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My baby hummingbirds are growing...

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem stands by decision to kill dog, share it in new book

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kristi-noem-dog-cricket-new-book-defense/

Bibimbap for lunch today after my kid's morning soccer match...

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Definitely have to keep an eye on the fur buddies when out walking in the 'hood these days...

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Fentanyl overdoses hit a surprising group of San Franciscans: the city’s dogs

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/fentanyl-overdose-dog-tenderloin-19423535.php

... As the proliferation of fentanyl kills hundreds of people a year in San Francisco, some dog owners say their pets are also suffering from the crisis. San Francisco last year recorded 810 fatal accidental overdoses, the deadliest year on record. And in a city where canines may outnumber children, people living in and around San Francisco’s homeless encampments and drug users say their pets are also overdosing on fentanyl.

It’s unclear the extent to which dogs in San Francisco are getting exposed to fentanyl because the city does not keep numbers on dog deaths or overdoses from fentanyl as it does for humans.

Experts widely agree that Narcan is the standard of care in these cases and the chief medical officer of the San Francisco SPCA said Narcan would effectively reverse opioid overdoses in canines.

The San Francisco police and fire departments do not maintain any data on dogs receiving Narcan. San Francisco Animal Care & Control said its officers have not used overdose-reversing drugs on dogs. The San Francisco SPCA also has not seen any recent cases of fentanyl toxicosis in any animals, according to chief medical officer Dr. Jena Valdez.

However, a Marin Humane animal services officer last year used Narcan to revive a dog that had eaten his owner’s prescription opioid. Yuba City and Irvine police officers reportedly gave naloxone — the generic name for opioid-reversing drugs such as Narcan — to puppies that authorities believed might have been exposed to fentanyl.

A dose of fentanyl as small as 2 milligrams can be deadly to a human, but according to researchers, dogs are typically much less sensitive to the drug. Still, Dr. Cynthia Otto, director of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s Working Dog Center who studies the issue, said “fentanyl can be absorbed across their mucous membranes in their nose, and they can face a life-threatening overdose.” ...

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My resident hummingbird chicks are growing...

14 minutes ago, Horizondave said:

Its just Thailand and with no traffic lights it really is a lottery as to who has right of way.

Bingo.

Good luck for some...bad for others.

2 hours ago, Horizondave said:

From the video it is only evident that the white car hit the Swiss man.

In the video, what about the silver car that stopped at the intersection that the white car went around? Looks like it was giving the cross traffic the right of way?

TiT...don't assume anything, right?

pakse, laos

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Check out the video in this story. Not for the meek...

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SWISS NATIONAL IN COMA AFTER BRUTAL HIT IN PATTAYA
https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2024/04/22/swiss-national-in-coma-after-brutal-hit-in-pattaya/

A Swiss man on three-wheeled scooter hit by car in middle of intersection in Pattaya; CCTV captures shocking footage; Thai wife fears case will be hushed up and pleads with media for justice.

On April 22, reporters received a complaint from Mrs. Samrit, 55, that her 73-year-old Swiss husband, Mr. Andreas Geissbühler, was hit by a car driven by another person, causing his three-wheeled electric scooter to skid across the road. The horrifying moment was clearly captured on CCTV.

The incident occurred at around 9:50 AM on April 19, 2024. After the accident, the other driver refused to take responsibility and instead told Mrs. Samrit to deal with the insurance company, even though her husband was still in a coma and being treated in the ICU at Bangkok Pattaya Hospital...

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Screen grab from video. Full video in story.

1 minute ago, forcebwithu said:

In my many years of windsurfing I never experienced sailing with dolphins. I did on a couple of occasions spot sharks just below the surface...

I windsurfed for awhile. One of my local 'go to' spots was Half Moon Bay south of San Francisco. Friends who lived there (who knew fishermen) told me to watch out for sharks. Never saw one.

I saw dolphins gliding in waves with surfers in west Malibu, California. I used to stay at a house there overlooking the ocean. Beautiful part of the world.

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Here's a Killer Whale and her calf that I photographed at Monterey Bay, California (2017).

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