A ram that had been “raised on a bottle after [its] mother died” repeatedly charged and rammed a farmer, Mr. Jay H. Rhodes, who “suffered a concussion, five broken ribs and a broken sternum and shoulder . . . [and was] hospitalized for 16 days.” 2015 WL 6689576, at *1 (Wash. App. Div. 3 Nov.
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Infectious Diseases In Animals And Humans – What Is Your Legal Risk?
By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on
Approximately 1500 pathogenic organisms exist on the planet (that we know of), of which a majority (75%) are transmissible from animals to humans (or visa versa). Some of historic significance include bubonic plague, rabies, and brucella (Ranchers, officials uneasy about brucellosis).
There are other infectious diseases that are not shared between species, but…