Weather Guys Predict Busy Hurricane Season

It won’t be long now, as the first of June, the official start of hurricane season, rapidly approaches.  It may seem like we just said goodbye to Harvey, Irma, and Maria, but the new hurricane season could be a real gut-puncher.

19 horses die from eating contaminated hay

It’s been a bad year for wild horses in my home state of Colorado.

College prof dad saves students from murderous son

Gravely wounded by an arrow fired into his head, a Wyoming college instructor still managed to wrestle with his 25-year-old son who carried out the attack and give his students time to flee the classroom, say police who hailed the actions as heroic.

Curing Chronic Kidney Disease in Cats

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the leading cause of death in older cats. It’s so prevalent that I’ve come to believe that basically every cat over a certain age (I’m not sure what that age is … maybe 10ish or so) suffers from at least a touch of CKD. Just because we can’t pick it up in its early stages, doesn’t mean it’s not there.

Critter Talk: Drought and Anthrax

When environmental stress levels rise (drought, heavy rains, and soil disturbances are often to blame) anthrax spores become active and capable of infecting any warm-blooded animal.