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H1N1 and your pets.

4 The Love Of Animals

Although it was previously believed that cats were also safe, a cat in Iowa has now tested positive for the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. The ASPCA recommends taking “steps to limit possible transmission from humans to pigs and vice versa.&# Potbelly and pygmy pigs are susceptible. Pet pigs may contract swine flu.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

There are more humane alternatives available that would reduce that condition, and according to experts at Iowa State University, some forms of alternative sow housing could actually cost less in dollars and labor—savings that could potentially reach the customer. Farm Animal Welfare, ASPCA New York, Feb. SUZANNE McMILLAN Dir.,