Animal welfare

At the end of last year, a crisis arose amongst the state’s poultry growers. Cooks Venture, a company that contracted many farms to grow their chickens across northern Arkansas, suddenly went out of business- with no warning- leaving many farmers with thousands of chickens that weren’t theirs. What’s more, a deadly poultry virus was sweeping the nation, causing the state of Arkansas to euthanize over a million birds. But they were never cleaned up. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis spoke with an affected farmer to learn more about this calamity.

Arkansas has one of the highest per capita pet-to-people populations in the country, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association. The Best Friends Animal Society is slated to open its Pet Resource Center in Bentonville in spring 2023.

Research at the University of Arkansas is helping us understand better how animals interpret the world around them. Biological Sciences Assistant Professor Erica Westerman explains.

Research at the University of Arkansas is helping us understand better how animals interpret the world around them. Biological Sciences Assistant Professor Erica Westerman explains.

Dr. P.J. Broadfoot, an internationally-known expert on alternative and integrative veterinary care who operates a clinic in Van Buren, Arkansas, provides state-of-the-art guidance on life extension for dogs and cats.

Dr. P.J. Broadfoot, an internationally-known expert on alternative and integrative veterinary care who operates a clinic in Van Buren, Arkansas, provides state-of-the-art guidance on life extension for dogs and cats.

Best Friends Animal Society will open a regional pet resource center in Bentonville using a design grant from the Walton Family Foundation. The no-kill…

The Northwest Arkansas Partnership for Animal Welfare, or NWA PAW, is a collection of organizations working to eliminate the need to euthanize animals at…

Joyce Hicks and her family live in a lovely home in the rolling forests of Bella Vista — a home which also serves as an emergency rehab for broken turtles…

Arkansas is among the top ten worst commercial dog breeding states in the union, according to Humane Society of the United States, with most breeders…