HISTORICAL FACTS: 16 | History Defined

Pet Owners Can Now Prevent Screwworm Infestations in Dogs and Cats Under a New Federal Authorization

FDA authorized Capstar and generic nitenpyram to prevent New World screwworm in dogs and cats, the first prevention option cleared.

Medical Daily · Sep 4

Animal Rescuers Issue Warning Over Samoyed Demand After Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Reveal New Dog

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Samoyed, Wendy, sparked increased interest in the breed, prompting animal welfare advocates to caution potential owners about the responsibilities of Samoyed ownership

International Business Times UK · Sep 4

A Young Cat Leaked Milky Fluid into Three Places at Once, and Vets Borrowed a Human Diagnosis to Explain It

A five-month-old cat leaked chyle into its chest, abdomen, and skin. Vets used a human disease framework to classify the lymphatic defect.

Medical Daily · Sep 4

Woman avoids jail for fatal XL bully attack

Kelcie Reed received an 18-week prison sentence – suspended for 18 months.

Evening Standard · Sep 4

Heatstroke in Dogs: The Temperature Threshold, Early Symptoms and Why Ice-Cold Water Makes It Worse

The number that matters: 40°CA healthy dog runs warmer than a human. Normal canine body temperature sits between 38°C and 39.2°C. Once it climbs past 40°C, the body starts losing the fight to regulate itself. At 41.1°C, what veterinarians classify as the clinical threshold for heatstroke, proteins in the blood…

Times Life · Sep 4

Why Pugs and Other Brachycephalic Dogs Struggle to Keep Breathing Through India's Summer Heat

The anatomy that causes the problemBrachycephalic dogs, pugs, French bulldogs, English bulldogs, Shih Tzus, Pekingese, were selectively bred for a skull shape that compresses the face inward. The bones shortened. The soft tissue did not. What remains is a normal volume of tissue crammed into a fraction of the space:…

Times Life · Sep 4

Man given genetically modified pig kidney for nine months in world first

The organ was used as a temporary ‘bridge’ while the man waited for a transplant from a human donor.

Evening Standard · Sep 3

Genetically modified pig kidney keeps man alive for record nine months

Organ kept Tim Andrews off dialysis and acted as a ‘bridge’ while he waited for a human transplant in the US

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3

Man kept alive by pig kidney for nine months in world first

Tim Andrews, who had end-stage kidney disease, was 66 when he received the pig kidney in January 2025

The Independent UK · Sep 3

In 1988, Doris Day bought a 1929 California hotel; she turned it into one of America's best-known pet-friendly retreats

When Doris Day became a co-owner of the Cypress Inn in Carmel-by-the-Sea in 1988, she was not simply investing in a historic California hotel. The Hollywood star and lifelong animal advocate saw an opportunity to create a place where people could travel without leaving their pets behind. Built in 1929…

The Times of India · Sep 3