Showing 58 posts tagged with "health"
Baltimore City Police have cited two street vendors for illegally selling red-eared slider turtles — a species health officials warn can carry salmonella and transmit it to humans.
“The risk of acquiring salmonella infection by handling turtles should be taken very seriously,” says Interim Commissioner Olivia Farrow. “People who have serious health problems, pregnant women and [...]
Here’s a household pet hazard that — dastardly as it is — you don’t hear about too often.
But first the moral of the story: If you have a pet at home, or a child for that matter, don’t ever leave your paper shredder on automatic.
The owners of a mixed breed dog named Diamond found that [...]
Ninety-two chow chows were seized after authorities this week discovered them living crated and cramped in a small house near Lancaster, Pa.
The chows were discovered in the house, basement, garage and car of Terri Palmer-Roby, founder of Pendragwn Chow Chow Rescue, a shelter for homeless members of the ancient Chinese breed.
Two dead and decaying [...]
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 [...]
