More proof that your pets are gross...
Written by: Beck
When the 17 year cicadas emerge on the East coast this year, your dogs and cats will voluntarily
be eating them.
The insects are protein-rich but their hard outer shells can cause vomiting and constipation in cats and dogs, said Randall Lockwood, vice president for the Humane Society of the United States.
"Imagine a yard full of chicken nuggets, that's sort of what it's going to be like" for dogs and cats, Lockwood said Tuesday.
You read that right, cicada = chicken nugget. Money quote for you:
The approximately 11/2-inch-long bugs "combine all the stuff that particularly dogs like to chase," Lockwood said. "They're kind of flying pet toys: They are loud, slow-moving, often low-flying."
