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Screwworm Crisis Halts Pet Transfers | San Antonio News
A deadly pest has returned to the U.S. after 60 years, threatening thousands of pets and livestock across Texas—and crippling animal rescue efforts nationwide. The New World screwworm, which lays eggs in open wounds, has already infected dogs and cattle, prompting 44 states to block pet movement from affected areas. Shelters are overflowing, animals are stressed and harder to adopt, and the USDA is racing to deploy a massive fly factory to release sterile males and halt the outbreak. With rescue systems already stretched thin by pandemic fallout and rising costs, this crisis is exposing how…
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