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The COVID-19 pandemic has given Gainesville residents more time to foster more animals.
Read More »Photo Essay: For The Love Of Goats
It all started with a Hobby Farms magazine article predicting goat farming to be the next big trend.
Read More »Zookeepers Long For Visitors As Gates Remain Closed
The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo has been closed to visitors since March 16.
Read More »North Central Florida Humane Society Exceeds Adoption Expectations During Quarantine
Adoptions from mid-March to the end of May exceeded The Humane Society’s expectations at 300 since the beginning fo quarantine.
Read More »Flying Under the Radar
Mosquito vector diseases are expanding, but COVID-19 has halted some surveillance programs and experts are worried complacency could lead to outbreaks.
Read More »‘All In The Same Boat’: Hair Stylists, Pet Groomers Conflicted As Alachua County Amends Emergency Order
Alachua County announced Saturday via Facebook that it was amending its weekslong coronavirus emergency order so that animal grooming services were “now considered low-risk and can resume Monday.”
Read More »How UF’s Small Animal Hospital Has Prioritized Clients During Coronavirus Era
In an effort to help with social distancing, the hospital initially stopped owners from bringing their pets into the hospital, instead having veterinary assistants go to a line of cars to retrieve the pets from them. Since April 1, however, the hospital has been sending only a handful of employees, dressed in personal protective equipment, to retrieve the pets. Additionally, face masks and identification badges are required for employees to enter the building.
Read More »Alachua County Animal Services Operates During Pandemic, Foster Numbers High
The director of Alachua County Animal Services says this might be the first time there are more animals in foster care than in the shelter.
Read More »‘I Feel The Difference In My Body’: Meat Alternatives Increasingly Consumed Amid Pandemic
Last month, a Nielsen report found that around the peak of the coronavirus on March 14, vegan meat sales increased by 279.8% compared to the year before.
Read More »Spaying Of Strays And Low-Income Owners’ Pets Is Put On Hold Because Of Pandemic
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the St. Francis Pet Care Clinic has closed but plans to reopen on May 5.
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