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May 20, 2006. Pimlico Race Course. A beautiful, clear, sunny day.

“I believe he’s being pulled up! Barbaro’s being pulled up! He’s out of the race and the Triple Crown.”

A mere 40 seconds into the second stage of horse racing’s coveted Triple Crown, Barbaro, the Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness favorite, fractured numerous bones in his lower right rear leg, his “ankle.” What followed was a saga of multiple surgeries, progress and relapse. Then, when the fractures were healing, came the devastating development of laminitis, the excruciatingly painful disease that eventually led to Barbaro’s euthanasia.

Laminitis is a common and ancient disease of horses, recognized for nearly 2,500 years. About 20 percent of all horses will develop laminitis in their lifetime, making it the second most common cause of death in horses. The disease is characterized by swelling of the soft-tissue structures (the laminae) surrounding the bone enclosed in the equine hoof. Laminitis is very painful, and while the pain can sometimes be controlled with medication, once laminitis develops it can never be cured. Occasionally, as in Barbaro’s case, the pain becomes so excruciating the patient is euthanized.

Barbaro’s heroic struggle highlighted the need for more research into the causes and treatment of laminitis. One particularly new and exciting area of study focuses on one of the most common causes of laminitis, equine metabolic syndrome (EMS). Horses with EMS are typically overweight, partly due to abnormal carbohydrate metabolism and partly due to lack of exercise. When these horses develop laminitis, they become so uncomfortable they don’t want to move, which spirals into a vicious cycle of inactivity, further weight gain and worsening laminitis. Morris Animal Foundation recently funded several studies that hope to shed some light on all aspects of EMS, from diagnosis to treatment.

• Dr. Molly McCue, of the University of Minnesota, is looking for genetic markers to identify horses at risk for EMS development.

• Dr. Jane Manfredi, of Michigan State University, is analyzing muscle and fat metabolism to identify EMS risk markers and possible new treatment targets.

• Dr. Jill McCutcheon, also of Michigan State University, plans to use her funding to test a new, inexpensive diagnostic test for EMS.

• Dr. Melody de Laat, of Queensland University of Technology, is addressing the problem of exercise and food consumption in a unique study. Dr. de Laat will use a specially designed paddock that has a feeder at one end with two doors that open and close. After 5 minutes, the door on one side closes and ponies must walk around a dividing fence to the other side of the feeder to finish their meals. Sort of like a continuous drive-through restaurant!

Thanks to our many supporters, Morris Animal Foundation is able to fund these exciting and innovative studies, which will hopefully discover new ways to diagnose and treat this devastating disease. ✢

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Morris Animal Foundation improves the health and well-being of companion animals and wildlife by funding humane health studies and disseminating information about these studies.

2 Your gifts at work

3 Love of Goldens uncover research gold

4 5-5-5: New cancer project on the horizon

5 Thanks a million

6 Introducing Morris Animal Foundation’s monthly giving challenge

7 Hormones could hold the key to cold–stunning recovery in Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles

8 Upcoming events

8 A season of hope sets the stage for a lifetime of happiness

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Your gifts at workOver the past 65 years, Morris Animal Foundation has become a global leader in animal health. We could not fulfill our mission of advancing veterinary medicine without the help of generous supporters like you.

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Elevated lymphocytes don’t always indicate cancer in cats

Lymphocytic leukemia is a form of cancer in which abnormal white blood cells circulate in the blood and infiltrate the bone marrow. In many species, the severity of the disease can be predicted by determining the type of lymphocyte responsible for the cancer, but in cats little is known about lymphocytic leukemia. Researchers discovered that, unlike dogs, cats can have fairly dramatic increases in circulating lymphocytes even when they don’t have underlying cancer. In addition, cats with increases in most forms of cancerous lymphocytes have good prognoses and long survival times while cats with a subset of less common forms of cancerous lymphocytes have a very poor prognosis. This information will help veterinarians better diagnose cats with elevated lymphocyte counts and improve treatment for cats with lymphocytic leukemia. ✢

