Algae — United Kingdom
A dog-owner has warned the public not to let their pets near water if blue-green algae may be present after her 4-month-old puppy died.
[A resident] of Willington, regularly walked her Labrador pup at Foremark reservoir but was unaware of the presence of the algae, which is actually a toxic bacteria which multiplies in summer. She said: “We went for our normal walk on Friday evening [21 Aug 2015] and I was aware of him messing about around the beach area and nibbling on something. “I
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