Veterinary Medicine

In Tijuana, a Market for Death in a Bottle

One contraband product trumps all others: a drug popular with people seeking a painless way to end their lives.

For Abandoned Pets, the Kindness of Strangers

A Stratford, Conn., home serves as a foster home for Hop-A-Long Hollow, a rabbit rescue operation.

Old Dog, New Trick: Acupuncture

See Otto mope. See Otto pricked with needles. See Otto go!

A Practice That Goes Way Past Cats and Dogs

WHITE PLAINS.

Wary U.S. Olympians Will Bring Food to China

The U.S. Olympic Committee has tried to figure out how to avoid the danger of tainted food at the Summer Games.

Pet Ferret Hit by an Arrow? Here’s a Book for You

The new Merck/Merial Manual for Pet Health: Home Edition is a 1,345-page book likely to find readership in an animal-crazed nation.

Link Is Seen Between British Labs and Livestock Virus

The strain of foot-and-mouth disease at a farm in southern England was the same as used in the production of vaccine at two veterinary laboratories four miles away, health inspectors said.

Vet Hospitals Compete for Best in Show

The Animal Medical Center has celebrity galas and a lot of history, but a new hospital wants its monied breed.

• Competition in Animal Care

For Poor Families, an Added Burden of Too Many Pets

On the southern tail of the Appalachian Mountains, many people are attached to multiple pets but cannot afford to sterilize or vaccinate them.

Napoleon’s Toothbrush Finally Has a Home

Henry Wellcome, an American who made his fortune in pharmaceuticals, collected anything associated with human or animal health with the idea of eventually creating his own Museum of Mankind.

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