Serious bacterial disease is on the rise in dogs

Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that can cause life-threatening kidney, liver and blood disease in humans and animals. Research confirmed anecdotal reports that leptospirosis has increased in dogs in the last 10 to 20 years. The greatest increase has occurred in small breed dogs in the last decade, likely due to lack of vaccination. Researchers also identified that diagnostic testing, specifically the PCR test, may show false-positive results, indicating the need to validate infection by other methods. These findings will increase veterinarians’ awareness of how leptospirosis is changing and should result in improved diagnoses of the disease and a possible increase in vaccination usage. ✢

Study helps predict mares at risk for colic after giving birth

Up to 10 percent of mares develop colic after giving birth. Researchers suspected that an imbalance of fatty acids and calcium may be to blame, so they compared blood and stool samples from healthy and affected brood mares in hopes of identifying the underlying cause of this problem. They determined that after giving birth, mares have an increase in non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA) and that mares with the highest levels of this fatty acid were at risk for colic. In addition, the process of foaling changed the gut bacterial populations, and mares that developed colic had lower blood calcium compared to mares that did not colic. These findings will help provide a target NEFA level that veterinarians and farm managers can use to help predict which mares are at risk for colic, allowing them to implement prevention strategies. ✢

Collaborative effort fights pneumonia in big horn sheep

Infectious pneumonia has led to massive die-offs in bighorn sheep and has severely hampered herd recovery efforts. An analysis of 14 years of data on animal movement, population size and survival from multiple interconnected herds showed that pneumonia has affected bighorn sheep populations much more than previously reported. Management strategies that translocated healthy animals into or near infected populations were not effective, because the introduced sheep were likely to die of pneumonia within a few years. Surviving sheep developed partial immunity, but lambs born to ewes with high previous exposure to pneumonia were more likely to die. This research provides the first comprehensive analysis of pneumonia in bighorn sheep populations, helping wildlife managers develop new strategies and prevention measures. ✢

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Your gifts at work

When Josh Stern’s parents refused to get him a dog, he got himself a job at a kennel for Golden Retrievers. Thus began a lifelong love affair worth its weight in gold.

“That job was why I became a veterinarian,” says Dr. Stern, who not only fell in love with the breed but has since made a career out of helping them.

Today, Dr. Stern is a faculty cardiologist at the University of California–Davis, where he runs a fully equipped genetics lab. His primary area of research interest? Inherited heart disease in Goldens.

Dr. Stern’s career path became clear in veterinary school at the Ohio State University, where he met Dr. Kate Meurs, a leading veterinary cardiologist and former chair of Morris Animal Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Board.

Together they put together a grant proposal that allowed Dr. Stern to obtain a coveted Zoetis–Morris Animal Foundation Veterinary Fellowship for Advanced Study. The four-year grant enabled him to earn his PhD and become board certified in cardiology through his work with Dr. Meurs at Washington State and North Carolina State universities.

His fellowship research led to important discoveries regarding the genetics of familial subvalvular aortic stenosis (SAS), an inherited heart disease that affects Golden Retrievers and other large breed dogs.

“SAS is a terribly frustrating condition,” Dr. Stern says. “The really mild form has no clinical signs and often goes undiagnosed, while the severe form can lead to sudden death when the dog is less than 2 years old.”

Dr. Stern and his research team narrowed down the region in the dog genome where they believe the disease gene lies in Golden Retrievers and determined that Goldens and Rottweilers may share a mutation. They also discovered the mutation associated with SAS in Newfoundlands.

“We hope to offer genetic tests to breeders so they can make good breeding decisions and lower the disease prevalence,” Dr. Stern says. “What’s even more exciting is that when we find the gene mutation that causes SAS, we might be able to develop novel therapeutic options.”

