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Concerned that cases of a highly contagious dog flu might be on the rise in Virginia, the Norfolk SPCA has vaccinated its shelter residents and is offering the two-shot vaccine series to local dogs for $45.
The H3N8 influenza virus is fatal to about 5 percent of dogs that catch it, the SPCA said in a news release. [...]
Minnesota’s legislature was on the verge of passing a simple little law — requiring retailers to post signs warning consumers that cocoa mulch can be fatal to dogs — when the governor stepped in and vetoed it.
Why? Because, he said, it was an example of “legislative overreach.”
“I share the goal that we should take reasonable [...]
What do children, the elderly and postal workers have in common?
They are the most frequent victims of the estimated 4.7 million dog bites that occur a year — about 386,000 of which require a trip to the emergency room, and 16 of which prove fatal.
If you haven’t already figured it out, it’s National Dog Bite Prevention [...]
A London veterinarian has come out against fetch — or at least the age-old practice of throwing a stick for your dog to retrieve.
Professor Dan Brockman, of the Queen Mother Hospital of the Royal Veterinary College, University of London, suggests dog owners instead use rubber throwing toys, Frisbees or tennis balls.
Sticks, he says, can be deadly, and they [...]
Even the New York Times, apparently, was present when a group gathered on a recent Tuesday to remember Sebastian, a city dog who made headlines when he was killed in May by stray electrical voltage from a lamppost.
“It’s important to note that this hazard impacts on everyone,” said Blair Sorrel, who hosted the benefit/memorial at Grace and [...]
