Help pick America's Next Top Vet!
Think your veterinarian is the greatest? Enter him or her in the second annual "Thank Your Vet for a Healthy Pet" essay contest. It's sponsored by Hills Pet Nutrition and conducted by Morris Animal Foundation, established in 1948 and dedicated to research that benefits wildlife and companion animals.
In 300 words or less, tell the world about your vet's outstanding care, devotion to the profession, service to the community, and commitment to the human-animal bond. Submissions are being accepted through Aug. 31.
Click here for more information, or to enter online. Snail mail submissions can go to: Thank Your Vet Contest, 10200 E. Girard Ave., Ste. B430, Denver, CO. 80231. You also can call 800-243-2345 for more details.
Our kitties nominate their vet, Dr. Cyndi, because she is very gentle and always tell them how beautiful they are -- even if she does give them their "feline fecal scoop" (don't ask).
ANGIE BRENNAN, a Sun-Sentinel page designer,
lives with four dogs and one boyfriend. And has a lifetime of animal stories to share.
DIANE LADE, a reporter on the Sun-Sentinel's Help Team, has lived with cats, dogs, reptiles, fish, an iguana, and an armadillo.
CYNDI METZGER, editor of the Sun-Sentinel's Outlook section, is smitten with Bella, her poodle who regularly ignores requests to sit, stay and get off the ivory-colored sofa. 
JOHN TANASYCHUK, a Sun-Sentinel lifestyle writer, has lived with cats as long as he can remember. He and his partner currently share their home with three.
