http://www.sfreeper.com/2009/09/16/the-chupacabra-is-real-kinda/ The Santa Fe Reporter's blog site for breaking news and local culture Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:52:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.sfreeper.com/2009/09/16/the-chupacabra-is-real-kinda/comment-page-1/#comment-133276 Phil Freeman Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:25:09 +0000 http://www.sfreeper.com/?p=4958#comment-133276 When I lived in the Rio Grande Valley, I remember hearing residents of the colonias say that they would dip their dogs in the drainage canals to kill fleas. Of course, the dogs lost their hair from the toxic brew of agricultural and industrial waste. But they didn't have fleas. Maybe these chupas were dipped in the canals. When I lived in the Rio Grande Valley, I remember hearing residents of the colonias say that they would dip their dogs in the drainage canals to kill fleas. Of course, the dogs lost their hair from the toxic brew of agricultural and industrial waste. But they didn’t have fleas. Maybe these chupas were dipped in the canals.

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