Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!ucdavis!csusac!unify!grp From: grp@unify.uucp (Greg Pasquariello) Newsgroups: rec.birds Subject: Re: INDOOR(mostly): A Birdie Christmas (and cats too) Message-ID: Date: 6 Dec 89 17:09:29 GMT References: <1046@dinorah.wustl.edu> Reply-To: grp@unify.UUCP (Greg Pasquariello) Organization: Unify Corporation, Sacramento, CA, USA Lines: 26 In article <1046@dinorah.wustl.edu> mary@dinorah.wustl.edu (Mary E. Leibach) writes: > >Many people hang mistletoe, receive poinsettias, etc. Please be aware >that these, and other Christmas plants are toxic to birds. If you are >in doubt about the safeness of a particular plant, please keep it away >from your birdies. (This also helps keep the plant safe and in one >piece. :-) The tree is also a bad place for a birdie. Electrical >wires can be chewed through and electricute your birdie. Hot bulbs >can give a burn. Tinsel, glitter, and garland may be hazardous if >swallowed or tangled up into. Glass ornaments may be knocked down and >broken, creating a sharp hazard to cut your birdie. > > -Mary and Birdies! Can we try these methods on cats too? Sorry, I have kept my mouth shut on the whole cat thing, but I couldn't resist after reading this article... :-) - Greg -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Greg Pasquariello (916) 920-9092 grp@unify.UUCP Unify Corporation ...!{csusac, pyramid}!unify!grp