MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The state is advising against the importing of livestock from certain parts of New Mexico after a viral disease was found in horses there.

The disease is vesicular stomatitis, or VS. It resembles Foot-and-Mouth, primarily affecting horses, cattle, swine and occasionally sheep and goats.

It causes fever and blisters in the mouth, nostrils, hooves and teats.The animal recovers in three to four days.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection advises against importing livestock from New Mexico without first checking to see if they are coming from a VS designated area in New Mexico.

Wisconsin joins several other states who have added requirements to the import of livestock from the affected and surrounding counties of New Mexico.

Two pit bulls attacked and killed a pet cat in her owner's yard in downtown Albuquerque Wednesday morning.

Witnesses said the dogs ran into the yard near Silver and 9th Street at about 8:30 a.m. and one dog ran off with the 17-year-old cat in its mouth, dropping her four blocks away when an Albuquerque cop blew his air horn.

The cat's name was Blanca. She should have died peacefully of old age and natural causes, maybe dreaming of a can of tuna. Instead her body was crushed in the jaws of the pitbull.

A veterinarian put her down to ease her suffering shortly after neighbors found her lying in the street and carried her back home.

"This cat was in her own yard," said neighbor Barbara Grothus. "She was in her own yard minding her own business. They came into her yard and attacked her."

More than two dozen local employers will be accepting applications on at a job fair on Tuesday, July 17 at Mesa Del Sol.

Officials said 26 local employers, including Admiral Beverage, Lowe's, Heritage Home Healthcare, and the University of New Mexico will be at a job fair, organized by Bernalillo County's economic development team.

Recent layoffs in the Albuquerque area encouraged Bernalillo County Commission Chair Art De La Cruz to move up the date of the event. It was originally scheduled for later this year.

The job fair will be held at the Mesa Del Sol Aperture Center at 5700 University West Boulevard, SE from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., near Albuquerque Studios.

Applicants are encouraged to dress professionally and be ready to meet with human resources staff from companies on hand.