Not exact matches
In response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcement yesterday warning
dog owners to avoid «bone treats,» Dr. Brian Collins,
head of the Community Service Practice
at Cornell University's Hospital for Animals, explains the
risks and offers some healthy alternatives.
Whether it be for feral cats, blocky
headed dogs, or
dogs infected with parvovirus, Martinez has jumped on board with programs aimed to help hardest - to - place, «
at -
risk» animals.
He said: «I know there is assumed
risk taking a pit bull into my house... But
at the same time, I have the
head of the rescue assuring me that this is a great
dog that has been fully evaluated and is perfectly safe in my house.»
Not only does the breed specific legislation threaten the lives of behaviorally sound, innocent pit bulls, it also puts any large
dog with short hair and a big
head at risk.
Dogs will sometimes keep going just to please us, which is why it's important we know the signs of dehydration and heatstroke and can
head somewhere cooler well before the animal is
at serious
risk.
Children under the age of ten are
at the highest
risk for
dog bites, and even more frightening, due to their short stature and the ways in which they play, it's more likely for children to be bitten on the neck or
head.