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Local advocates raise awareness of pet obesity

More than half of American dogs and cats are overweight or obese, according to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention.
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More than half of American dogs and cats are overweight or obese, according to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention.

Dr. Jas Mattu, a veterinarian for Berkeley based University Veterinary Hospital is raising awareness of the pet obesity epidemic. According to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, more than half of cats and dogs in the United States are overweight or obese. Read More…

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Daphne, the pitbull who was shot 38 times with a pellet gun, is now being housed at the Berkeley Animal Shelter.

Dog shot 38 times abandoned in Berkeley parking lot

When an abandoned dog was dropped off by police at the Berkeley Animal Shelter last month, staff found nothing out of the ordinary. But when she was taken to the Berkeley East Bay Humane Society last week to be spayed, the attending veterinarian discovered something odd: The dog had 38 Read More…