<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - If you thought your dog was a cool pet; This guy has a hawk"/><h2 class="gnt_ar_b_h2">The claim: Hawks are out in force; pets 12 pounds and under are in 'real danger'</h2><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">A viral Facebook post claims that park rangers and veterinarian offices have warned owners of small pets of trouble in the air. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"Park rangers and vet offices are putting out warnings. This year the hawks seem out in force," reads a now deleted <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=4084549248244433&id=1911005318932181" rel="noopener" data-t-l="|inline|intext|n/a" class="gnt_ar_b_a">post</a> by the page Mentone News & Information. "The pets that are in real danger are ones who are 12 pounds and under. These are the pets that hawks can swoop down and grab."</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The top of the image reads, "HAWK WARNING" in large red bold letters and the page captioned the image, "Keep a(n) eye on your small pet's!" </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Upon being contacted by USA TODAY, Mentone News & Information deleted the warning and said that a source should have been included in the post. </p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">However, the same post has already been reshared by Facebook pages Jamie's Animal Rescue on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/JamiesRescue/photos/a.613038205415628/4070775356308545/?type=3&__xts__[0]=68.ARCua0PVYopwk71tSqmTk4uqvDVsyOpq0091NPG_5myHWs48psZ7cxl4UZdIPLiU0x52q4cO2BGE43GWzR3vgQuVe6OGalDIDB9ii8OS1S20KKIMyHRPvxGX4DYan3aMEOloEANaRKJoS3LdN_WS-WExHK_B-1-al_C596gtklYjN10yLDGhQoW-JTgaWsqzSrsA4j2M9txlUwn4gMo8NfUQcgysc1i6LvlSWDPUitu_0iRPZBpYBOWdIt3OiAzUHkE8cLdCmkDaCuHY7W8yOC2iuWqmYplWKA" rel="noopener" data-t-l="|inline|intext|n/a" class="gnt_ar_b_a">March 16 </a>and Hardin County Humane Society in a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/HCHS419/photos/a.524265664306043/3839574166108493/?type=3&__xts__[0]=68.ARAcrvTo_ji-bYIDpJ0PzXzFo3Sxk4daHOIWt2r8-AbrOqt28QGnYv-9ifrerTjmgOTzhTFpB5sLkXgGEl-kUX6Ls3JkHE_I-jybOSJXE7YbZKBY-cCSG9QCC0rDtB4xhZ2DiugQPcRJz-Tkf8VGJrsipeiYGvV1vNeB15WznmAIBVvzfcp1DZPGLHr6eg8Jtn7tea8RI9OoUT9fQ4RZytJgJZ-jamgVIAhwl8cOUBLIL3EMBvf4PSuzSwM189Z1ycvYtb4R5n43x6jbQLzKxqsZ_b1zsiDZBA" rel="noopener" data-t-l="|inline|intext|n/a" class="gnt_ar_b_a">March 14 post</a> with over 12,000 shares.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"This is no joke! Predator birds such as Hawks and owls are in full force right now. Most of their 'diet' did not survive the freeze , so they are out hunting more than usual and desperate for food," Jamie's Animal Rescue wrote. "They don’t care if it’s domesticated or wild. It all tastes the same to them"</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The posts do not specify a location or veterinarian office that sent out the alleged warning. Hardin County Humane Society said they had no comment. USA TODAY reached out to Jamie's Animal Rescue for comment. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong>Fact...</strong></p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/03/23/fact-check-warning-falsely-claims-hawks-can-carry-small-pets/4765475001/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
