Ways to protect your pets from heat stress amid the hot weather

With the warming El Nino weather phenomenon expected to set in soon, hotter and drier months may be ahead. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG
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SINGAPORE – Domestic animals can be more vulnerable to heat stress because they have a limited number of sweat glands to help them cool down, compared with humans.

And with the warming El Nino weather phenomenon expected to set in soon, hotter and drier months may be ahead.

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