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UK: Vets 'treating more and more stoned pets'
Ananova
Saturday 12 Jan 2002 A vet says he is treating an increasing number of pets who have swallowed their owners' cannabis. Romain Pizzi, of Blackpool, says more pet owners are admitting their animals are stoned because cannabis laws have eased. He is now calling on colleagues nationwide to share their experiences of animals eating their owners' stash. Mr Pizzi told The Guardian about a chinchilla that had eaten some cannabis. He said: "The animal was anorexic and mildly depressed. But it can cause coma and even death in some animals. It depends on the species." Mr Pizzi says that since David Blunkett's proposal to reclassify cannabis became public in the autumn, people have been phoning the surgery to ask what they should do if they've accidentally poisoned their pets. He claims people may be reluctant to say if pets have swallowed other "recreational drugs".
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