ASPCA's Animal Poison Control Center Provides Anthrax Information For Pet Owners

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Wednesday, 31 October 2001

With the recent news about anthrax exposures in people, some pet owners are concerned about the potential hazard of anthrax to their pets. Pet owners should be reassured to know that dogs and cats (as well as most other carnivores, birds and reptiles) are much less susceptible to anthrax than are humans or herbivores.

Carnivores are most likely to be infected with anthrax following ingestion of meat from animals that have died of anthrax, and inhalation of spores of the bacteria are much less likely to result in disease in these species.

For more information, or to contact American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, see their website at: www.aspca.org