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Pets Killed by Poison and What You Can Do to Help
Category: Government & Organizations
Duration: 00:04:48
Publish Date: 2021-02-01 05:17:00
Description: Recently three dogs were poisoned, one fatally, while on a walk in the woods with their owners. Do you know what poison does to dogs and other animals? What can you do to protect your dogs? Is there any way you can help? The Masked Biologist tries to help with answers in this week’s Wildlife Matters. In general, there are a couple of factors to keep in mind when killing an animal. First, the method of kill needs to minimize physical pain and suffering. Slitting an animal’s throat might be effective, but it takes a while to bleed out where cervical dislocation (breaking the neck and severing the spinal cord) is much quicker. The second factor to consider is the mental anguish or emotional pain of the animal. If you have ever watched the life leave an injured animal, you know what I mean. They know they are dying and are unable to do anything about it. So, say you want to drown a trapped animal. In physiological terms, drowning may be a quick and humane way to kill an animal, but
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