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Articles tagged: pets 7 Total

Fact Check Critter Country

Are Hotels Required to Accept Pets During Natural Disasters?

7 September 2017 Popular Facebook posts falsely assert that FEMA or the 2006 PETS law require hotels and motels to accommodate pets during an emergency.

Fact Check Medical

Does Pepto-Bismol Contain Xylitol, Which is Harmful to Dogs?

3 August 2017 Xylitol, a sugar substitute, is harmful to dogs, but Pepto-Bismol does not contain it.

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Does a Viral Image Show People Lining Up to Surrender Their Pets for Euthanasia?

29 June 2017 An animal rescue organization provided a misleading — and inflammatory — description of a group of people waiting outside a Houston animal shelter.

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Pet Food Includes Rendered Euthanized Pets?

8 May 2017 Rumors about the presence of the rendered remains of cats and dogs in pet food have circulated for two decades, but proof such a phenomenon occurs is sketchy to non-existent.