Margaret and Richard Riney have pledged $30 million to endow the Cornell Margaret and Richard Riney Canine Health Center at the College of Veterinary Medicine, funding research, outreach and grants to support canine health and early-career investigators. Read On…
Purina announced donations to five veterinary schools to fund new programs focused on nutrition, dermatology, canine cognition and performance, the company said. Read On…
Researchers and animal-welfare organizations describe dogs as capable of strong emotional bonds with humans and other species, citing behavioral studies and examples of caregiving and attachment linked to reward-based training. Read On…
Ithaca, NY is home to several veterinary services, including the Companion Animal Hospital for cats, dogs, exotics and wildlife, Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists for horses on Long Island, and the Animal Health Diagnostic Center tied to Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine. Read On…
A Cornell-led team published findings on Feb. 14, 2023, showing that puppies produce a surprisingly narrow antibody response that blocks canine parvovirus — a disease that began spreading in 1978 and killed hundreds of thousands of dogs. Read On…
Researchers analyzed DNA from 200 dogs with gastric cancer and 270 healthy controls, finding more than 15 genomic regions linked to susceptibility and pointing to breed-specific risk patterns that may inform human cancer research and earlier screening in dogs. Read On…