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hlthe2b

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1. Infected FLEAS carry plague and THEY infect prairie dogs (but also other mammals including squirrels)
Thu Dec 7, 2023, 03:31 PM
Dec 2023

and can then infect cats, dogs or humans that come into contact with either infected fleas or infected animals.

Plague rapidly kills off the unfortunate little prairie dogs if they are infected-- that is if some a'hole human does not do the vilest thing possible like burning, flooding, burying or throwing cyanide in their burrows--all of which is illegal in most areas.


I am a prairie dog advocate for humane control, and relocation when possible, allowing them to restore habitat to the ecologically healthy areas they were 100-150 years ago, which YES, INCLUDED the role of prairie dogs. Ignorant people who move to the West from areas where they think they are no different than moles, or groundhogs destined to take over their manicured water-hogging yards ignorantly advocate for their destruction. I don't know if this so-called 'funny" video is like that (I hope not, but I can't watch it right now) but please don't add to the problem.

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