animal welfare

Bile-farmed bears’ hearts ‘not normal,’ says WSU researcher

By Linda Weiford, WSU News PULLMAN, Wash. – A veterinary cardiologist from Washington State University has just returned from an overseas research trip to help determine whether the highly controversial process of “bile milking” Asiatic black bears is damaging their hearts.

Alumna honored for international veterinary mission

Cathy King volunteers in Mexico in 2002. PULLMAN, Wash. – Veterinary medicine alumna Cathy King has been recognized for service to the profession with a 2013 Meritorious Service Award from the American Veterinary Medical Association. She is the chief executive officer and founder of World Vets, an international veterinary aid organization. More than 900 veterinarians […]