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Article #99987Re: Dead Birds, Encephalitis, West Nile Virus
From: rees@interlog.cp
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 00:00
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 00:00
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Cool! On Wed, 13 Oct 1999 11:39:23 GMT, lynda_mccormick@hotmail.com wrote: >Janet, > You might be pleased to know that you "Made" the "Montreal >Gazette" this weekend. Our regular birding columnist quoted part of >your first 'warning' post to caution the rest of us that there were >indeed people 'out there' like YOU. People who punish innocent >victems out of ignorance. His adivice to you and anyone 'like' you >was "grow up" or "Take a valium". > > However, he was kind, he didn't add your name to your >warning. > > >Lynda > > > > > > > > > > >On 7 Oct 1999 19:45:57 -0600, jd2O1@nospm.hotmail.com (Janet Davis) >wrote: > >>On Wed, 6 Oct 1999 13:35:08 -0400, David H. Ley <david_ley@ncsu.edu> wrote: >>>All, >>>Information on West Nile Virus follows. Birders and especially >>>rehabilitators and wildlife care personnel all along the Atlantic costal >>>area of North America should be aware of this newly emerging disease. >> >>I tried to tell these people about the disease, and I tried to tell them >>that heroic measures may soon be necessary to arrest its progress in the >>human population. >> >>But what did they do? They flamed and vilified me. >> >>It's what ignorant people do best. >> >>Just as New Orleans did to its pigeon population (killed it), we may soon >>have to do to diseased and dangerous birds along such places as the >>Mississippi flyway. >> >>Our children and our old people must be protected at all costs. > Visit Melanie's Room Science, animals and stuff for Kids http://www.interlog.com/~rees/melaniesroom
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