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Lawmakers approve use of deadly force against bears
The hotly debated legislation stopped short of calling for a culling of the bear population through hunting.
Lawmakers
...video of children chanting with dead animals emerges
Alligator kills 69-year-old woman
Boy, 6, fatally mauled by dog on Fourth of July
Tootie Pootie is mauled to death by pit bull
Man kicked cat like ‘a football then doused it with gas and lit on fire
Hiker, 47, killed by grizzly bear while out jogging
At least 30 dead dogs found at animal rescue
Animal shelters quickly filling up amid rise in pet abandonments
XL bully dogs to be banned from end of this year
Your Pet’s Waste May Be Trashing the Environment
Dog and cat waste may seem harmless, but the reality is that your pet’s poop can be very problematic for ecosystems where it accumulates. Think of an ecosystem as a closed box. Within that closed box is everything that makes up an ecosystem: the dirt, the bugs, the animals, the plants, the microbes, and all the different chemicals necessary for the functioning of each of the organisms that call this “box” home. Some organisms prefer some chemicals in abundance; others do not. As such, a homeostasis of sorts develops over time that eventually balances the populations of each organism in the box.
Your Pet’s Waste May Be Trashing the Environment
The Great Veterinary Shortage
Cops hunt masked gunman who has fatally shot four horses at close range
Thief tries to SNATCH $6,000 French bulldog from its owner
Tiny pet turtles cited as cause for salmonella outbreak
Cats Are An Alien Invasive Species
World Economic Forum suggests killing pets to help climate
FS to shoot wild cattle in NM wilderness from helicopters
Tropical fish are terrible for the environment
Man strangles coyote after animal attacks his child during family walk
A coyote attacked several people within hours Monday before being killed by a local man after the animal tried to bite his son, according to Kensington police.
Kensington Police Chief Scott Cain said the man was walking with his family on Phillips Exeter Academy’s Red Trail on the Kensington-Exeter line when the coyote appeared and attacked the family’s young son.
Cain said the coyote was only able to bite the child’s jacket before the father grabbed the animal and strangled it to death. However, in the struggle, the father was bitten and he had to go to the hospital to receive rabies shots, Cain said.
Man strangles coyote
Mountain lion attacks and injures child in Orange County wilderness park
Woman Arrested for Stabbing Dog
Pygmy elephant gores handler to death
Man Charged in Dog Mauling Death of 7-Year-Old Girl
Toddler's Parents Do Nothing As He Hits Pit Bull With A Water Bottle
Sint Maarten approves plan to destroy entire population of vervet monkeys
Polar bear kills woman and boy
Ten lions killed in Kenya
RATS HAVE ALREADY WON
What we do know is that recorded rat sightings in New York are at an all-time high. In December, Mayor Eric Adams posted, with great fanfare, a job announcement: The city was looking for a “highly motivated and somewhat bloodthirsty” candidate to take on the newly restored position of rat czar. (A brilliant idea, I thought; I had, after all, suggested that he take such action in an open letter.) Yet, three months later, the position still hasn’t been filled. A few weeks ago, the mayor himself had to pay a $300 fine for failing to control rats at a rowhouse he rents out to tenants.
RATS HAVE ALREADY WON
Rodent droppings found at restaurant
They Lost Their Jobs Because They Put Their Dog Down
Growing number of Mass. communities being overrun by pesky rodents
Rats found infected with virus that causes COVID
Rat soup shuts down popular restaurant
Is Birth Control the Solution?
Rat problem?
Cat owners place their pets on VEGAN diets, despite warnings from vets
Cats are being put on trendy vegan diets by owners, despite vets warning that a total lack of meat can be fatal for their pets.
Cat owners place their pets on VEGAN diets
Dogs poop less if they eat human-grade food
Warning over new breed of super rodents
‘We Were Killing Them With These Little Pitchforks’
Rats raid storage units, destroying belongings worth thousands of dollars
West Nile virus and invasive mosquitos arrive in Shasta County
Positive tests from samples of adult mosquitos in the Anderson and Shingletown area confirm the West Nile virus has returned to Shasta county.
The Shasta Mosquito and Vector Control District (SMVCD) said in a press release Saturday that the positive tests came from routine collections as part of their surveillance program. The district is now attempting to decrease mosquito populations through ground treatments in areas where the positive mosquitos were found. They are also continuing their widespread mosquito trapping and testing to monitor virus activity.
West Nile virus and invasive mosquitos arrive in Shasta County
Mosquitoes carrying a virus that causes paralysis and death are swarming at least 6 states
California has reported its first West Nile death of the year
Protecting yourself from mosquito-borne diseases
OC man tests positive for West Nile virus
Young Actor Tells Personal, Frustrating Story of Getting Monkeypox
“I was hesitant about tweeting about it at first because it can be really embarrassing,” Matt Ford an actor, director, and party host tells Out. Ford tweeted about his experience with monkeypox late last week. “You have all these spots all over you. It’s a disease that doesn’t sound cute, it doesn’t look cute. It’s not hard to imagine the stigma.”
Getting Monkeypox
Giant African snail enacts parasite quarantine in FL
Frisky orangutan grabs woman’s breasts
1 Dead, 22 Hospitalized in Listeria Outbreak Linked to Fl
CDC links Sarasota ice cream to listeria outbreak
Gay men with monkeypox share their stories
‘Absolutely be concerned.’
Man likely spread monkeypox through sex with multiple men
CHILD monkeypox cases were likely infected by contact with gay or bi men
'It hurts to exist'
These 2 Frozen Foods Are Being Recalled
Two frozen sides sold in grocers' freezers are the subject of new food safety recalls, and they may have already made it inside of your home. To help keep your family safe, take a moment to pause and review your grocery haul.
