Three dogs killed after exposed to toxic algae in North Carolina

WILMINGTON N.C. (CNN) – Two dog owners in North Carolina are devastated — after their three dogs died within hours of exposure to blue-green algae.
Melissa Martin and Denise Mintz took the dogs to a pond in Wilmington to play and swim Thursday night.When they were back home, one of the westies started acting strangely, so they took her to an emergency animal hospital.
The other dogs started seizing and showing signs of liver failure.
All three died just after midnight Friday.
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