Dog packs in eastern Russia become inexplicably pink and blue.
The bizarre phenomenon took place in and around the city of Dzerzhinsk, about 242 miles east of Moscow, near the abandoned Dzerzhinskoye Orgsteklo chemical plant, which once manufactured highly toxic hydrocyanic acid, which is also a basic ingredient in a “Prussian blue” commonly used. dye. Experts believe that this detail may help explain why some puppies are now blue – including their droppings, according to veterinarians.
Without clearer details, Dmitry Karelkin, chief physician at Zoozashchita Veterinary Hospital, officially blamed the blue hue for “some kind of chemical” that does not appear to have physically affected the animals.
Meanwhile, examiners at the Lobachevsky Chemical Research Institute at Nizhny Novgorod State University, as well as the State Veterinary Surveillance Committee, found no “signs of irritating chemical burns”, while the results of blood and stool tests did not. highlighted significant toxicity.
It seems that the blue dogs will remain under close observation for about 20 days. In the meantime, no announcements have been made to specifically address poichi that turn pink, according to the East2West news agency. However, some are calling for an investigation into a chemical dump in another area of Dzerzhinsk, where 300,000 tonnes of toxic waste were dumped after the Cold War. The nearby Kristall Defense Factory was also involved in local reports.
East2West reported that city officials considered the claims “exaggerated.”
