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NEWS ABOUT: fleas

fleas stories: 3 news summaries
GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Flea-Ridden Resort 
 to Winehouse: 
 No More Dogs! 

Plus, Marilyn Manson grosses us all out some more

Jun 30, 09 12:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Amy Winehouse is bringing fleas to St. Lucia. Her swanky resort quarters had to be fumigated thanks to the “five or six” stray dogs she’s adopted, a source tells the Sun, and management banned her from rescuing any more animals. Elsewhere:
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(Newser) - Federal regulators want pet owners to apply flea and tick repellents carefully while authorities scratch around to ensure the products are safe, reports the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Last year, the Environmental Protection Agency recorded 44,000 pet-health complaints related to topical pest repellents—ranging from skin irritation to death. Most... More »

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pets • Environmental Protection Agency • fleas • ticks • Hartz • flea repellent • tick repellent

Vacuuming Sucks Fleas to Doom

Professor finds fleas' journey into cleaner is a one-way trip

Dec 19, 07 2:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Does vacuuming kill fleas? The answer is yes, according to a retired Ohio professor, the Columbus Dispatch reports. In a study he did years ago for an appliance company, Fred Hink sucked up 100 fleas at a time with a vacuum cleaner and was surprised to find very few of... More »

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