Can your dog help, too? Morris Animal Foundation is recruiting 3,000 purebred Golden Retrievers, along with their owners and veterinarians, to join the largest and longest study ever conducted to advance veterinary medicine.

Learn more today at www.CanineLifetimeHealth.org

Dr. Stern with his puppy, Lira, who is enrolled in the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study.

Dr. Stern’s veterinary career has been shaped by a life long love of the Golden Retriever breed. Florin, his first Golden, died of hemangiosarcoma.

Dr. Stern’s love of Golden Retrievers has put him on the other side of research as well. Shortly after losing his beloved Florin at age 7 to hemangiosarcoma, Dr. Stern enrolled his puppy, Lira, in the Foundation’s Golden Retriever Lifetime Study.

“I hope Lira can be one piece of the puzzle in helping us understand the biology and genetics of cancer,” he says. “Just like in my research, I hope the findings eventually get back to novel therapeutics.”

His involvement has made Dr. Stern realize just how committed pet owners must be when they agree to participate in a research study. He also knows the effort is worth it.

“Longitudinal studies are so few and far between,” he says. “The knowledge that can come out of this study will be unmatched.” ✢

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Each day we lean on our furry best friends to keep us happy and provide us unconditional love. As good pet owners, you work to keep them healthy. At Morris Animal Foundation, we want to fund the best health science for pets. That includes tackling canine cancer—and an exciting new project does just that.

Cancer is a heartbreaking disease and osteosarcoma, the most common bone tumor in dogs, is at the top of the diagnosis charts, especially for large breeds. Sadly, more than 10,000 cases a year are diagnosed in the United States alone. It first develops in dogs between the ages of 2 and 3 years of age and often strikes again later in life.

“Bone cancer shows up as lameness, and 90 percent of the cases have already spread to the lungs and other bones by the time it is diagnosed,” says Dr. David Haworth, president and CEO of Morris Animal Foundation.

Treatment is usually immediate amputation of the affected limb, followed by some of the most toxic chemotherapy drugs used in veterinary medicine. Many owners elect to have their animals euthanized rather than face the treatment.

Morris Animal Foundation understands the need to fight cancer and that is why we’ve launched a new initiative called the 5-5-5 Project. This innovative project will fund one osteosarcoma clinical trial per year for five years, each costing about $1 million.

“In the case of bone cancer, a lack of clinical trials is the only thing stopping new chemotherapies from being adopted in dogs,” Dr. Haworth says. “Drugs are available and we know they’re safe; we just need to dig into the science a little further to make sure they work.”

These Foundation-funded trials will have the added benefit of helping to inform the clinical trials for kids with the same disease.

“This project will create real hope in finding safer, more efficacious treatments and ultimately saving the lives of our canine and human children,” says Dr. Haworth.

5-5-5: New cancer project on the horizonB Y T I N A M . M A R T I N E Z

The first trial will evaluate rapamycin, also known as sirolimus, a drug that targets a protein that regulates cell growth. Rapamycin exhibits antibiotic, immunosuppressive and antifungal properties and has been shown to prevent the growth of canine melanoma and osteosarcoma cells in vitro. If it’s shown to work in these clinical trials, it could be the next new treatment in the fight against bone cancer.

“This is a really compelling opportunity for donors to make a difference,” says Scott Koskoski, Director of Major and Planned Giving. “We have a leadership group of private and corporate donors who have committed early to this project and have helped fund years one and two. Because of this project’s potential benefits, we’re confident that others will step forward to ensure the financial success of the remainder of the study.”✢

A Morris Animal Foundation K9 Cancer Walk participant who is a cancer survivor.

To learn more about the 5-5-5 Project and to keep up with new veterinary science trends, visit www.MorrisAnimalFoundation.org

Photo by Jennie Huettel

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Thanks a millionWho will be the $1 million dog? We’ll find out this

spring when our partnership with the Orvis Company reaches the $1 million mark.

