On Air Now

Darren Lethem

6:00pm - 10:00pm

  • 01723 336444

Now Playing

Lady Gaga

Abracadabra

Download

Experts say Nothing to Link January Dog Illness with Yorkshire Coast Bathing Waters

The cause of a spate of dog illness in January is still not clear but experts say there is nothing to connect the incidents with the Yorkshire Coast's bathing waters.

Local Vets reported a wave of sickness in dogs at the start of the year, at first it was thought to be related to visiting beaches but there were also reports from dog owners inland.

Scarborough Borough Council's Jonathan Bradley has been liaising with Defra and the Environment Agency, he says they have found no link with local waters.

Borough Councillor, Bill Chatt, is calling for more clarity over the outbreak of the dog illness in January.

Initially it was thought the dogs were becoming ill after visiting the Yorkshire Coast's beaches, but cases of the illness were also reported inland.

Councillor Chatt thinks more clarity was needed about what did and what didn't cause the outbreak.

Did you find this article useful?

This is the Coast is committed to providing a daily local news service for the Yorkshire Coast. We are a small locally owned and operated business which employs professional journalists and reporters. We do not receive any public funding or grants and we are entirely funded by our local commercial operations. We enjoy fabulous support from local businesses who work with us on their advertising and marketing campaigns, but the cost of providing high quality, well researched, fact checked local news coverage is significant.

If you appreciate what This is the Coast does, and would like to help support our journalism, please consider supporting us on a monthly basis today.

A small contribution from all our readers would really help support independent journalism for the Yorkshire Coast.

More from Yorkshire Coast News

Comments

Add a comment

Log in to the club or enter your details below.

Follow Us

Get Our Apps

Our Apps are now available for iOS, Android and Smart Speakers.

  • Available on the App Store
  • Available on Google Play
  • Just ask Amazon Alexa
  • Available on Roku

Today's Weather

  • Scarborough

    Sunny

    High: 11°C | Low: 6°C

  • Filey

    Sunny

    High: 11°C | Low: 6°C

  • Whitby

    Sunny

    High: 12°C | Low: 6°C

  • Bridlington

    Sunny

    High: 12°C | Low: 6°C

  • Hornsea

    Sunny

    High: 12°C | Low: 7°C

  • Driffield

    Sunny

    High: 13°C | Low: 5°C

News