Thanks to the efforts of the No Kill Advocacy Center, Wilmington, Delaware’s non-profit No Kill shelter, Faithful Friends and groups such as Stray Haven Animal Sanctuary, the Governor of Delaware has signed a progressive law protecting companion animals. The Delaware Companion Animal Protection Act mandates that a shelter must coordinate with rescue groups and if […]
A recent study led by Dr. Maja Summa of Finland’s University of Helsinki, Department of Food Hygiene and Environmental Health, has shown that dogs can transmit novovirus to humans. The researchers believe that dogs, especially those in contact with young children, contract the virus and become carriers. The novovirus causes gastroenteritis and diarrheal disease in […]
Arsenic is a steel-gray element with a metallic luster. It vaporizes in liquid and can form a number of poisonous compounds. Inorganic arsenic is found in herbicides, insecticides, wood preservatives, some insulation and more. Organic arsenic is usually found in heartworm treatments and preventives. Symptoms of arsenic poisoning can occur suddenly up to 24 hours […]
