In 2021, the Mountaineer Spay Neuter Assistance Program (known more commonly as M-SNAP), reached a major milestone: The program had given out $1 million worth of vouchers to get animals […]
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Pike Mountain Farm focuses on ethical meat production
BY EVA MAYS When expecting a new baby, many parents feather the nest for the new arrival. Tiffany and Tyler Rice wanted to take it a step further — a […]
SAMUEL: Interesting facts from wildlife research
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL Dogs sniff out predator kill sites We all know that dogs have better sniffers than we do. A study done in Michigan compared human technician’s […]
SAMUEL: How the general public views animals in a different light than hunters
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL Shane Mahoney in his “Conservation Matters” column in the summer issue of Pope and Young Club’s Summer Newsletter, talks about the fact that hunters tend […]
Puppy Kindergarten
Class teaches pets behavioral basics Newsroom@DominionPost.com The Clever Canine, on Point Marion Road, helps participants teach the latest furry additions to their families behavioral basics with its Puppy Kindergarten course. The […]
Sisters learn about life cycle, responsibility
By Dana HantelNewsroom@DominionPost.com The Youth Livestock Show and Auction is tonight and tomorrow, and we’ve explored the importance of youth agriculture programs and local farming in general in this three-part […]
Choosing the Farm Life
By Dana HantelNewsroom@DominionPost.com Hannah and Marina Maxwell, sisters and WVU students, have chosen career paths that involve agriculture. Hannah is studying animal and nutritional sciences, and while most of her […]
Livestock lessons: Fowler on food security
By Dana HantelNewsroom@DominionPost.com The Monongalia County fair is canceled this year, but the Youth Livestock Show and Auction will go on. These events, set for Friday and Saturday at Mylan […]
Reseachers want to save salamanders
WVU Today Two of West Virginia’s mountain-loving salamander species are wrestling for resources and space as climate change threatens their habitats. Researchers with the West Virginia University Davis College of […]
Found a baby bird? The best thing to do may be nothing at all
by Lindsay Pollard-Post In my neighborhood, I’m known as the “animal person.” People ask me for help and advice on everything from getting a lost dog back home safely to […]
