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Morris Animal Foundation Provides Teachers with Animal Health Resource Center

August 3, 2011/Denver - For many kids summer is a time to play sports, go to camp and spend time with their pets. As kids prepare to head back to school in a few weeks, time with their pets may be cut short because of homework or extracurricular activities. But what if some of their assignments or activities were geared toward learning how to keep their pets happy and healthy?

Morris Animal Foundation, a world leader in helping animals enjoy longer, healthier lives, has enhanced its www.mafkids.org site with new pet health information. This online resource for teachers around the country helps educate children about the importance of animal health. The website is geared to second to sixth graders-which is fitting because the average age at which a person decides to become a veterinarian is 9.

The www.mafkids.org site features popular animals-dogs, cats, horses, llamas and lots of wildlife species-and the scientists who are working to keep them healthy. Students can take quizzes, see photos of scientists in action, watch videos and download wallpaper for their computers.

To learn more or to get additional information for your classroom, call 800.243.2345 or visit www.mafkids.org.

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About Morris Animal Foundation
Media Contacts:
Tina M. Martinez
800.243.2345, ext. 418
tmartinez@MorrisAnimalFoundation.org

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From their Web site:  www.morrisanimalfoundation.org

We fund research studies that help protect, treat, and cure animals.

In fact, Morris Animal Foundation (MAF) is the world's largest
nonprofit foundation 501(c)(3) dedicated to funding research studies to
protect, treat and cure animals.

Helping animals across the world

MAF has been at the forefront of funding health breakthroughs that have
helped animals on all seven continents. Our funded research helps a
wide variety of animals, including companion animals such as dogs,
cats, horses, llamas/alpacas, as well as wildlife including mountain
gorillas, elephants, rhinoceros, wolves, sea otters, and many varieties
of birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish.research studies to protect, treat and cure animals, including companion animals
(dogs, cats, horses, llamas/alpacas), as well as wildlife (mountain gorillas, elephants, rhinoceros,
wolves, and many varieties of birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish).-->

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Make a difference to your clientsMemorial Cards
Memorial cards provide a lasting commemoration.

Morris Animal Foundation's sympathy cards celebrate the life of a lost pet or person and help you send your condolences in a caring, meaningful way. Sympathy cards are customized with the name of the pet or person and the family.

Proceeds from card sales help fund research to protect, treat and cure animals worldwide.

Click here for details

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Study Results Lead to Better Treatment of
Urinary Tract Diseases in Pets

By Kelley Weir

One of the hardest parts about caring for pets is that they can't tell us when they're sick. But with a careful eye, you can notice when your pet suffers from disease conditions affecting the urinary tract. The most common of these conditions are urinary tract infections (UTIs) and urinary bladder stones, both of which are painful illnesses that can result in severe complications if left untreated.

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Latest in Animal Health

Looking for new and compelling information about the latest in animal health information and research, veterinary advances and animal-related events? Morris Animal Foundation's Hot Topics blog provides regularly updated health research and event information about dogs, cats, horses, llamas/alpacas and wildlife, and it also highlights veterinary teams that are making a difference in unique ways. You'll also get updates on Foundation events. Visit http://www.morrisanimalfoundation.org/blog/ today to sign up for an RSS feed. On the Web site, you can also sign up to receive Morris Animal Foundation e-newsletters, with electronic issues eight times per year. 

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Arthritis Information

This site features several research projects funded by MAF and 5 videos with veterinarians and pet owners talking about arthritis-prevention, treatment and ways that pets live with this disease. MAF hopes veterinary professionals will use this as a tool-a resource for pet owners who are concerned about their pets and the pain associated with arthritis.

http://www.morrisanimalfoundation.org/arthritis