Pet Bird kills Man and Sickens Daughter

[MayberrySaint]

I would not want to be in PetSmart's shoes when this goes to trial... I see a big award for that family.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,368305,00.html

 

[SpottedCrow]

All of our birds are tested/vaccinated for Clamydia...
I work at Petco...though...
The Petsmart near me hasn't been selling any hookbills because of this...your soft beaks: doves and finches are okay.

 

[kinnip]

Man, that's one severe illness (Wikipedia describes the human symptoms). I can't imagine dying from it though. I'll never understand why people who are that ill don't go to a doctor. The E.R. cannot turn you away. Nevertheless, PetSmart deserves a peck on the head!

 

[Lea71]

There are actually a number of diseases that a human can acquire from birds. I'm a respiratory therapist and one of the first few questions asked by a physician when a patient is critically ill with unknown etiologies and on a ventilator is have they been exposed to any birds recently. You just never know......

I wear a mask when cleaning the coop....just a tip.