Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (01-28-2017) #509: Neil Abramson, author of JUST LIFE, discusses how fiction can trump reality when right now stray cats with the bird flu virus are being quarantined in shelters across New York City, echoing his novel’s plot involving the city’s reaction when dogs are suspected of carrying a zoonotic disease; […]
CATS IN QUARANTINE Scary avian flu infects shelter cats in NYC After a mysterious outbreak of bird flu swept through New York City shelters earlier this month, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) opened an emergency quarantine center to house the entire cat population in the city’s shelter system, according […]
Dog Talk (and Kitties Too!) (06-18-2016) #477: Rita Mae Brown talks about her most recent animal-rich mystery novel, TALL TAIL; James Rollins is back with another fast-paced thriller featuring the marvelous war dog Kane in WAR HAWK; and Neil Abramson discusses the frighteningly possible scenario of a cross-species epidemic in New York City affecting dogs […]
