Poison Cannisters Washing up on Beaches

[birdscomefirst]

Hi All,

The following is a link to an article on cannisters of poison washing up on our shores in Washington and Oregon.

In the past I've referenced the fact that bird toys are sprayed in cargo holds and in containers with a poison. The stuff is usually sent from China but this chemical is used worldwide.

Anyway, this is the smoking gun, so to speak as proof that this chemical really does exist and is used on cargo. I often have a hard time convincing people that I put truth out there. Some folks think that I make this stuff up:-) This just helps to establish the use of these deadly products.

http://www.nwcn.com/statenews/washington/stories/NW_030608WAB_canisters_poison_LJ.2a608b0c.html

This is just another reason to avoid products coming from overseas to the U.S. . Many of the cheap dollar store items that people seem to gravitate to in order to make bird toys are sprayed with this stuff.

Thanks,
Bill

[Larry, Baby and Me]

Yeah Bill, I have the same problem. Some people think I am off my nut when I carp about plastics and rubber products given to birds to chew on. But I guess that is what makes the world go round.

I hope you don't mind -- I took the liberty to find some links about this deadly chemical that has been washing up on your shores.

It will kill most anything that it comes in contact with...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphine

http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/safety/phosphin.htm

http://www.oehha.org/public_info/pdf/Phosphine%20Fact%20Sheet%20Meth%20Labs%2010'03'.pd f

[birdscomefirst]

Thanks for adding that. I was going to get into all that tomorrow. Now, I won't have to:-)

Good stuff!!

[Dot]

Thanks for posting that, Bill. I only buy toy parts from certain people. If they are in doubt about a product, they send it to the lab for testing.

[too&me]

It is a dangerous world we live on. Sometimes it seems like the sky is falling. I hope world consciousness becomes aware of our self poisoning before our wold is too toxic for us all.

[birdscomefirst]

I changed my first post in the thread as what Larry refers us to says that phosphine does not leave a residue.