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                          Let us spray.

                         November 4, 2002

                     NOTE FROM THE LIST VET:

      In the news recently was a story of a man shot in the
       ankle by his dog, who somehow managed to put his paw
      on the trigger of a loaded shotgun. The victim admits
       to feeling like a fool, but we're here to speculate
           that it could have been much, much worse...


          The Top 9 Worst Ways for Your Pet to Kill You


9> Smothering you with a 40-pound bag of store-brand kibble.

8> Leaving a doggie present on the bathroom tile so you slip in
    it, careen into the toilet and die with your head right where
    you never let him drink.

7> First your ferrets hide your nitroglycerin tablets, then they
    steal the remote control.

6> By actually obeying a command. Well, the shock would kill
    *me*!

5> Sawed-off shotgun. (Neutered males only.)

4> Tossing you into a brick wall, slamming you down on the floor,
    ripping out your heart and leaving a bloody trail back to the
    goldfish bowl.

3> Starving to death waiting for the pet snail to fetch the
    morning paper before you eat breakfast.

2> Replacing your Folger's crystals with odor-controlling
    scoopable litter.


      and the Number 1 Worst Way for Your Pet to Kill You...


1> The famous and deadly "Doberman Pinsch."



             [   Copyright 2002 by Chris White    ]
             [       http://www.topfive.com       ]


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Selected from 29 submissions from 12 contributors.
Today's Top5 Pets List authors are:
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Larry Hollister, Concord, CA     -- 1, 5 (3rd #1)
Martin Bredeck, Hybla Valley, VA -- 2
RW Lipp, Lenexa, KS              -- 3, 7
James Knowles, Bellingham, WA    -- 4, 6
Justin Cascio, Brooklyn, NY      -- 8
Kathy Good, Scottsdale, AZ       -- 9
Adam Chunn, Houston, TX          -- Topic
Bill Strider, Gaithersburg, MD   -- Banner Tag
Sandra Hull, Arlington, VA       -- List Vet

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