Program for Pet Health Equity

06/18/2025

Heatstroke in pets: What every pet family should know

As we move into summer, it's important to know the signs of heatstroke in your pet and what to do for their safety and health.

06/16/2025

Community wellness event offers essential health services for pets and people
https://www.wdsu.com/article/community-wellness-event-offers-essential-health-services-for-pets-and-people/64263012

Thank you to The Inner Pup that had their first One Health Event Sunday and it was a wonderful success!

A community event is offering health screenings for people and pets, along with vaccinations, heartworm prevention and more.

06/11/2025

We're excited to share the latest article published under our Research Topic “Enhancing Veterinary Access Through One Health and Interprofessional Collaborations” in Frontiers in Veterinary Science.

🐾 This piece highlights an innovative model—WisCARES—that integrates student wellbeing with community support through an interprofessional, One Health approach to access-to-care veterinary services.

📖 Read it here: https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2025.1602028

Service-learning, defined as integrating student education into academically relevant service activities to address a community need, is a way for students t...

06/10/2025

If your pet sleeps in your bed, 86% of dogs transfer these silent parasites

Your beloved pet curled up beside you at night might be introducing invisible parasites directly into your sheets, with recent studies revealing that 58% of pets sleep on their owners’ beds, potentially creating microscopic pathways for disease transmission that most pet owners never consider. Whi...

06/06/2025

How to keep your pets safe from ticks this summer

As tick season arrives in the Black Hills, a veterinarian shares her tips on how to keep your pets healthy and safe.

06/05/2025

“Our dogs are trying to communicate with us, but we humans seem determined to look at everything except the poor pooch himself,” added Wynne, an ASU psychology professor who studies dog behavior and the human-dog bond.

Life with a dog is a matter of give and take, especially when it comes to communication. With no common human-dog language, our ability to communicate relies on understanding and reading our pet, and vice versa. That process can seem simple: You give your dog a treat, its eyes say, “I am delighted...

06/04/2025

Florida passes new laws to protect pets during hurricanes
https://www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/florida-passes-new-laws-to-protect-pets-during-hurricanes/64940129

06/04/2025

DANGEROUS TO DOGS - Parasite ‘liver fluke’ found in Colorado River
https://www.parkerpioneer.net/news/article_d27ca049-72be-404c-9f1a-128c2a3f9e99.html

Help spread the word.

Pet owners are being warned not to let their dogs enter, swim in, or drink from the Colorado River. This comes after the discovery of a parasite that, while harmless

06/02/2025

Pets found to deliver significant health benefits to the lonely

Two groups that are particularly prone to social isolation – older adults and international students – felt much less lonely when they engaged in pet-focused activities, according to a new study. The cost-effective approach also boosted health and well-being.

05/29/2025

Keep your furry loved ones healthy with these proactive tips

A local ER vet shares tips about keeping your pet safe in the summer.

05/22/2025

No one should have to choose between feeding themselves and feeding their pet. Yet many families do—and most will put their beloved pet first. Sadly, this struggle is far too common.

Woman Sacrifices Own Meals to Feed Her Cats During Financial Hardship

https://www.newsbreak.com/feline-fam-318574652/4015667238507-woman-sacrifices-own-meals-to-feed-her-cats-during-financial-hardship

Thank you Blue Cross https://www.bluecross.org.uk/help-and-support/our-pet-food-banks for helping this family and other families in need of food.

Our pet food banks | Blue Cross https://www.bluecross.org.uk/help-and-support/our-pet-food-banks