SWEETHOME, N.Y. (WKBW) - Pet owners, keep an eye on your cats and dogs - more specifically, their fur!

http://www.wkbw.com/news/72-ticks-found-on-one-dog-after-visiting-a-park-in-the-sweet-home-area

A rare breed of tick that can cause everything from intense itchiness and stomach cramping to difficulty breathing and even death has begun to spread around the USA. As it does, the tick is also spreading something far stranger as it goes: allergies to meat.

http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/the-reverse-zombie-tick-is-spreading-around-america-causing-a-very-strange-condition-as-it-goes/