To celebrate crossing this major milestone, Orvis will run the Million Dollar Sweepstakes from January 15, 2014, to February 15, 2014. This special event marks the company’s commitment to curing canine cancer and celebrates its five-year partnership with Morris Animal Foundation.

The sweepstakes is part of the popular Orvis Cover Dog Contest, which began in 2009 as a fun way for customers to support the Foundation’s canine cancer research. Individuals who enter the current cover dog contest between January 15 and February 15 and donate or vote will be entered into the sweepstakes. Winners will be chosen by the Orvis Company staff, and one winner will be crowned the Million Dollar Dog. The winner will receive one year’s worth of Blue Buffalo dog food and a deluxe TempurPedic dog bed and a $500 gift card both from the Orvis Company.

Over the past five years, more than 50,000 photos have been submitted to the semiannual contest. Through the support and donations of dog owners everywhere, nearly $1 million has been raised for canine cancer research.

All of these gifts have been used to support Morris Animal Foundation’s efforts to invest in science that improves the health of dogs.

These gifts have helped lead to successes such as

• Testing of drugs that inhibit cancer cells and show promise for treating hemangiosarcoma

• Funding of two training programs for cancer researchers

• Discovery of genetic information that could lead to advances in diagnosing and treating lymphoma

• Improvements in chemotherapy dosing and insight into how to overcome chemotherapy resistance

• Identification of promising drugs to fight bone cancer and soft-tissue sarcomas

Orvis recently expanded its commitment to fighting canine cancer when it began helping the Foundation recruit 3,000 dogs for our Golden Retriever Lifetime Study, the largest and longest observational study ever conducted to improve canine health.

We thank Orvis and its customers for their long-standing commitment to a brighter, healthier, cancer-free future for dogs. Good partnerships like this are worth their weight in gold. ✢

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Introducing Morris Animal Foundation’s monthly giving challenge

As we start off a new year, it’s a wonderful time to reflect on your charitable giving intentions for the year ahead. Through our monthly giving program, Loyal Friends, we’ve made it easier than ever to schedule automatic, monthly donations that provide Morris Animal Foundation with ongoing, sustainable support year-round for science that will advance veterinary medicine for animals. Even the smallest gift, given consistently, adds up to a substantial difference for animals.

Now, there’s even a greater reason to give. Through the generosity of an anonymous donor who believes so much in helping us grow the Loyal Friends program, they have stepped forward and announced a challenge to everyone: Help Morris Animal Foundation grow the Loyal Friends program from 140 participants to 240 participants by midnight, April 30, 2014, and they will donate an additional $30,000.

Why 240 you might ask? 240 Loyal Friends is symbolic in that at any one time, Morris Animal Foundation is managing upwards of 240 studies that are leading to breakthroughs in diagnostics, treatments, preventions and cures to benefit animals.

Monthly giving makes it easy for you to budget your charitable giving and allows you to monitor your giving through our online services center. With your

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monthly gift of $30—just $1 a day—you have the option of receiving a special Morris Animal Foundation reusable lunch tote.

Sign up today using the enclosed reply form or log on to give through our secure website, www.MorrisAnimalFoundation.org/monthly-giving. ✢

“After I lost my Golden to cancer, I decided I would find a veterinary research organization that would help prevent another owner from going through what my family had to endure with the loss of our girl. It took a while, but I found your organization and became a monthly donor. Thank you for your dedication to the pet owners and animal lovers throughout the world.”

— Margaret Wojciechowski, Pet Parent and Monthly Donor

On April 7, 2013, 52 healthy, rehabilitated turtles, including loggerheads, greens and Kemp’s ridleys, were released at a beach near Jacksonville, Florida, after research team members drove overnight from Boston. Most of the remaining 242 stranded turtles have also been released, and additional turtles continue to receive care at New England Aquarium’s off-site turtle rehabilitation facility in Quincy, Massachusetts.

