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Rachel Gilmour MP raises pollution concerns over flea killer use

BBC News 26 Mar 2025
An MP has called for flea treatments for cats and dogs to be restricted after raising concerns about pollution in waterways ... One of the ways the pesticides end up in waterways is because they are carried there by pets after having the treatment ... .
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Call for pets’ toxic flea treatments to be tightly restricted in UK

AOL 25 Mar 2025
Cats and dogs are widely treated with topical treatments that include insecticides to prevent fleas. Vets often recommend regular flea treatments as a preventive measure, even when dogs and cats do not have the pest.
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NZ parliament shows off spooky side

Taipei Times 22 Mar 2025
... parliament’s night shift security guards and cleaners, it has survived two fires, a flood and being overrun by feral cats ... More earthly horrors included a cat, and subsequent flea, infestation in 1977.
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Innovative pet taxi revolutionises animal care in South Africa

Independent online (SA) 21 Mar 2025
Davies said the clinic helps hundreds of dogs and cats every month, offering services such as regular deworming, tick and flea treatment, wound care, vaccinations, and sterilisation ... Others have pets that are too old, aggressive, or anxious to travel.
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Spooky tales of ghosts and scandal come alive on an after-hours New Zealand parliament tour

Springfield News-Sun 21 Mar 2025
... parliament’s night shift security guards and cleaners, it has survived two fires, a flood and being overrun by feral cats ... More earthly horrors included a cat, and subsequent flea, infestation in 1977.
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New Zealand parliament shows its spooky side in a tour of mysterious deaths and cat infestations

Springfield News-Sun 21 Mar 2025
... parliament’s night shift security guards and cleaners, it has survived two fires, a flood and being overrun by feral cats ... More earthly horrors included a cat, and subsequent flea, infestation in 1977.
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New Zealand parliament shows spooky side in tour of mysterious deaths and cat infestations

Canoe 21 Mar 2025
... shift security guards and cleaners, it has survived two fires, a flood and being overrun by feral cats.Advertisement 3 ... More earthly horrors included a cat, and subsequent flea, infestation in 1977.
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Ask the Vet: Don’t panic if you find a tick on your pet

Baltimore Sun 20 Mar 2025
A few weeks ago I wrote a column about the importance of regular usage for heartworm, flea and tick preventatives. The impetus for that article was the finding of an embedded tick on my cat in February during what has been a fairly bitter winter.
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Woman 'stole' neighbour's cat Dora and 'took pet with her when she moved home', court ...

The Daily Mail 18 Mar 2025
Ms Richards accepted Dora would often be outside overnight in bad weather and that the family did not have a cat flap but she denied a defence suggestion that she stopped her flea and worming ...
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Protect your pet from fleas and ticks this summer

Sun Star 15 Mar 2025
A tick? A flea? Suddenly, cuddle time turns into an emergency grooming session ... Ticks and fleas may be small, but they pack a punch ... Fleas, particularly the cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis), are just as notorious.
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The cat that tamed Dom

The Spectator 13 Mar 2025
I don’t like cats ... And I would, in different circumstances, be keen to stick it to cat owners again over the news that cat fur, treated with chemical flea-killer, could be partly responsible for the terrible decline of birds worldwide.
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Owning a pet brings a family much joy but also comes with significant costs

South Bend Tribune 13 Mar 2025
Owning a pet can bring your family much joy, but taking care of a dog, cat, or other animal comes with significant costs, too ... Purebred cats can be costly, too ... Most dogs and cats need flea, tick, and heartworm prevention.
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Melanie Tucker: The life of a (spoiled) cat

The Daily Times 12 Mar 2025
I can remember when there were maybe two brands of dog food and probably the same for cats. Flea protection was a collar around the neck. My grandparents refused to let either animal inside their home. They threw table scraps ... .
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Living at NYU with animal companions

Washington Square News 12 Mar 2025
Moth has moved a total of four different times in her life — first when the owners’ house burned down and they left her there, second after getting fleas, third for bullying the owner’s other cat and one final time before Arain adopted her.
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Your questions about cats and bird flu risk, answered

Detroit news 09 Mar 2025
Bird flu isn’t just affecting chickens and cows; it’s hitting pet cats ... Can cats spread H5N1 to people? ... Why are cats so susceptible to the virus? ... Mills said found cats can also have ringworm, fleas and a host of contagions other than bird flu.
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