With Las Vegas Valley residents facing a global pandemic, business shutdowns and economic uncertainty, many say they are finding a silver lining by spending more time with their pets. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesaye
One person and a dog were found dead after a fire in a detached structure adjacent to a house near East Monroe Avenue and North Betty Lane in east Las Vegas on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. (Glenn Puit/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Dr.Ken Sieranski of The Animal Foundatuon talks about the health of Dudley, a dog that was shot in the face and found on a highway near Las Vegas (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A Las Vegas officer shot at a dog after it charged at police Wednesday morning as they investigated a possible shooting at a business complex in the Spring Valley area.
The Hydrant Club in downtown Las Vegas, is a social club for dogs and their people. Recently the club started hosting dog yoga. (Mat Luschek/Review-Journal)
Catahoula dogs were brought to The Animal Foundation after being rescued from home in Moapa Valley.
United Airlines Flies Kansas-Bound Dog to Japan KCTV reports that Kara Swindle and her two children expected to receive their German shepherd upon arriving in Kansas City, Missouri Tuesday. However, the family received a Great Dane instead There’s no word on when the dog will arrive in Kansas City. The news comes after a dog died while stashed in an overhead bin on a Houston-to-New York flight.
The dog flu is coming, Las Vegas veterinarians say. A new-to-the-U.S. strain of the canine influenza, H3N2, has been detected in Northern Nevada for the first time, according to DogFlu.com. There have been 52 cases confirmed this month. Vets usually only recommend the vaccine for dogs traveling to an area where the flu was present. But this year, many vets are telling pet owners it’s better to be safe than sorry. Local veterinarians say they haven’t seen either flu strain in Las Vegas yet, but warn it’s just a matter of time. Symptoms resemble kennel cough, or even the human flu: coughing, sneezing, fever and lethargy. And like the human flu, dog flu can kill. Dr. Travis McDermott, hospital director at Durango Animal Hospital
Finn, a four-year-old black Labrador, has been trained by his owner Fred Hassen to fetch baseball bats during baseball games. Hassen owns his own dog training business. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)