{"id":5333,"date":"2019-03-22T17:30:05","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T22:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=5333"},"modified":"2019-03-22T17:30:05","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T22:30:05","slug":"the-vet-life-returns-to-animal-planet-on-saturday-april-6th-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/22\/the-vet-life-returns-to-animal-planet-on-saturday-april-6th-video\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Vet Life&#8221; Returns to Animal Planet on Saturday, April 6th [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5334\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/the-vet-life.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/the-vet-life.jpg 550w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/the-vet-life-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/the-vet-life-260x152.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/the-vet-life-160x94.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>Dr. Diarra Blue, Dr. Aubrey Ross, and Dr. Michael Lavigne are back and busier than ever in an all-new season of THE VET LIFE which premieres on Saturday, April 6th at 9PM ET. 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