AHS updates heartworm guidelines for dogs
AVMA News
MAY 14, 2024
The American Heartworm Society (AHS) published an updated version of its Canine Heartworm Guidelines on heartworm prevention, diagnosis, and treatment on April 9.
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The Florida FWC illegally killed 34 pythons and one 10-year-old pregnant Boa constrictor
Reddit Animals
APRIL 11, 2023
FWC officers arrived at a reptile facility and forcefully killed 29 reticulated pythons, 5 Burmese pythons, and 1 pregnant Boa constrictor. He had a legal permit to own them (Conditional Species Permit), and had legally microchipped them according to FWC guidelines. The FWC then proceeded to kill the total 34 pythons using a bolt gun.
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