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Germans panic and dump their cats...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1590240/posts
Germans panic and dump their cats... Sunday, 5-Mar-2006 According to an animal welfare society in Germany, hundreds of cats are being left at animal shelters following the disclosure earlier in the week that a cat on the island of Ruegen had died from the deadly bird flu. The charity says they are examining the abandoned cats for any sign of illness including bird flu. German veterinary authorities confirmed last week that a dead cat found on the Baltic island of Ruegen had been infected with the highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 bird flu that can prove fatal to humans. Back in 2004 the disease was responsible for the deaths of both domestic and wild cats, including dozens of tigers; however the cat found on the island was the first case of an infected mammal in the European Union. It remains unclear however whether the EU's first feline case of bird flu is added cause for concern and that people could contract the virus from cats... = |
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Germans panic and dump their cats...
Ajanta wrote: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1590240/posts Germans panic and dump their cats... is a downright absolute travesty |
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Germans panic and dump their cats...
Margarita Salt wrote:
Ajanta wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: It remains unclear however whether the EU's first feline case of bird flu is added cause for concern and that people could contract the virus from cats... I don't care. Kami and I will die together if circumstances so dictate. power of the press |
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Germans panic and dump their cats...
power of stupidity
"Ghost" wrote in message news:SaAOf.105326$H%4.99975@pd7tw2no... Margarita Salt wrote: Ajanta wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: It remains unclear however whether the EU's first feline case of bird flu is added cause for concern and that people could contract the virus from cats... I don't care. Kami and I will die together if circumstances so dictate. power of the press |
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Germans panic and dump their cats...
"Ajanta" wrote in message ... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1590240/posts It remains unclear however whether the EU's first feline case of bird flu is added cause for concern and that people could contract the virus from cats... "The WHO says there is no evidence that cats can be involved in the spread of the disease." http://tinyurl.com/rtt2h |
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