20overcharged.

05/20/2025

04/02/2025

https://www.dea.gov/takebackday

The drug overdose epidemic in the United States is a clear and present public health, public safety, and national security threat. DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day reflects DEA’s commitment to Americans’ safety and health, encouraging the public to remove unneeded medications fro...

10/02/2024

On 10/26/24 it's a drop off for unwanted or unused medications.

https://www.dea.gov/takebackday.

For those that cannot make the in-person event, year-round drop-boxes are available. For more information on the locations of pharmacies and medical facilities with disposal locations, visit https://www.dea.gov/everyday-takeback-day.

08/30/2023

08/17/2023

03/31/2023

https://www.dea.gov/takebackday -locator

The drug overdose epidemic in the United States is a clear and present public health, public safety, and national security threat. DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day reflects DEA’s commitment to Americans’ safety and health, encouraging the public to remove unneeded medications fro...

10/05/2022

Antlers are covered by a coating called “velvet” which contains dense blood vessels that carry nutrients to growing antlers. This time of year, antler growth is complete causing the velvet coating to shed off.
📸: Jamie Kelly (Caesar, the reindeer pictured)

10/05/2022

DEA National RX Take Back Day.

08/12/2022

Definition: Anthropoglot
An animal (e.g. a parrot) whose tongue is similar to a human tongue, making possible sounds similar to human speech.

08/04/2022

https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/3584885-how-to-help-pets-beat-the-heat/

Try checking the heat of the pavement with the back of your hand prior to walking, to protect their paws from potential harm.

02/21/2022

https://theconversation.com/deer-mink-and-hyenas-have-caught-covid-19-animal-virologists-explain-how-to-find-the-coronavirus-in-animals-and-why-humans-need-to-worry-176666

Scientists have been testing captive and wild animals for the coronavirus since the pandemic began. Only a few wild species are known to carry the virus, but many more have been shown to be susceptible.