🌱 How a rabid moose in Teller is shaping Alaska dog laws

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• How a rabid moose in Teller is shaping Alaska dog laws

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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• Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high of 40 and low of 33 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 43, low: 31.
• Friday: A stray afternoon shower, with a high of 44 and low of 34 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Lawmakers take aim at Alaska's chronic problems with abandoned and loose dogs (alaskapublic.org) — A rabid moose found in the Inupiat village of Teller in 2023 underscores how rabies and loose animals remain a real concern for your community and other rural Alaska villages. Lawmakers are now pushing state and federal bills to expand affordable spay-and-neuter services and bring veterinary care into the Indian Health Service, aiming to reduce dangerous strays, disease risks, and emotional trauma from animal control.
   

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