Please Do Not Kiss the Chickens

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LongBlade

July 17, 2015, 09:43:20 PM
This week's PSA is brought to you by Chick-fil-A.

In keeping with the love being shown to beef cattle, their leader has issued yet another request: please refrain from kissing the chickens.

QuoteThe CDC put out a warning asking chicken owners not to snuggle or kiss their birds for fear of contracting salmonella.

"Chickens actually have salmonella naturally and they don't get sick from it, but humans do, and the main symptoms are diarrhea, fever and abdominal pain," Dr. Robert Glatter said. He didn't need to read the CDC report detailing the rise in salmonella infections from pet chickens, ducks and turkeys in 2015 to recommend against keeping chickens as pets.

"The main issue is that people just don't wash their hands after they handle them, especially children," Glatter said. "So I am really against this, I think it's just not a good practice in general."

source: http://www.myfoxny.com/story/29569244/cdc-dont-kiss

Wise words.

A spokesman for the Man-Chicken-Affection-Association could not be reached for comment.
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

Ubercat

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July 17, 2015, 09:48:16 PM
Shouldn't that be Man-Chicken-Love-Association?  MACLA for short. :2funny:
"If you have always believed that everyone should play by the same rules and be judged by the same standards, that would have gotten you labelled a radical 50 years ago, a liberal 25 years ago, and a racist today."

- Thomas Sowell

Mr. Bigglesworth

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July 18, 2015, 01:18:27 PM
The chickens have salmonella, the salmon have pox.
"Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; "
- Shakespeare's Henry V, Act III, 1598
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