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An equine flu has killed over a dozen wild burros in the Inland Empire
LA Times
Christian Martinez
July 8, 2022, 9:00 AM
As humans continue to contend with COVID-19, herds of wild burros in the Inland Empire are facing their own outbreak of a deadly equine influenza that has killed more than a dozen donkeys since June.
The burros, which roam around 30 to 40 square miles in the mountains and hills east of Riverside and south of San Bernardino, began showing up sick around a month ago, said Chad Cheatham, vice president of the nonprofit DonkeyLand sanctuary in Colton.
While serving as a sanctuary for injured burros, DonkeyLand has also been responding to reports of sick donkeys and taking them to equine veterinarians for treatment.
However, the illnesses have often been too severe for veterinarians to intervene.
"Several herds in different jurisdictions have been dropping dead without any time to help save them," the sanctuary wrote on Facebook last week. "Their symptoms have all been the same, from foaming or bubbles from the mouth, dripping noses, coughing or showing severe symptoms of heavy labored breathing."...
An equine flu has killed over a dozen wild burros in the Inland Empire
LA Times
Christian Martinez
July 8, 2022, 9:00 AM
As humans continue to contend with COVID-19, herds of wild burros in the Inland Empire are facing their own outbreak of a deadly equine influenza that has killed more than a dozen donkeys since June.
The burros, which roam around 30 to 40 square miles in the mountains and hills east of Riverside and south of San Bernardino, began showing up sick around a month ago, said Chad Cheatham, vice president of the nonprofit DonkeyLand sanctuary in Colton.
While serving as a sanctuary for injured burros, DonkeyLand has also been responding to reports of sick donkeys and taking them to equine veterinarians for treatment.
However, the illnesses have often been too severe for veterinarians to intervene.
"Several herds in different jurisdictions have been dropping dead without any time to help save them," the sanctuary wrote on Facebook last week. "Their symptoms have all been the same, from foaming or bubbles from the mouth, dripping noses, coughing or showing severe symptoms of heavy labored breathing."...
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