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A skunk that interacted with two dogs in Camden County last week was confirmed by the state testing laboratory to have rabies, county officials said. A Gibbsboro resident alerted authorities about a skunk in their backyard on Aug. 19 interacting with their two dogs, officials said. The local Animal Control Officer captured the skunk, and the state Public Health & …

The deaths of 21 dogs at an upstate New York boarding facility are under investigation, authorities said Monday. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said the dogs were found Sunday at Anastasia’s Acres Dog Boarding Facility in Argyle. Another dog found there was taken to a veterinarian for treatment, but further details about the animal’s condition were not disclosed. It was …

Dog owners may need to be on alert for a disease many have never heard of — anaplasmosis, spread by the same tick that transmits Lyme disease. Anaplasmosis can make dogs feverish or lethargic, turn their nose up at food and lose weight, but many show no sign of illness at all. In rare circumstances, though, dogs can bleed from …

CAMPBELL COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Health officials have issued an advisory to the community after two dogs were spotted near the body of a fox that tested positive for rabies earlier this week. According to the Campbell County Department of Health, the dogs were seen near a dead fox on the morning of August 5 around the area of 5690 …

A month after his death at age 67, one of Michael Madsen‘s most prolific collaborators paid tribute to the late actor in Los Angeles. On Friday, Quentin Tarantino hosted a private memorial for Madsen at the filmmaker’s Vista Theatre, where he recounted earning Madsen’s respect on the set of their 1992 film Reservoir Dogs after firing co-star Lawrence Tierney in …

A genetic study conducted by the University of South Carolina and the National Human Genome Research Institute, published in Science Advances, has uncovered that dogs living within the Chernobyl exclusion zone (CEZ) show distinct genetic changes linked to long-term radiation exposure. Researchers analyzed the DNA of 302 feral dogs from the CEZ and compared it to populations outside the zone, …

Health officials across California are asking people to stay away from wild animals after two children contracted a brain-eating parasite.  A CDC report this week revealed a 14-year-old boy and 15-month-old boy suffered from a B. procyonis infection in September 2024 in Los Angeles, prompting a public alert by the agency. B. procyonis infection, also known as raccoon roundworm infection, is a …

Dogs and their people: Companions in cancer research  The Washington Post EXCLUSIVE: Vaccine studied at Yale could delay, cure cancer in dogs  WTNH.com Man’s best friend is an ally in helping humans heal  WLRN New insights could influence canine cancer outcomes  MRCVSonline How dogs are helping cure cancer  think.kera.org Source link

Beautiful light displays in the sky, such as glowing halos around the moon or bright spots beside the sun, aren’t just Earthly wonders. According to new research, similar dazzling effects might also occur on planets light-years away. In a study published on July 21 in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Cornell University scientists propose that WASP-17b, a gas giant roughly 1,300 …

SHREWSBURY, Pa. (AP) — A truckload of hot dogs spilled across a Pennsylvania interstate Friday after a crash that briefly clogged the heavily traveled artery in both directions. Crews were stuck with a job they did not relish — rolling up the scattered tube steaks for disposal. “Once those leave the truck and hit the road, that’s all garbage, and …