Alternative Medicine Professional Organizations

• American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association - Organization of veteriarians to support holistic, complementary and alternative veterinary medicine and natural healing for pets and animals, including chiropractic, homeopathy, acupuncture and nutritional therapy. Directory of United States and Canada member holistic veterinarians.
• British Association of Holistic Nutrition and Medicine - The BAHNM is a not for profit organization dedicated to the scientific research and promotion of holistic methods of animal management, nutrition and medicine.

• Holistic Animal Therapy Association of Australia INC - HATAA represents represent animal therapists employing an eclectic use of healing methods and resources to address the whole animal on physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels, unifies animal therapists who are not adequately represented by existing organisations and provides formal recognition of holistic animal therapists.
• International Alliance for Animal Therapy and Healing - IAATH brings together complementary and alternative animal healers and promotes the concept of concurrent care, where traditional and complementary practitioners cooperate in providing comprehensive care for animals.
• University of Florida Holistic Veterinary Medicine Club - Providing information about alternative and holistic medicine for animals, with Canine Vitamin Advisor for suggestions of dietary supplements for your dog.

Animal control officer survives attack from three dogs (KVBC Las Vegas)
A bloodied animal control officer was wheeled into UMC Thursday after escaping an attack from three pit bulls. Two of those dogs had to be tranquilized. All are expected to be put down.

SB owner fighting for 6 of 23 dogs :Humane Society cited same man for animals last year. (South Bend Tribune)
SOUTH BEND -- A hearing to determine who will retain custody of 23 dogs recently discovered in a garage was continued Thursday.

Man charged with cruelty after losing custody of dogs (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
The 43-year-old must pay the Humane Society for the dogs' care and cannot keep any of the 37 animals.

Scaredy cats & dogs Tips to keep your pets safe during fireworks season (Deseret Morning News)
The Fourth of July is no picnic for dogs and cats. A third more than normal will likely end up in shelters on July 5, after fireworks make them panic and bolt.

Crackdown On Moscow's Stray Dogs (SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
With an estimated 100,000 feral dogs in Moscow, you are more likely to get attacked by a stray than a criminal in the Russian capital.

Flood Dogs Find Homes in Chicago (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids)
(CHICAGO) -- They were orphans following the floods but now they're finding new homes. A group called "Paws" rescued dogs from the floods in Iowa and Illinois...and brought them to Chicago.

BOOK REVIEW: A rich, unsentimental tale of a boy and his dogs (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Too many dog stories should come with warnings: Sentimentality ahead! Manipulative tear-jerker coming at you! But David Wroblewski's debut novel is a dog-rich tale that manages to be the complete opposite of all that. Smart, interesting and original, "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" explores an unusual relationship between dogs and people minus the usual quirky adorableness that plagues many ...