Ebola-Infected Nurse's Dog Will Be Kept Safe

Bentley, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel belonging to Dallas Ebola patient Nina Pham, is being held in isolation and watched closely, but it is unlikely that he will have to be euthanized, Dallas city officials said.

Spanish authorities' decision to put down an Ebola patient's dog as a precautionary measure last week sparked mass protests on social media and spawned a Change.org petition that garnered over 400,000 signatures. But a city of Dallas spokesperson told Mashable that they are committed to "reuniting Bentley with his family" and that the chances that the dog will meet the same fate are very slim. Read more...

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