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4. Sounds like it's toxic algae in the Venice canals, like the lake in Texas where dogs died.

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Fri Aug 8, 2025, 04:00 AM

Aug 8

The Venice canals are basically open sewers. As the article notes, they really smell bad, especially in the heat we've been having. It's fetid uncirculating water. Yet the homes sitting along the edges of the canals cost millions of dollars. It's mind boggling.

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Dogs are mysteriously dying in this Southern California beach town. What is behind it? [View all] Eugene Aug 8 OP

Kick SheltieLover Aug 8 #1

Maybe a canine version of CoVid? love_katz Aug 8 #2

If it was doggy covid, it wouldn't just affect dogs walking along the Venice canals. nt SunSeeker Aug 8 #6

Insectacides Figarosmom Aug 8 #3

There have always been insecticide and fertilizer use there. This sounds like a toxic algae bloom. SunSeeker Aug 8 #5

Sounds like it's toxic algae in the Venice canals, like the lake in Texas where dogs died. SunSeeker Aug 8 #4