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Scientists: Ubiquitous household chemical could be killing cats
Koko news ^
| May 8 2013
| Jeff Burnside
Posted on 05/09/2013 10:18:44 AM PDT by Fawn
SEATTLE -- A chemical threat lies hidden in millions of American homes, and top government scientists believe it could be killing cats.
Right now in the special session of the state legislature, lawmakers are fighting powerful interests to ban versions of the chemical.
Dr. Dennis Wackerbarth is a top expert on hyperthyroidsim, and he said countless numbers of cats die from the disease each year.
(Excerpt) Read more at komonews.com ...
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Health/Medicine; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: catdisease; catdiseases; cats; chemicals; flameretardants; hypert; kittyping
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posted on
05/09/2013 10:18:44 AM PDT
by
Fawn
To: Fawn
Scientists: Ubiquitous household chemical could be killing cats The name of the chemical wouldn't be Curiosity, would it?
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posted on
05/09/2013 10:20:42 AM PDT
by
apillar
To: apillar
The article goes from “this chemical (flame retardants) is killing our cats” to “this chemical everywhere and is killing everyone!”
*sigh* Why can’t advocacy pieces just come right out and say what they are?
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posted on
05/09/2013 10:21:38 AM PDT
by
rarestia
(It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
To: apillar
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posted on
05/09/2013 10:22:00 AM PDT
by
KSCITYBOY
To: apillar
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posted on
05/09/2013 10:22:21 AM PDT
by
Spruce
To: rarestia
*sigh* Why can’t advocacy pieces just come right out and say what they are? The linked report says they are polybrominated diphenyl ethers. Maybe they're scared of the chemical industry buring down their office and leaving a note "Should have had more flame retardants, hahahahaha!"
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posted on
05/09/2013 10:26:40 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Choose one: the yellow and black flag of the Tea Party or the white flag of the Republican Party.)
To: rarestia
“this chemical (flame retardants) is killing our cats”Well, don't treat your cat with flame retardant and the cat will be just fine.
To: Fawn
Poorly written article that leaves more questions than it answers. Of course, what can we expect from so called journalists these day?
For example, how are cats being impacted by flame retardant toxins? Are they consuming flame retardants? Are they rubbing against the flame retardants and they get into their skins? This crappily written article never says.
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posted on
05/09/2013 10:30:03 AM PDT
by
Nevadan
To: Fawn
Get 1,000 cats from random places
Expose all of them to heavy amounts of this chemical
Breed the ones that are least affected to each other...
Repeat... Until the resultant cat population is no longer affected...
Eventually this problem will go away...
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posted on
05/09/2013 10:32:04 AM PDT
by
GraceG
To: Fawn
I hate it when chemicals turn Ubiquitous
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posted on
05/09/2013 10:32:56 AM PDT
by
Mr. K
(There are lies, damned lies, statistics, and democrat talking points.)
To: Fawn
Dihydrogen Monoxide again?
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posted on
05/09/2013 10:33:45 AM PDT
by
BitWielder1
(Corporate Profits are better than Government Waste)
To: 17th Miss Regt
>> Well, don’t treat your cat with flame retardant
Too late... my kitty was born retarded.
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posted on
05/09/2013 10:35:07 AM PDT
by
Nervous Tick
(Without GOD, men get what they deserve.)
To: Nervous Tick
Too late... my kitty was born retarded.I have a couple of those too. But only one is satanic, the other is OK.
To: Nevadan
I've heard this theory a few years ago. I had a cat with HyperT and it's very common now. Cats lay on the carpets/furniture and also rub against curtains. Do you want your kids wearing
flame retardant clothing?
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posted on
05/09/2013 10:39:52 AM PDT
by
Fawn
(In a World of Information, Ignorance is a Choice.)
To: Fawn
101 uses for a dead cat:
#1. Just before rigormortise sets in, turn their little paws backward and set.
Toilet bowl brush....
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posted on
05/09/2013 10:44:35 AM PDT
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
05/09/2013 10:44:58 AM PDT
by
Fawn
(In a World of Information, Ignorance is a Choice.)
To: BitWielder1
Don’t water this travesty down...
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posted on
05/09/2013 10:45:23 AM PDT
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
To: 17th Miss Regt
Kitty will be FINE!!!!
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posted on
05/09/2013 10:46:22 AM PDT
by
Uncle Miltie
(Mandatory BB Guns for 10 Year Old Boys would solve most of America's problems.)
To: Fawn
The state House passed a ban on additional flame retardants in household items and children's products. Lawmakers also created a system to stop chemical companies from switching to yet another version deemed just as bad. Wow, it seems not that long ago that the nanny press was all agog about how children’s cloths weren’t fire resistant and because the garment industry didn’t want to spend the money on fire retardants hundreds of children every year were killed or maimed.
And if all of these cats have hyperthyroidism why is this the first I have heard of it. I know a lot of cat owners and never a peep.
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posted on
05/09/2013 10:47:13 AM PDT
by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
To: Fawn
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posted on
05/09/2013 10:53:17 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
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