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Eating non-food items: What Pica reveals about your health

You may have seen someone chewing chalk, eating clay, or even craving ash, and wondered why they’d engage in such behaviour. While these actions may seem strange or unsettling, for some individuals, ...

'Thought she was a thief': Dad, stepmom locked refrigerator, cabinets to prevent starving 5-year-old girl from eating food, cops say

A Utah father and his girlfriend are behind bars after they allegedly starved a 5-year-old girl to the point where she had to ...
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Cat eating things they shouldn’t? A vet reveals the dangers of ‘life threatening’ pica – and what you can do to help

Pica in cats is a surprisingly common, yet often misunderstood, condition where our feline friends develop a tendency to eat non-food items. As a small animal vet with 14 years of experience, I’ve ...