Killer Bees A Danger to Your Pets!!!

I received the below information through one of my Yahoo groups. I thought that it was important enough to post here. All of us who live in areas with Africanized (Killer) bees need to pay close attention to this.

From Mary Miranda of San Antonio, TX:

I am posting this message to warn as many people as possible of a danger that may be lurking in your own backyards (or as in my case, your neighbor's back yard). I lost five of my family members the end of May, a lab-x and four pureblood standard poodles, when they were attacked by killer bees in my backyard. Two of them were rescues, the other three I raised from day one. Rosie, was my freestyle partner. One of my girls, Pinky, put up a fight to survive, but eventually the shock and toxins from the bees was more than she could handle and my sweet girl died six days later. They were my family and carried a special place in my heart. There is a huge hole there now.

But, sadly, I am not alone in my pain. Within days, Teri Carpenter's four Rottweilers were attacked in her backyard in Phoenix, Arizona. Only one survived, but she has a long road to recovery ahead of her. Ms Carpenter is also active in rescue work and was clueless, as was I, to this danger.

No one in the southern half of the US is safe from this threat. There are reports of attacks by killer bees as far north as Idaho, Utah, and Virginia. If anyone would like to put these on their websites or facebook pages to warn people of the danger these bees pose, here are news articles regarding the attack on my girls:

San Antonio Express-News: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/5_of_womans_dogs_die_after_attack_by_bees_95201599.html

Pinkys death was on the list of TOP stories at Fox Channel 29 News: http://www.foxsanantonio.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/vid_2293.shtml?sms_ss=email

KENS Channel 5 News: http://www.kens5.com/news/local/4-poodles-die-another-dog-fights-for-life-after-bees-swarm-95067109.html

To read the most recent story in the Examiner regarding both attacks: http://www.examiner.com/x-2111-Dog-News-Examiner~y2010m6d5-Killer-bees-continue-deadly-march-across-Southern-States--more-dogs-killed-in-attacks?cid=email-this-article