It is because of donors like you that Morris Animal Foundation is able to fund studies that help animals live longer, healthier lives. Thank you for all that you do to support us and the animals we serve. ✢

On the beaches near the New England Aquarium in Boston, Massachusetts, sea turtles rarely come ashore unless they are severely debilitated. In the fall of 2012, however, 242 sea turtles came ashore, in the largest turtle stranding event in the organization’s history. The turtles included a mix of loggerheads, green sea turtles and Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, currently the most endangered species of turtle in the world.

A number of these turtles needed clinical care because they had experienced cold- stunning, which occurs when turtles are exposed to prolonged cold water temperatures. With cold- stunning, turtles can suffer from reduced heart rate and circulation, lethargy, and potentially shock or even death. Cold-stunning also increases a turtle’s stress levels, making it harder for them to recover from injury or illness.

With funding from Morris Animal Foundation, researchers at the New England Aquarium, led by Dr. Kathleen E. Hunt, are examining ways to help turtles recover from cold-stunning. They are working with Kemp’s ridley sea turtles to study whether corticosterone (an adrenal hormone) and thyroid hormones play a role in a turtle’s recovery. Students from Tufts University have also been observing the turtles’ behavior to examine feeding, movement and surfacing patterns to compare with the hormone data. Due to the large stranding event in the fall of 2012, the research team was able to collect data from other species of turtles as well, and the study findings may be applicable to all hard-shelled sea turtle species. The team hopes that the information they gather can help provide better clinical care to cold-stunned turtles by reducing the turtles’ stress levels and improving their recovery time.

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Hormones could hold the key to cold-stunning recovery in Kemp’s ridley sea turtlesB Y H E A T H E R R A N D A L L

Five loggerhead sea turtles make their way back to the sea during the Florida release on April 7, 2013. Turtle #100, known as “100 Grand,” turned back for one last goodbye.

Two juvenile Kemp’s ridleys receive veterinary examinations in our exam room. Newly cold-stunned turtles have a variety of clinical problems and cannot swim at first. They also must be slowly warmed over several days.

A cold-stunned sea turtle receives a veterinary exam.

Photo by Dr. Kathleen E Hunt

Photo by Kerry McNally

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UPCOMING EVENTSOnline webinar about IMHA • 11-11:45 a.m. MST • February 11 San Diego K9 Cancer Walk • San Marcos, CA • February 22 Los Gatos K9 Cancer Walk • Los Gatos, CA • April 13

For more information or to register, visit www.MorrisAnimalFoundation.org or call 800.243.2345.

PLEASE CALL YOUR VETERINARIAN TO ASK PET HEALTH QUESTIONS.

Our staff is unable to provide veterinary medical advice. The opinions of study investigators may not necessarily be those of your companion animal’s veterinarian.

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S TA F FexecutiveDavid Haworth, DVM, PhD, President/CEO Dan Reed, Executive Development OfficerJohn Taylor, Chief Operating Officer

animalnews contributorsKelly J. Diehl, DVM, MS Dipl. ACVIM (Small Animal Medicine), Heidi Jeter, Tina Martinez, Liz Nahon, DVM & Heather Randall

B O A R D O F T R U S T E E SofficersStanley Teeter, DVM, Chair of the BoardColin Giles, BVetMed, PhD, MRCVS, TreasurerAmy Hunkeler, DVM, DACVO, Corporate Secretary Hugh Lewis, BVMS, MRCVS, DACVP, Vice Chair

board membersPrema Arasu, PhD, DVM, MBADeborah Davenport, DVM, MS, DACVIM Jim DickieRobin A. Downing, DVM, CVA, DAAPM Susan Giovengo, DVM, PhD, MA, BSJames Kutsch Jr., PhDPatrick Long, DVM Jonna Mazet, DVM, MPVM, PhDBette Morris, PhDCynthia MorrisDavid MorrisJanice PetersonDavid PetrieDominic Travis, DVM, MSCheryl Wagner

presidents emeritiBetty White LuddenTom Sullivan

trustees emeritiEve AndersonG. Marvin Beeman, DVMErik BergishagenLewis Berman, DVMR. Anthony ChamberlinMrs. Robert V. Clark, Jr.Robert DettermanSue Ane Langdon EmrekLester Fisher, DVMMurray Fowler, DVM

