Sentences with phrase «dogs and other animals carry»

Dogs and other animals carry germs on them that we otherwise wouldn't find in our homes.

Not exact matches

The current fashion started by «celebrities» for carrying bichon frise, chihuahuas, shih tzus and other tiny dogs in handbags has been strongly criticised by animal charities who warn that the dogs» ability to behave normally is being restricted, which can in turn lead to behavioural problems.

The infected mosquito must first land on and bite an affected dog or other animal to carry heartworm.

Each of these dogs has been used to hunt small and large game and also to hunt for rodents and other pesky animals that carried disease.

This dog is very calm, never makes a noise, loves to chew on her bone... she isn't very interested in the balls or other toys we have bought her but loves to carry around my daughters dolls and stuffed animals.

Greyhound and other bus companies that travel interstate are not allowed to carry live animals, including dogs.

The result was the formation of an extraordinary nonprofit that flies to rescue dogs and other animals and then carries them to safety.

Outdoor cats are exposed to much more: mosquitoes, fleas, cars, wild animals, internal / external parasites, coyotes, foxes, birds of prey, and other diseases carried by stray cats and dogs.

Ebola virus has never been directly isolated from a dog and there is no evidence that dogs carry or shed to virus to other animals or humans.

Each year, the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals» fleet of transport vans known as Wheels of Hope carries more than 13,000 dogs and cats from Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC) to other Alliance Participating Organizations — no - kill, non-profit shelters and rescue groups with the resources to find them new homes.

When looking for a puppy, remember that all dogs (like all other animals and plants) carry genetic defects, that not all genetic defects cause painful disorders that require Herculean efforts to cure or control, and that chances of getting a pup with fewer serious defects are enhanced if you buy from a responsible breeder who uses the tools scientists have provided.

It provides crucial safeguards against the introduction of dogs carrying infectious and zoonotic diseases and parasites, which hurt consumers who buy or adopt them and can spread to other animals and people.

It has not yet been determined whether the Zika Virus affects dogs, but it has been shown to be carried and transmitted by other animals including primates and rodents.

The virus is found in rodents with rock squirrels, prairie dogs and ground squirrels being the most susceptible in the U.S. Fleas carried by the rodents transmit the bacteria to other animals and humans through their bites.

Neither virus causes fatalities in healthy people, but there are several other arboviral infections (various encephalitis viruses, yellow fever, west Nile fever and Rift Valley fever) carried by the insect as well as a dog roundworm that also infects wild animals and cats.