Editors Note

The statistics are startling:
• Cancer now affects one in three dogs and of those, half will die.
• Cancer is less common in cats, however it’s more difficult to detect.
• Cancer is the leading cause of disease and mortality in ferrets.
• Cancer affects many other small animals including rabbits, guinea pigs and hamsters.
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Unwanted dogs find hero in local vet

Nameless and homeless dogs have an unlikely hero in Dr. Judith Samson-French. Judith first encountered the plight of these hapless canines at her hospital, Banded Peak Veterinary Hospital, in Bragg Creek, AB, some 12 years ago, as critically wounded animals would be brought in by Good Samaritan passers-by.

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