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Holly Cheever, DVM, 75: “In lieu of sending flowers, don’t eat meat”

September 20, 2025 By Merritt Clifton

Spay/neuter vet,  veterinary reformer,  expert witness,  & Mother-of-the-Year besides NEW SCOTLAND,  New York—Holly Cheever,  DVM,  a leading light in animal care and advocacy for more than half a century,  and a longtime friend,  source,  and donor to ANIMALS 24-7,  “died on February 9,  2025,”  the Altamont Enterprise reported ten days later from Albany County,  New […]

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