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NEWS ABOUT: rabies

rabies stories: 3 news summaries

 Slaughter of 37K Dogs 
 Outrages Chinese 

Angry response to slaughter highlights shifting attitude towards animal welfare

Jun 18, 09 6:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - The slaughter of 37,000 dogs, both strays and pets, in a city in eastern China has outraged the country's growing ranks of animal lovers, the Wall Street Journal reports. Dog ownership has become more widespread as China becomes wealthier, and the Hanzhong cull, ordered in response to a rabies... More »

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China • animal cruelty • dog • cull • rabies

 Jogger Gives Rabid Fox a Run 

Woman runs mile with animal's jaws clamped into her arm

Nov 6, 08 3:09 PM CST
(Newser) - An Arizona woman ran about a mile with a rabid fox’s jaws clamped around her arm, the Prescott Daily Courier reports. A fox attacked Michelle Felicepta, 30, while she was jogging Monday, biting deeply into her arm. Knowing the fox would need to be tested, she ran the mile... More »

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Arizona • animal attack • deadly animals • animal • jogging • rabies

Puppy Rescued From Baghdad Had Rabies

National alert follows dog's death; other pets on flight seized

Oct 3, 08 1:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Twenty-four animals flown to the US from Iraq have been taken back from their adoptive homes after the CDC learned a puppy on their flight had rabies, the New York Times reports. The dogs and cats, befriended by troops in Iraq, were vaccinated only days before being exposed to the... More »

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Iraq • pets • SPCA • dog • cat • Operation Baghdad Pups • rabies

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