West Nile Virus (WNV) strikes again in Gila County. Dr. Jeff Eubank of Samaritan Veterinary Clinic in Globe has confirmed the first case in a local horse this year. Horse owners and humans beware. “With all these mosquitoes due to our weather, we want to stay ahead of this,” says …
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Local Vet sees 1st snakebite of the year
Think of the Arizona desert, and the first things that come to mind are probably heat, saguaro cactus―and rattlesnakes. As the saying goes, practically everything in the desert will “stick you, sting you, bite you or burn you.” But for newcomers to the Southwestern desert, the scariest hazard is probably …
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