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June 29, 2023 – Curtis Huttenhower, professor of computational biology and bioinformatics at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, studies the role that the microbiome plays in health and disease. He most often focuses on the human gut, but recently his research has expanded into pets, including dogs and cats.

Q: What motivated you to study the gut microbiome of pets, and how does it relate to human health?

A: I was initially excited about the chance to extend our human microbiome research into pets because I’ve been a cat dad for decades, and companion animal well-being is one

The Jefferson County Commonwealth’s Attorney will not pursue charges against the woman who shot and killed a Shively Animal Clinic employee at the business last month, citing evidence that showed the shooter was acting in self-defense.

In a Wednesday release, Commonwealth’s Attorney Gerina Whethers said a grand jury examining the case had returned a no true bill, meaning not enough evidence was found to put forward criminal charges against a defendant. That jury had considered charges of second-degree manslaughter and reckless homicide.

The Courier Journal is not naming the woman because she is not facing any charges in the incident.

After many (many!) months of waiting, we have finally sold our house near Durham and are now living back in Aberdeen, after a 15 year absence!. We haven’t moved in to the new house quite yet – everything seems to happen with all the haste of a glacier moving through syrup… However, I’m now up and running in Grampian, offering the same services as before – tip -top dog and family photography ready to be turned into stunning art for your walls. Bad jokes are all part of the service too. The Hairy Dog website has had a bit of

Denise Angus has operated a pet rescue center and food bank for the last seven years, but she has never seen such a “remarkable increase in demand” for the services the center provides.

Angus, the founder of Mattie’s Place, says the need for help to feed pets has been soared in recent years. The center has gone from feeding 500 to 600 pets per month before the COVID-19 pandemic to about 1,200 per month.

“The need is so huge, I’ve never seen anything like it in all the years I’ve been doing this,” Angus told CBC Toronto.

“It’s a really

Authorities have released the harrowing 911 calls made by neighbors of an Ohio man accused of fatally shooting his three children with a rifle.

Chad Doerman, 32, was arrested in Clermont County and charged with murdering his three sons, aged seven, four, and three, in the shocking incident that prosecutors have described as “evil horror.” According to law enforcement, Mr Doerman apparently shot the boys execution-style and wounded his wife on the hand during

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