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Dog lover–Jane F., of Virginia Beach, Virginia, had no problem thinking of what she was grateful for when she came across the “Season of Hope: Share Your Gratitude for Animal Health Contest” on the Morris Animal Foundation Facebook page. As the winner of our contest, Jane shared how thankful she was for her beloved Golden Retrievers, Kasey and Riley, both of whom have been diagnosed with cancer and are responding favorably to treatment.

Faced with the sudden loss of her first Golden Retriever, Abbey, at 11 years of age from an aggressive vascular tumor called hemangiosarcoma, Jane had adopted Kasey and Riley to help fill the void that Abbey left. Jane shares, “I’m not sure what it is exactly about Golden Retrievers, but they are just wonderful dogs and they’re always smiling and laughing. You can’t help but love them.”

As a pediatric nurse practitioner of 15 years, Jane began to sense that something wasn’t quite right with Kasey and Riley early last year. Her suspicions were confirmed when Riley was first diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a white blood cell disorder and then Kasey was diagnosed with nasal transitional carcinoma, a tumor of the nasal epithelial cells. Jane states, “Riley is stable as we continue to keep a close eye on his blood work and Kasey completed stereotactic radiotherapy at North Carolina State University in September and she’s an absolute delight. They’re hilarious and full of life, always laughing and doing ‘zoomies,’ what we call running circles, around the house. They have no idea that they’re over 10 years old or sick for that matter!”

Jane credits the progress Kasey and Riley have made to the investments in veterinary science that Morris Animal Foundation continues to make. “Because of the research, thankfully, we have something that can help them. If not a cure right now, the treatment advances are the next best thing. At least we have options and that’s because of Morris Animal Foundation,” Jane explains.

As the past President and Vice President of the Southeastern Virginia Golden Retriever Rescue, Jane points out that her experiences are not all that uncommon. “My time with the rescue group has helped me learn how this disease has touched so many others. It’s not just Kasey and Riley out there needing help and luckily, Morris Animal Foundation is working on trying to find a cure.”

As the New Year commences, Jane aspires for more positive news for Kasey and Riley. “I want them to continue to feel well and to keep tolerating their treatments so that we can enjoy their amazing companionship for many more years to come.” ✢

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AllieBeloved Norfolk TerrierFamily: Marleen GreifDonor: Patricia K. Rogers

Baxter Beloved PetFamily: Sylvia Brown

BelleBeloved DogFamily: The Rhodes Family Donor: Liane Betinsky & Kevin Wudrick

Boomer (1)Beloved DogFamily: Pamela & Arnold Loeb

Brian Beloved Great PyreneesFamily: Dr. Sandra McCrady

Buddy (2) Beloved DogFamily: Andrea & Peter GallagherDonor: Cathy Gust

Buddy Blue of Westlake (3)Beloved Abyssinian CatFamily: The Casper Wenninger Family Donor: Cheryl Casper

Casey Jane (4)Beloved Adventuring PartnerFamily: Mark Straka & Lisa Braddock Donor: Marla, Greg and Corky

Ch Briggsdale Win’D Day CS “Windy” (5)Beloved DogFamily: DiAnn L’Roy

CH Redbeard Great Expectations “Dickens”Beloved Airdale Terrier Family: Marilyn & John Martin Donor: Susan Hill

Cleo (6)Beloved CatFamily: Claudia Cayo

Deogie, Diva & Skyla BlueBeloved PetsFamily: The Burbank FamilyDonor: Dr. Sean Sawyer, VMD & Staff of PawSteps Veterinary Center