These 2 Frozen Foods Are Being Recalled
Smoothies recalled because of natural toxins in raw elderberries
Recall Issued For Popular Salad Dressing Brands
Urgent candy recall
Family Dollar recalling products after finding rodents, excrement, urine, and more
400 Family Dollar stores closed after a rat infestation
Costco, Kroger, Walmart and Other Grocery Stores Are Pulling These Recalled Items
Spring Water recall
This is what happens to all the rats when cities flood
The New York City health department knows some rats drown when there is severe flooding, but as the city doesn't take rat censuses, there is no data on how many, spokesperson Michael Lanza said. The department uses complaints of rat sightings and inspection reports to track rodent activity. So far, reports have not increased since Ida passed through. The same is true in Philadelphia, which was also ravaged by rain, according to health department officials there.
This is what happens to all the rats
‘Ankle Biter’ Mosquito Population On The Rise In Orange County
THE RAT PACK
Southern California travelers warned not to transport backyard citrus fruit
The transport of backyard oranges, lemons, grapefruits and kumquats is illegal in most of Southern California, which is under a citrus fruit and plant quarantine. That’s because movement of fruit, citrus trees and even seeds can unknowingly spread a pest that can infect healthy citrus trees with a deadly plant disease that has no cure.
“Any citrus grown in your yard should not be moved,” explained Victoria Hornbaker, director of the Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Division at the California Department of Food and Agriculture. “You can share them locally with neighbors.”
By locally, she means within your neighborhood. And if you do share fruit with neighbors, make sure you strip off all the leaves and wash the fruit thoroughly before moving it from your property, to remove any trace of the ACP or leaves infected with HLB.
Southern California travelers warned
Trees to Avoid Having in Your Yard
Rain is about to set off the 'tick time bomb' in California
Streetlights are making caterpillars grow up faster—and that’s a bad thing
To gather caterpillars from hedges, “you basically stick drain piping or any kind of open surface under the hedge, and then you basically whack the hedge with a stick five times. Which causes all of the caterpillars to fall out of the hedge and into your receptacles. So that was quite fun.”
In the grass, it’s a bit easier. “The caterpillars spend the day at the base of these grasses, and climb up the stems at night. So you just go along with a sweep net and just sweep through the vegetation.”
The differences were stark: lighted hedges contained just half the caterpillars of their dark counterparts. Grass had one third fewer.
Streetlights are making caterpillars grow
Sick of Mosquitoes?
Chicago is the 'rattiest city' in America for the sixth year in a row
Chicago is the six-time holder of a title that no city wants.
For the sixth year in a row, Chicago is the country's "rattiest city."
The Windy City has topped the list of the rattiest cities in the United States for the sixth year in a row.
Orkin, an Atlanta-based pest control service, ranks US cities based on the number of new rodent treatments from September 1 to August 31 of each year. The result is a list of 50 cities, with most changing spots each time the list is updated. Chicago, however, is still No. 1.
"Rodents are experts at sniffing out food and shelter, and they're resilient in their ways to obtain both," Ben Hottel, an Orkin entomologist, said in the company's press release. "Residential properties offer the ideal habitat for rodents, and once they've settled in, they're capable of reproducing rapidly and in large quantities."
Efforts to tame the city's rat population have been going on for years. Chicago's "war on rats" escalated with the introduction of a new rat task force back in 2016. Residents had even begun adopting cats to squash their numbers.
Chicago is the 'rattiest city' in America for the sixth year in a row
Massachusetts Man Reportedly in a Coma After Contracting Brain Infection From a Mosquito
A rare, sometimes fatal viral infection spread by mosquitoes has resurfaced in Massachusetts—and has likely sent at least one man into a coma. Over the weekend, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported that a local resident contracted the Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus. Dozens of communities remain at critical or high risk for the virus, and residents are being advised to stay indoors at night.
Gizmodo
ARE YOUR PALM TREES HARBORING ROOF RATS?
There’s something inherently relaxing and beautiful about watching palms sway in the warm breeze. Palm trees grow well in Louisiana’s warm, humid climate as well, making them a seemingly perfect addition to your landscape.
Of course, humans aren’t the only ones with an eye for palm trees – other creatures love them too, but not necessarily for their aesthetics.
Roof rats, also known as fruit rats, love palms as a place to live. It’s possible that your lovely palm trees are actually harboring roof rats, and might really be encouraging vermin to invade your home.
What Are Roof Rats?
Call them what you want, roof rats, fruit rats, black rats, it all boils down to the same thing. These are the same rats that spread bubonic plague and fleas. They’ve been with humans for eons, and throughout that time, they’ve been less than ideal houseguests. Rats spread far more diseases than the frightening Black Death, though. Others include murine typhus, salmonella, rat-bite fever and leptospirosis to name only a few.
Where Do They Live?
Roof rats actually prefer to live in trees, particularly in palm trees...
Fischer Environmental
Deadly Virus Found In Florida, Causes Brain Swelling From Mosquito Bites
The latest U.S. healthcare news warns the rapid spread of a deadly mosquito-borne virus known as Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in Florida that causes brain-swelling.
According to reports, many sentinel chickens have tested positive for EEE.
The confirmed presence of the virus in Orange County’s sentinel chickens have raised “the risk of transmission to humans,” according to a statement by the county’s department of health.
Sentinels are fowls tested for the West Nile virus and EEE. Their blood samples may show the presence of the diseases but it is not necessary that they would suffer from the viruses.
The EEE virus spreading to humans via carriers like mosquitoes will lead to brain infection and swelling.
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