Subject: Narco seeds ?
Date: Jun 13 10:51:17 1995
From: Serge Le Huitouze - serge at cs.sfu.ca



Hi Tweeters,

I read the followinf message yesterday on "rec.birds," and thought it could
be of interest to some of us.

Another message on rec.birds this morning was asking whether it was a joke
or not. I'm still asking myself the same question ...

Any comments ?

> From: mterril at nyc.pipeline.com (M.L. Leinneweber)
> Newsgroups: rec.birds
> Subject: Danger to Wild Birds
> Date: 9 Jun 1995 08:02:01 -0400
> Organization: The Pipeline
> NNTP-Posting-Host: pipe2.nyc.pipeline.com
>
> The following advertisement appeared in the May Issue of Mirabella
> Magazine. (I do not have the page number).
>
> "Happy Landings" Birdseed. We love the look of our lawn when it's covered
> with a living quilt of avian friends as they stop by for a birdseed dinner.
> So often, however, we find ourselves wishing we could have more time to
> observe them in their natural state. Recently we were introduced to Happy
> Landings, which is composed of the six most popular and nutritious
> birdseeds, plus a seventh, more exotic variety that has a slightly narcotic
> effect on the birds. After a couple of beakfuls, they will be happy to walk
> around on the lawn for three to five hours before flying off. You can be
> sure they'll get in the habit of coming back for more. 1-kilo bag, $25.00.
>
> I don't want to point out the obvious, but this puts the birds' survival at
> severe risk from predators -- raptors, cats, dogs, people, foxes, coyotes,
> etc.
>
> The company may be contacted at 1-800-776-3336; your letters of protest may
> be sent to Happy Landings, P.O. Box 6907, Florence, KY 41022.
>
> --
> Terri Leinneweber
> mterril at pipeline.com

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