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NAVTA announces Veterinary Technician of the Year
The National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America has announced the recipient of their inaugural Veterinary Technician of the Year Award.
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Suzan Harrison Named President of Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc. North America
Suzan Harrison has been named President of Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. North America, which includes the market leading Hill’s® Prescription Diet® and Hill’s® Science Diet® brand pet foods. She succeeds Neil Thompson, who was promoted to President and CEO of Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. in April.
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National Hairball Awareness Day is April 27
Hairballs are the number one health condition reported by 35% of cat-owning households. Is your household one of them?
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DR. MARK MORRIS, JR.
Dr. Mark Morris Jr.
Dr. Mark Morris Jr., son of Hill's Pet Nutrition founder Dr. Mark Morris, continued the legacy his father began in pet nutrition.
Growing up in a house where his mother was cooking his father's Prescription Diet® pet foods, Mark Morris Jr., decided to continue his father's lifelong work in pet nutrition. Dr. Morris Jr., noticed a demand for consistent, high-quality pet food for use in research. At the time, pet food was not carefully regulated, so research scientists had difficulties maintaining the integrity of their work.
As a result, Dr. Morris Jr., developed a food formula for healthy pets. In 1968, the food line was made available through veterinarians and pet professionals as Hill's® Science Diet®. The line has continued to expand, and today includes more than 50 Science Diet brand pet foods and more than 60 Prescription Diet® brand pet foods formulated for many life stages and special needs in healthy pets.
Dr. Morris Jr., is widely considered the father of small animal wellness nutrition, and also worked to establish standards for feeding prepared foods to zoo animals. He was a founding member of the American College of Veterinary Nutrition (ACVN) and authored numerous publications on nutritional management of disease, lecturing around the world to practicing veterinarians, veterinary students and companion animal owners. Dr. Morris Jr., co-authored "Small Animal Clinical Nutrition," the definitive textbook for companion animal nutrition and the most widely used source on the subject around the world.
Dr. Morris Jr., died on Jan. 14, 2007 at the age of 72.
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