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Screwworm Crisis Threatens Shelter Lives | Odessa News
A flesh-eating insect thought eradicated for 60 years has returned to the U.S., threatening livestock worth $113 billion and forcing pet transport bans across 44 states. Animal shelters are now overwhelmed, facing skyrocketing euthanasia risks as adoption transfers halt. The USDA is deploying a massive fly factory to breed sterile males — a method that worked in the 70s — to starve the pest of reproduction. But with shelters already strained by rising costs and pandemic-era spay/neuter cuts, this crisis underscores how fragile animal welfare systems remain under mounting pressure. Listen in…
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