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As the United States prepares to celebrate 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, I started to wonder about pets and veterinary care 250 years ago. I did a little digging, and here is what I found about veterinarians and pets of the founding fathers and mothers during the revolutionary period.

The fifteen-day Chinese Lunar New Year festival started February 17. As a veterinarian, I love that each year in the Chinese zodiac is represented by an animal. Twelve is an important number in both the Chinese and Western zodiac: the Western Zodiac is composed of twelve constellations, while the Chinese zodiac features twelve animals. 2024 was the Year of the Dragon and 2026—or 4724 in the Chinese calendar—is the Year of the Horse. While we don’t normally care for horses at the current day Schwarzman Animal Medical Center, horses are a part of our history—and occasionally, our present. In honor of the Year of the Horse, I’ll share a few AMC equine stories to start the Year of the Horse off right.