www.DogExplorer.com News — The government of South Korea, through the offices of local officials in the rural city of Iksan, have begun destroying pet dogs claimed to pose a risk to public health as potential carriers of the avian flu H5N1, more commonly known...
www.DogExplorer.com News — The official Xinhua news agency is reporting that residents of Beijing will now face a limit on the number of dogs in their households similar to that imposed on parents in China. In the case of dog owners, the stated reason is to...
www.DogExplorer.com News — A dog which died from infection with the so-called bird flu, technically known as the H5N1 avian influenza virus, may indicate a transmission vector to humans say researchers in Thailand. According to a study published in Emerging...
Bulldog beware is the lesson taught by this pet insurance customer’s experience trying to compel her company to honor her dog’s policy. The woman, an experienced pet health professional who works as a vet tech says that after her first claim was paid by...
Houston, TX — Thailand has confirmed the first known case of H5N1, or Asian bird flu, in a dog. “We have found that a dog was infected by the H5N1 virus,” says Nittaya Chanruangmahaphol of the Thailand Health Ministry. The details are sketchy...