Mitigating Chronic Wasting Disease in NC’s whitetail deer
Deer infected with CWD are called “Zombie deer,” as the disease slowly reduces bodily function, prompting the deer to act disoriented and unaware, foam at the mouth, and become malnourished.
RALEIGH — Pet owners can sue and have sued farmers for killing their dogs even when the dogs killed livestock. Ordinances vary and can be interpreted differently by whoever is enforcing the laws.
In an animal protection vs. property rights clash, landowners and homeowners in some parts of North Carolina have been place on the endangered species list. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is causing landowners to choose between protecting their land or protecting the endangered-list birds in Boling Spring Lakes. The stakes are high, but the regulations may be 'for the birds.'