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Publisher’s Platform: Seriously, time to ban petting zoos?

By Bill Marler on July 2, 2019
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This past weekend I woke up to the sad news of yet other injuries and a death linked to animal contact at a fair.

San Diego County health officials announced late Friday night that…
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Seriously, time to ban petting zoos?

Steer clear of fair foibles — pun intended; pigs problematic, too

By Cookson Beecher on July 21, 2017

It’s fair season, and a new crop of parents is taking excited youngsters to county and state fairs across the country so they can see the farm animals. Not only see them, but pet them…
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Publisher’s Platform: Do We Need a Petting Zoo Preservation Act?

By Bill Marler on October 17, 2015

Over the last week I spoke to two families of very young children stricken by E. coli O111 after they both attended a small town Maine fair and petting zoo. One child was just released…
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Publisher’s Platform: Another Preventable Petting Zoo E. Coli Outbreak

By Bill Marler on October 11, 2015

Colton-Guay-myles-Herschaft-mainThe 2015 Oxford County Fair that was held in mid-September will be remembered for the death of one child and the severe illness to another due to infections with E. coli O111. The common exposure…
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Another Preventable Petting Zoo E. Coli Outbreak

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