Life-Extending Drugs for Dogs

Dogs! In the News! Monday, June 9, 2025 Edition

Nearly Fifty Belgian Malinois Saved from Queens Hoarder

The ASPCA, Posh Pets Rescue, and Animal Care Centers of NY are caring for forty-eight Belgian Malinois that were seized by police.

Patch.com and other news outlets are reporting that a 37-year-old man has been arraigned on charges for allegedly hoarding the dogs and puppies in an overcrowded and dirty New York City apartment.

Isaak Yadgarov faces up to a year in jail and has been charged with 48 counts of aggravated cruelty to animals and neglect of an impounded animal.

Unfortunately three of the dogs were too ill to be saved and were euthanized.

If there’s any silver lining to this story, it’s that the dogs are now in good hands and will hopefully find forever homes soon.

NYCHA Opens its First Dog Park in the Bronx

CBS News reports that the New York Housing Authority has opened its first dog park in the Bronx.

It is park located in Castle Hill, with two fenced-in sections completed with turf mounds, water fountains, and 32 dog waste stations surrounding the outside space.

The dog park project is part of the Public Housing Community Fund (PHCF) Green Space Connections program, a $3.2 million initiative funded by the Helmsley Charitable Trust that aims to create and activate open spaces at four NYCHA developments across the Bronx and Brooklyn. 

NYCHA said over 800 residents voted on the direction of the project through hands-on workshops with community engagement experts from the Center for Justice Innovation and guided by landscape designers from Grain Collective.

Life Extending Drug Trial

New Atlas is reporting that one thousand dogs are now enrolled in a clinical trial testing a drug that could extend your dog’s life!

As you’ve heard a million times, the only thing wrong with dogs is that their time with us is too short.

The study is testing the effectiveness of a life-extending drug called LOY-002, on senior dogs. Results from the trial of the drug's predecessor, which was made for large-breed dogs, were so encouraging that they paved the way for Loyal, the biotech company that makes the drug, to start a new trial for dogs of nearly every size.

Large dogs may only live seven to eight years, compared with the average lifespan of little ones, who can live for up to 20 years. Selectively breeding large, and giant, breed dogs has resulted in them having levels of IGF-1, a hormone that drives cell growth and is part of the longevity pathway in animals and humans, up to 28 times higher than those of small dogs. Loyal's drug inhibits the expression of IGF-1 and extends a dog’s healthy lifespan.

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