Archive for March, 2006

Pet Parasite That Can Be Transmitted To Humans Is Spreading In Atlanta

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

State officials ordered six Atlanta-area pet stores to stop selling dogs after more than 130 puppies tested positive for a parasite that can be transmitted to humans.

Pet-Human Connections in Antibiotic Resistance

Monday, March 27th, 2006

Antibiotic resistance has long been an important human health problem. But now it is also showing up in a small but growing number of pets in this country, Canada and Europe, scientists and federal health officials said on Tuesday at the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases here.

Pet Owners Asked to Chain Dogs to Check Rabies

Monday, March 27th, 2006

The Tangkhul Mayar Ngla Long (TMNL) and the Tangkhul Katamnao Shaklong (TKS), have sternly warned the people of Ukhrul not to let their dogs loiter on the street but to keep them chained at their respective houses or compound and to administer anti-rabies vaccine immediately.

Deadly Bird Flu Killed A Young Girl in Cambodia

Friday, March 24th, 2006

Mon Puthy, a 3 year old girl from Kampong Speu province, about 45 km west of the capital, was infected with avian influenza and died on Tuesday, said a joint statement of Health Ministry and the World Health Organization (WHO) released on Friday.

Bird Flu Virus Detected in Jordan

Friday, March 24th, 2006

Jordan today announced its first bird cases of avian flu in a few turkeys that died on a farm north of the capital Amman.

Pets Behaving Strangely? It Could be Diabetes

Friday, March 24th, 2006

Mincer, A 7-year-old dog, has developed a white haze in her eyes. She seems to see all right, but her eyes look really weird. She also has this huge appetite, and she eats all her food and tries to steal food from our cats. She even went to the neighbor’s garage and ate their dog’s [...]

Dog Detective to Sniff Out Flammable Liquids

Thursday, March 16th, 2006

San Diego’s Metro Arson Strike Team swore in a Labrador retriever as its newest detective .

Pet Lover Drives 1,050 Miles For Lost Dog

Monday, March 13th, 2006

A Georgia man didn’t hesitate to make the 1,050-mile drive when he heard his beloved pet had been found eight months later.

Is Pig Pest Or Pet?

Thursday, March 9th, 2006

A Carbon County woman, Elizabeth Yanoski, has gone to court to keep her pet pig, Hamlet. The question boils down to this: Is a pig a pest or a pet?

Ferocious Dobermann Wins Prize In Obedience Test

Tuesday, March 7th, 2006

Police gave up on it, the dog had attacked the trainer on two occasions, and he was afraid to handle it anymore.


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