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[BRANDO]

WANTED TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION-THIS IS WITHIN THE LAST TWO WEEKS!
http://dnr.wi.gov/lakes/bluegreenalgae/DNRNews21Oct08.pdf

http://dnr.wi.gov/lakes/bluegreenalgae/

http://www.channel3000.com/news/17876192/detail.html
The state Department of Natural Resources is cautioning owners of pets and hunting dogs that the blue-green algae toxin has been fatal.

DNR officials said that three dogs have died in late September and early October, the start of duck hunting season. They happened in Beaver Dam, Eau Claire County after hunting in Minnesota, and another unspecified location in the state.
DNR water management specialist James Vennie said that the toxin is released when the algae die. It then turns colors, including green and purple. He warns if the water is pea soup green, don't go in.

The DNR said that Wisconsin attracts an estimated 85,000 waterfowl hunters, second highest in the country behind Texas. About 60 percent use dogs to retrieve their kill.

http://www.wfrv.com/content/sports/local/story.aspx?content_id=bed0d151-366c-4a31-8fdf-a16d0d1a4b00

[mhitesman]

Wow.  Thanks for the info!  I am quite certain the junk exists in places, like Virginia, also. 

[Wilson3]

just bumping this up for hunting dogs and others that swim
it has similar signs as blasto and a great thing to know about
it isnt just wisconsin lakes and rivers thathave this either
wilson3