Criminals don’t stop at just one type of animal & human exploitation HONG KONG; HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam––Recent busts in Hong Kong brought crime, rabies, wildlife trafficking, illegal immigration, and the dog and cat meat trade together as never before––and more may soon follow. “Law enforcement agencies in Hong Kong have arrested four asylum […]
Vultures circling overhead are good news for Planet Earth
Both black vultures & turkey vultures are rapidly expanding U.S. range and numbers Feeling down about global warming, chemical pollution, and reports about loss of species? See the vultures circling overhead? Both black vultures and turkey vultures are rapidly expanding in numbers and range across the U.S. Turkey vultures have even appeared in southeastern Alaska […]
Louisiana House says “fox pen hunting is part of the folklife heritage of the state, and as such, should be preserved”
Chase pen fox, coyote, and raccoon hunting resemble dogfighting more than hunting BATON ROUGE, Louisiana––The Louisiana House of Representatives on May 12, 2014 voted 68-16 in favor of a bill that declares “fox pen hunting is part of the folklife heritage of the state and, as such, should be preserved in order to help […]
Trapper died from undiagnosed rabies, transmitted rabies via organ donation
Rare human-to-human transmission BALTIMORE, RALEIGH––Hunter, trapper, and fisher William Edward Small, 20, who died of an undiagnosed rabies infection in September 2011, transmitted rabies as an organ donor to a Maryland man who died of rabies in early March 2013––the first human rabies death in Maryland since 1976, and one of just a very few […]
U.S. issues rabies advisory for Bali visitors as control effort stumbles
“The CDC advises travelers to take precautions” JAKARTA, DENPASAR––The U.S. embassy to Indonesia on January 12, 2009 issued the outbreak notice that the Bali tourism industry had feared would be coming since mid-November 2008, when reports first circulated about four human rabies deaths resulting from dog bites in two villages on the peninsula south of […]
Bali animal welfare societies battle rabies outbreak
Four human victims DENPASAR, Bali, Indonesia––Someone brought a rabid dog to Bali. Yachting, fishing, or trading goods, the culprit apparently came by boat, docking near Ungasan village, where about 170 families live on a peninsula forming the southernmost part of Bali. The rabid dog arrived at about the same time that more than 200 animal […]