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Screwworm Crisis Overwhelms Texas Shelters | Raleigh News
A deadly pest called the New World screwworm has returned to the U.S. after 60 years, threatening pets and livestock in Texas—and triggering a crisis in animal shelters. With movement bans halting adoptions across state lines, shelters are bursting at the seams, forcing heartbreaking decisions like euthanasia. Dogs, especially anxious ones, struggle to find homes amid overcrowded, stressful conditions. To fight the bug, the USDA is launching a massive fly factory in 2027 to release sterile males and break the breeding cycle—a method that worked decades ago. Meanwhile, experts urge community…
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