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AHS updates heartworm guidelines for dogs

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The revised guidelines now recommend both Food and Drug Administration (FDA)–approved isoxazolines and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)–approved mosquito repellent products to kill mosquitoes and help prevent the spread of heartworms. Previously, only EPA-approved products were recommended.

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Data, safety regulations lacking when it comes to pets and vehicles

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households own dogs and 26% of households own cats out of the total U.S. However, no data exists on how many pets have been injured or killed in car accidents. Around 45% of U.S. population of 128 million households in 2020, according to AVMA data.

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We Should Kill More Lions

10,000 Birds

I’ve certainly seen the story plenty in my Facebook news feed, and were I more of a Twitter user I am sure I would have seen it there too. Cheetahs would be quite happy with you shooting Lions as Lions are bastards that keep stealing their kills. It may even have been mentioned in Google+, although it is unlikely anyone noticed.

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Better Living Through Birding: Notes From a Black Man in the Natural World–A Book Review

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Christian Cooper comes on screen about two-and-a-half minutes into The Central Park Effect , appreciating a Prothonotary Warbler at ‘the Point’ while telephoning a friend with the news (this is pre-text group), a nice hint of the collegial networks that underlie Central Park birding. It was the same day George Floyd was killed.

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Mysterious Sled Dog Deaths

Critter News

Full article at the BBC News. Canadian police are investigating the reported killing of 100 huskies which had been used to pull tourist sleds in the ski resort of Whistler. An animal rights group claims the dogs were killed inhumanely by an outdoor adventure company and thrown into a mass grave.

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German Artist Wants to Kill Puppies to Protest Dog Killings

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An unidentified German actor has been stopped by Berlin’s administrative court, following his announcement that he planned to strangle two puppies with cable wires on stage to protest against the slaughter of sled dogs in Alaska and hunting dogs in Spain, with their death being accompanied by a funeral march music and loud gong.

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Mexican Border Town Offers Tax Exemption for Euthanizing Dogs

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There's a stray dog problem in San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico. If you bring in the dog for euthanization, you get a tax exemption.hooray! From Latino Fox News. Mexican border town has a big dog problem, and it’s not sure what to do about it. That’s one dog for every two inhabitants, according to the BBC.

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