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?
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
Continue Reading Steer clear of fair foibles — pun intended; pigs problematic, too
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
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Do We Need a Petting Zoo Preservation Act?
The 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
