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St. PAWtrick's Day adoption events
Could the path to the pot o’ gold be paved with pawprints? Two local animal shelters think so, and they’ve invited you to special St. PAWtrick’s Day parties to find out for sure. You are invited to The Humane Society of Harford County&...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Harford County, Social Issues, Vaccines
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Marylander dies from rabies in first case since 1976
A Marylander has died of rabies for the first time since 1976, state health officials said Tuesday. It is not yet known how the person contracted the virus, which is found in animals across the state. Officials are exploring how and where the person...
Tags: Disease Prevention, Drugs and Medicines, Preventative Medicine, Viral Diseases and Infections, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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Tri-State briefs - Feb. 25
Waynesboro music students to present concert WAYNESBORO, Pa. — Several hundred Waynesboro Area School District music students will present the Music in our Schools concert Tuesday. The concert begins at 7 p.m. in the performing arts center of...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Yale University, Music, Students
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Harford Humane Society celebrates St. PAWtrick's Day
Pets with Irish names like Shamus, Michael and Amara are celebrating St. PAWtrick's Day at the Humane Society of Harford County on Sunday, March 17 from noon to 4 p.m. No matter whether you're looking for a companion as small as a leprechaun or one who...Tags: Symbols and Symbolism, Animals, Social Issues, Shamrock, Vaccines
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“Duck Dynasty” recap: “Shot Thru the Heart,” “Here Lizard, Lizard”
Channel Guide Magazine“Duck Dynasty” airs at 10pm ET Wednesdays on A&E. Who knows if tonight's pair of Duck Dynasty episodes will equal last week's unfathomable 8.6 million audience, but if not, it won't be because of quality. “Shot Thru the Heart”... -
Trap-neuter-release works to control feral cats
Op-ed writer George Fenwick's assertion that trap, neuter and release programs (TNR) lead to an increase in the number of uninoculated species is unfounded. He obviously does not understand how TNR works. TNR is a program that allows a cat caretaker...
Tags: Disease Prevention, Preventative Medicine, Harford County, Euthanasia, Music
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Aberdeen regulations limit pet ownership
Sarah Breitag owns three cats and a dog, which means she is in compliance with Aberdeen's pet ordinance. Breitag would like to own more dogs. But she doesn't think about getting more because “my house is too small and the city says I can’t....Tags: Disease Prevention, Health and Safety at Work, Government, Diseases and Illnesses, Career and Workplace
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Cats are not a major threat to the environment
George Fenwick's article on cats as an invasive species ("House cats: The destructive invasive species purring on your lap" Feb. 26) was filled with misinformation. It is easy to blame cats for environmental degradation; it is far more difficult to...
Tags: Invasive Species, Diseases and Illnesses, Toxoplasmosis , U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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House cats: The destructive invasive species purring on your lap
There is an invasive species in the United States responsible for the deaths of an estimated 14.7 billion birds and mammals each year. If that's not shocking enough, consider this: There's a good chance that one of these invaders is living in your house....
Tags: Washington, DC, Colleges and Universities, Invasive Species, Johns Hopkins University, Science
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Feral cats can be managed
In his recent commentary, George Fenwick calls cats "invasive" and "not part of the natural environment," blaming cats for billions of bird and rodent deaths ("The destructive invasive species purring on your lap," Feb. 26). He claims that trap, neuter,...
Tags: Wildlife, Timonium
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Skunks blamed for rise in rabies cases
With the number of cases of rabies in livestock in South Dakota at its highest level in more than a decade, it's worthwhile for ranchers to be on the lookout for the virus in cattle, health officials say. There were 16 cases of livestock rabies...Tags: Disease Prevention, Symptoms, Preventative Medicine, Viral Diseases and Infections, Diseases and Illnesses
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Charity helps foreign troops take Afghanistan pets home
KABUL, Afghanistan — She was just an ordinary brown mutt, a stray, but Pvt. Conrad Lewis loved her. Lewis, a British paratrooper in Afghanistan's Helmand province, adopted the dog and named her Pegasus. Everyone called her Peg. In his letters...Tags: Afghanistan, United Kingdom, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Armed Forces, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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