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5. Thank you for understanding.

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Fri Jun 5, 2026, 12:36 PM

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This screwworm shit is not funny! Another rant from an angry Texan!!!! [View all] hamsterjill 5 hrs ago OP

No. It is not. It can affect pets, other livestock and HUMANS TOO. We had it controlled 60 years ago hlthe2b 5 hrs ago #1

Do you know how expensive Credelio is? hamsterjill 5 hrs ago #3

Yes. I get it, though Elanco does work with groups such as yours (and offers rebates for general public) hlthe2b 5 hrs ago #6

Do you not think that I've already thought to do that? hamsterjill 5 hrs ago #9

i only wanted to help. I don't deserve your anger & wrath nor does anyone else who responds. hlthe2b 5 hrs ago #10

Thank you for trying to help and responding in a rational manner. erronis 4 hrs ago #21

I mentioned spot-on treatments which may well work and could be administered to a trapped hlthe2b 5 hrs ago #11

I so wanted to address this because of my family's business but figured I'd just get the usual "jump in the lake Texan" efhmc 3 hrs ago #29

Wouldn't want to disappoint you. hamsterjill 3 hrs ago #42

And the biggest screwworms of all are Disaffected 5 hrs ago #2

It is not funny and its tragic that innocents are paying the price... Moostache 5 hrs ago #4

Thank you for understanding. hamsterjill 5 hrs ago #5

Measles, Whooping Cough, etc. Under him, I think the near extinct Guinea Worm and extinct smallpox AZLD4Candidate 4 hrs ago #20

I think it would take a facility incident to let smallpox loose again. nitpicked 3 hrs ago #39

Both my parents believe the "assassination attempts" were all false flags. AZLD4Candidate 3 hrs ago #47

Trump made screwworms great again Johonny 5 hrs ago #7

Control of screwworm was one of the great scientific successes. dedl67 5 hrs ago #8

No it's not MustLoveBeagles 5 hrs ago #12

Is this similar to the bot fly larve? N/t gay texan 5 hrs ago #13

not really Kali 4 hrs ago #16

Interesting.......... popsdenver 3 hrs ago #33

I honestly don't know the answer to that question. hamsterjill 4 hrs ago #17

there do seem to be efforts afoot to release sterile males in large numbers. cab67 3 hrs ago #31

Yeah, I was just reading that these efforts wouldn't be fully (note that word) operational until early 2028. hamsterjill 3 hrs ago #43

botflies eat living tissue, but transmission is completely different. cab67 3 hrs ago #30

there are different species of botflies and modes of infestation Kali 2 hrs ago #54

When I've seen them removed - cab67 3 min ago #66

Damn horrible. Traildogbob 5 hrs ago #14

Blame the fucking Republicans Texas keeps voting in to mess your way of life. dave99 4 hrs ago #15

We should call it the republican screwworm BaronChocula 4 hrs ago #18

Sociopaths like Trump, Thiel, Musk, the DOGE shitheads etc don't care about anything that doesn't affect them personally ChicagoTeamster 4 hrs ago #19

Psychopaths exists in various degrees in a variety of professions. littlemissmartypants 3 hrs ago #28

I was told by an older gentleman that a man born rich could never understand what it's like to be poor. harumph 3 hrs ago #32

Occasionally someone like a JFK or an FDR breaks that rule but, in general, yes ChicagoTeamster 3 hrs ago #36

Too late CT........NC popsdenver 3 hrs ago #34

I blame MAGA. LuvLoogie 4 hrs ago #22

known as REPUBLICANS dave99 4 hrs ago #24

"any warm-blooded animal" cab67 4 hrs ago #23

Righteous rant, hamsterjill. I felt every inhalation and exhalation of it. littlemissmartypants 4 hrs ago #25

Thanks, smarty. hamsterjill 3 hrs ago #45

Climate change has everything... littlemissmartypants 2 hrs ago #56

Burn It Down ZDU 4 hrs ago #26

An early consequence of criminal impoundments and maga murder budget cuts. pat_k 3 hrs ago #27

LOL popsdenver 3 hrs ago #38

As a Republic (If We Can Keep It), "We" Obviously Failed Even More Bigly Than He Did When He Showed The Roux Comes First 3 hrs ago #35

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Righteous rant. Ilsa 3 hrs ago #40

No, not all farmers and ranchers are "rich". hamsterjill 3 hrs ago #44

Yep. The ranchers & farmers look for those great gop bennies. nt Ilsa 3 hrs ago #46

Yep, and it'll be the mom and pop farms and ranches that suffer the most. hamsterjill 2 hrs ago #51

I forgot to add: Ilsa 2 hrs ago #49

Then why would most vote for the GOP? Could it be FSA welfare? walkingman 2 hrs ago #55

We have to get MW67 3 hrs ago #41

HEAR! HEAR! ✊️ littlemissmartypants 1 hr ago #63

Thank you for posting - TBF 2 hrs ago #48

I'm sure your dog will be just fine, but you're right to ask at the re-check. You're being sane and responsible. hamsterjill 2 hrs ago #53

I'm south of Houston in the outer suburbs - TBF 1 hr ago #59

Yes, I don't blame you for being concerned. hamsterjill 1 hr ago #62

That was a righteous rant! ananda 2 hrs ago #50

Rants have become my norm these days. hamsterjill 2 hrs ago #52

I don't really feel sorry for them, but.. ananda 1 hr ago #58

For me it's the wildlife. hamsterjill 1 hr ago #60

That is such a shame. ananda 1 hr ago #61

Can the secured island compounds of billionaires keep the screwworm fly out? DBoon 1 hr ago #57

Yet another inevitable consequence of all this insane deregulation. Completely on the heads of the GQP. Karasu 1 hr ago #64

"What in the actual fuck is it ever going to take?" OldBaldy1701E 8 min ago #65