This is for Shannon's VSN challenge: to be inspired by one of the top 100 all time April Fool's Hoaxes. I chose#43: Diseases of Brunus edwardii
The April 1972 issue of Veterinary Record, the weekly (and usually very serious) journal of the British veterinary profession, contained an article about the diseases that afflict a species it described as Brunus edwardii. The article warned that, "Pet ownership surveys have shown that 63.8 percent of households are inhabited by one or more of these animals, and there is a statistically significant relationship between their population and the number of children in a household. The public health implications of this fact are obvious, and it is imperative that more be known about their diseases." The reader response to the article was enormous. For months afterwards the correspondence section of the Veterinary Record was dominated by letters about Brunus edwardii, many of which offered new observations about the species. The article proved so popular that it was eventually published in a special edition by Whittington Press. Brunus edwardii is better known as the common "Teddy Bear." I cut the bear leg off and put the brand aid. Your can see all the The Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes of All Time here. http://hoaxes.org/aprilfool/P40
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