Two Dogs Test Positive For Lead In Flint

Michigan’s top veterinarian says two dogs that live in the Flint area have tested positive for lead poisoning.

Doctor James Averill says one is a pet, the other is a stray and both dogs are still alive.

State officials have declined to give more details about the dogs, except that they are both from Genesee County, where high levels of heavy metal have been detected in Flint’s tap water system.

Averill says the vast majority of lead-poisoning tests for dogs in the area have come up negative.