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Alachua County Animal Services resume normal operations after eradicating deadly cat virus

By on August 8th, 2012 | Last updated: March 19, 2013 at 3:51 pm

Investigators are now confident a deadly cat virus that closed the Alachua County animal facilities is now neutralized.  The deadly cat virus, Panleukopenia was found last week, and as Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Dana Lewin reports, the shelter is back and business.

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Scare for some cats in Alachua County

By on August 1st, 2012 | Last updated: March 30, 2013 at 1:19 pm

Animal shelters are usually a place where stray animals can be dropped off and cared for. But what happens when the shelter becomes the place of danger? WUFT-FM’s Kevin Roberts has the story on a disease that caused a scare [...]

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Animal hoarding the focus of weekend conference in Gainesville

By on March 23rd, 2012 | Last updated: October 15, 2012 at 11:23 am

By Kelsey Diaz – WUFT-FM A University of Florida veterinary training program is playing host to a conference this weekend on animal hoarding. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT FM’s Kelsey Diaz explains what animal health professionals are doing to handle this issue.  

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