A pair of animal health researchers, one with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the other the Pet Poison Helpline/SafetyCall International LLC, located in Bloomington, Minnesota, has found that the number of pet dogs and cats in the U.S. who have consumed cocaine has increased dramatically over the past few years.
  • TriflingToad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 months ago

    truly the most pressing issue of our time

    edit: that would explain it…

    To find out, they looked at phone record data for the Pet Poison Helpline/SafetyCall International LLC, over the years 2019 to 2023, which notably, includes the years of the pandemic, when both humans and pets were confined to their homes much more than during normal times.