Emile (7)Beloved CatFamily: The Davis FamilyDonor: Elizabeth Davis

Ethel Sugarpuss O’SheaBeloved PetFamily: Joe & Liz Garner

HilaryBeloved and Deeply Missed CatFamily: Robyn NicholsDonor: Dolores Nichols

Honcho (8)Beloved DogFamily: Judith Ditfurth & Family

Houston Beloved Norfolk TerrierFamily: Marleen GreifDonor: Patricia K. Rogers

Isabella Costello (9)Beloved DogFamily: Chris & Joanne CostelloDonor: Linda Kleinman

Jasper (10) Beloved and Joyfully Running AgainFamily: Mark Straka & Lisa BraddockDonor: Marla, Greg and Corky

Judy Beloved Great Pyrenees & Service Dog Family: Dr. Sandra McCrady

Kirby (11)Beloved Yellow Flat Coated RetrieverFamily: The Stratton FamilyDonor: Julie Vanoni

Larry (12)Beloved PetFamily: June Hennegan & Taylor MartindaleDonor: Dr. Kathleen Hennegan & Marilyn Hennegan

LaylaBeloved DogFamily: Leighton & Margaret Quick and FamilyDonor: Stream Valley Veterinary Hospital

LindseyBeloved German ShephardFamily: Shirley & Paul StanleyDonor: Susan Hill

LucyBeloved DogFamily: Leighton & Margaret Quick and FamilyDonor: Stream Valley Veterinary Hospital

MacBeloved DogFamily: Jean Braun

Maggie (13)Beloved LabFamily: The Pepe Family

Maple (14) Beloved DogFamily: The Foster Family

NolaBeloved DogFamily: Heather Diers Donor: Dr. & Mrs. Frederick Tolle and the Tolle Family Charitable Fund

OlexBeloved PetFamily: Mary Mundell

Otis (15)Beloved DogFamily: The Gause-Johnson FamilyDonor: Backyard Beer Festival Attendees

Reo (16)Beloved PetFamily: The Hallson FamilyDonor: Richard Hallson

Riley’s Sweet Piaget (17)Beloved French BulldogFamily: The RileysDonor: Alyssa, Jessica, Daniel & Thomas

Sabre (18)Beloved CatFamily: The Grover FamilyDonor: Newt & Lee Ann

SkyBeloved National Show HorseFamily: The Frederickson FamilyDonor: Marie Frederickson

Stanley (19)Beloved CatFamily: Roger & Colleen Peebles

StarBeloved Black CatFamily: Christine DavisDonor: Judith Ditfurth

Sundae (20)Beloved LabFamily: The Foster Family

TimBeloved CatFamily: Susan Herman

Toby (21)Beloved and Cherished CompanionFamily: Karen Qualls Donor: Bill, TC, Chrissy Weiser

Torri (22)Beloved Black LabradorFamily: Troy & Cyndi Harrell

Valle Rose (23)Beloved WhippetFamily: Virginia Hopkins

Wiley (24)Beloved BeagleFamily: The Heaster, Ritter, and O’Bryan FamiliesDonor: Brenda Heaster & Keith Ritter

Special animals that have touched their families’ lives

The pets in this section were honored through qualifying donations made between September 16, 2013 - December 15, 2013. These gifts will be used to invest in science that creates a brighter world for animals.

With your gift of $200 or more per pet, you can include a special pet in the “In loving memory” section of AnimalNEWS. We will do our best to include the pet’s photo when you send it along with your donation.

For donations of $500 or more, a brass plate engraved with the pet’s name and his or her family’s name will also be added to

the Pet Memorial Wall located in Morris Animal Foundation’s headquarters. We will also send a special commemorative keepsake to the family.

For more information about tribute options, or to make your gift, visit the “Donate” section of our website and click on Memorial and Honor Gifts, or use the prepaid envelope included in AnimalNEWS.

*About the listings above: When there is no donor listed, the pet’s family made the tribute gift.