"Alex Clayton"  wrote in message
news:azZCd.1524$v76.403{at}newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> "Andrew Neilson"  wrote in message
> news:crh8p7$4gd$1{at}murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU...
> > Personally, I happen to love my Conures like they were my own children.
> > If
> > there is a risk, then why take it?
> >
> >
> >    The bottom line is that no matter how much data you provide, some
> > people
> > will refuse to listen.  They think that they are correct and do not want
> > to
> > be confused with the facts.
> >
> > Andrew.
> >
>
> LOL, you're more on the mark than you probably realize Andrew. They
"hype"
> can't be proved

To the contrary, that PTFE outgassing can cause both flu-like
symptoms in humans and deaths in birds have been established
facts for over 30 years now.  It's not even controversial.  What's
amazing is the lengths some people (especially Americans) go
through to continue wallowing in their own ignorance.

The bottom line is, there's no such thing as a free lunch.  Every
modern convenience has a price.

Plastics?  Dioxin-induced cancer.

Non-stick coating?  Lung damage.

Aluminum cookware?  Alzheimer's disease.

Microwave ovens?  Gastrointesinal disease and eventual
stomach cancer.

And on and on and on.
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