{"id":1939,"date":"2025-03-20T19:30:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T11:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/revamp.advancepetfood.com\/?p=1939"},"modified":"2025-03-20T20:04:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T12:04:06","slug":"cats-and-toxoplasmosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/en\/article-cat\/cats-and-toxoplasmosis\/","title":{"rendered":"CATS AND TOXOPLASMOSIS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1939\" class=\"elementor elementor-1939\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7756b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f7756b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f196d64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f196d64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><br \/><strong>Sadly,<\/strong> animal protection agencies have found that <strong>pregnancy in a woman is often a reason for abandoning the family cat<\/strong>, due to fear of possible contagion. This is only down to lack of knowledge about the disease and about how it is transmitted, given that these abandonments are not justified by a real risk.<br \/>The problem is that this disease represents a serious threat because, when a pregnant woman suffers from it, the parasite can pass through the placental barrier and affect the foetus, causing serious problems in the brain. However, people should bear in mind that <strong>it is not very likely that a domestic cat will contract this disease<\/strong>, because it has practically no access to the outdoors and, therefore, to the source of contagion. Moreover, with some simple measures it is possible to totally eliminate the risk.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f8e05d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4f8e05d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deca811 elementor-widget__width-initial advance-quote elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"deca811\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>It is not very likely that domestic cats would contract this disease, because they have barely any access to the outdoors and, furthermore, they eat prepared foods.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54304e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"54304e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04268b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04268b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Routes of infection<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-370ddc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"370ddc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The main sources of transmission of this parasite are:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5986471 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5986471\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb24cf4 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb24cf4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0076211 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0076211\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5f0ee7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5f0ee7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Water that has not been treated<\/strong> to make it fit for consumption.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d37021e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d37021e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a75d81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a75d81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Vegetables<\/strong> that have been watered with this water and <strong>have not been washed or cooked<\/strong> before consumption.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb8a2cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb8a2cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-916e25c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"916e25c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ingesting <strong>raw meat<\/strong> or poorly cured cold meats.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-731f43a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"731f43a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e60766d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e60766d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A very high percentage of women have Toxoplasma gondii antibodies because they have already had the infection before pregnancy without realising, as in many cases its symptoms are those of a simple cold. In these cases, they have no risk of contracting the disease again or it affecting them during their pregnancy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5225c86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5225c86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>TOXOPLASMA<\/strong> AND CATS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acba651 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acba651\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Cats are the only species that can transmit the parasite by contagion<\/strong>, despite the fact that many animals \u2013 including human beings \u2013 can be carriers. But for this to happen, certain fairly improbable circumstances need to arise in a domestic cat that only eats prepared food and has controlled access to the outdoors.<br \/><strong>For a cat to be a carrier of Toxoplasma, it would have to become infected by eating a mouse, a bird or other wild animal, or raw meat that has previously been infected<\/strong>. If the cat became infected, it would only be able to release the parasite through its excrement once in its life and over a few short weeks. Even if it became infected again, it would not release the parasite any more times.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a24cd53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a24cd53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>AVOIDING RISKS<\/strong> <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff12262 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff12262\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The only way a human being can become infected with their cat\u2019s parasite is if they touch the excrement with their hands and then have some oral contact. This can be avoided by cleaning the litter tray with a scoop and wearing gloves. Therefore, <strong>toxoplasmosis contagion can be avoided by following very simple guidelines<\/strong>:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13c2617 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13c2617\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-195f675 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"195f675\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo2_icon1@2x.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1944\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo2_icon1@2x.png 160w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo2_icon1@2x-17x24.png 17w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo2_icon1@2x-26x36.png 26w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo2_icon1@2x-35x48.png 35w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0209281 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0209281\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7e479d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7e479d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Never give the cat raw meat. If it goes out into the garden, you can put a bell on it so that it cannot hunt for mice or birds.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1ffee6 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d1ffee6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24fe157 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24fe157\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo2_icon4@2x.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1951\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo2_icon4@2x.png 160w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo2_icon4@2x-17x24.png 17w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo2_icon4@2x-26x36.png 26w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo2_icon4@2x-35x48.png 35w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8c8483 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e8c8483\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aabb6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9aabb6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Always wear gloves when working in the garden or vegetable patch.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1513e5 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1513e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e16acd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e16acd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo2_icon2@2x.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1955\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo2_icon2@2x.png 160w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo2_icon2@2x-17x24.png 17w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo2_icon2@2x-26x36.png 26w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo2_icon2@2x-35x48.png 35w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35428f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"35428f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2b87b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2b87b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Cook meat well (toxoplasma is killed at 72\u00baC) and avoid cold meats during pregnancy.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efa0a36 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"efa0a36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0de19c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0de19c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo2_icon5@2x.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1957\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo2_icon5@2x.png 160w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo2_icon5@2x-17x24.png 17w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo2_icon5@2x-26x36.png 26w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo2_icon5@2x-35x48.png 35w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fe2531 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6fe2531\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38d3f0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38d3f0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Wash fruit and vegetables thoroughly before eating them.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be9d5af e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be9d5af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b184edd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b184edd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo2_icon3@2x.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1961\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo2_icon3@2x.png 160w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo2_icon3@2x-17x24.png 17w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo2_icon3@2x-26x36.png 26w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo2_icon3@2x-35x48.png 35w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c578cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c578cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4085953 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4085953\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>For greater protection, ensure that it is not the pregnant woman who cleans the cat\u2019s sand tray.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused by a parasite. It is a zoonosis, which means a disease that is typically transmitted from animals to human beings. 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