Hope for the Future of Koalas
November 6, 2019 – Koalas may be one of the world’s most unique, endearing animals, but they are increasingly vulnerable to multiple threats. Morris Animal...
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Morris Animal Foundation Board of Trustees Announces $200,000 Matching Gift for End-of-Year Giving
November 1, 2019 – The giving season is upon us and what better gift to give than a gift to the animals that warm our...
Horses in Respiratory Distress: Strangles, an Ancient Disease
October 2, 2019 – Fever, nasal discharge, labored breathing, swollen lymph nodes and difficulty swallowing are hard enough to deal with in dogs and cats...
Tracking the Source of Toxoplasma Infections in Otters
September 20, 2019 – About a decade ago, researchers noticed that infectious diseases were responsible for more than 40% of all sea otter deaths. One...
Wild African Buffalo Provide Key Insights into the Genetics of TB Resistance
DENVER/September 19, 2019 – Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers at Oregon State University discovered areas in the African buffalo genome linked to risk for TB infection...
Rabies Remains a Threat in Impoverished Regions of the World, Despite Effective Vaccine
September 16, 2019 – World Rabies Day is an important awareness day targeting a lethal disease. The word rabies may conjure up images of dogs...
Stopping Salmonella in its Tracks
August 29, 2019 – Salmonella infections are big news when an outbreak in people occurs, sending health officials scrambling to find a source. But Salmonella...