They have a test that to them shows that dogs develop antibodies. The problem with that test is that it also shows that dogs in Spain (pre the imported ebola cases) had antibodies as well.
The test may or may not be showing anything. But even if it does, they have no proof that dogs can get sick or give Ebola to anyone!
This mad desire to murder dogs is going to kill human beings. Many people with pets will take longer to seek medical aid, or not go at all, if they believe that their furry family members will be murdered.
Isolate the dog for a month or two, but don't kill them unless you can prove that they can give Ebola to anyone.
THIS!! IF- God forbid- someone in our household caught Ebola, I'd immediately kennel the dogs, including Dixie, the only true "house dog" (she goes where I go, always). They could be fed and watered from the outside, and we'd don protective equipment for cleaning chores. It appears from the PDF that the dogs who developed antibodies had access either to Ebola positive animal carcasses, or human waste from Ebola patients. Preventing that should pretty well eliminate the chance of the dogs actually catching the disease.
Still, a month in an isolation kennel is doable, and I'm not putting down a valuable animal without a lot more reason than panic and fear. We already don't "Kiss" our dogs (or allow them to lick our faces)- I know all too well what they eat! Some common sense care should be all that's needed to prevent them from becoming a vector.
(if you have dogs which aren't spayed it would be very wise to not allow any bitches to become pregnant during this time, as any help needed during delivery could expose you to their "body fluids" in the unlikely event that they had been exposed to the virus)
Summerthyme
