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Toxic algae kills dogs within hours

Dogs owners in the southern U.S. are being warned to keep their animals away from ponds and lakes where blooms of blue-green algae caused the death of multiple dogs within hours after playing in the water. NBC news reported that the dogs died after frolicking in ponds and lakes in Wilmington, North Carolina; Austin, Texas; and Marietta, Georgia. Several of the devastated owners took to social media to warn others about the deadly algae blooms. The city of Austin warned people not to swim in or...