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Posted by longlegggs (My Page) on Thu, Dec 4, 08 at 13:44
| We need to get rid of pesticides and grass additives that the animals will eat and injest. Numerous cases of dogs and cats with cancer inflicting their feet, from walking/laying ontop of these poisons. I would not want my kids running around barefoot on the lawns today! Thank God they are grown and we didn't use these products in the 60's |
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RE: Pesticides
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| Pesticides were much nastier in the 60's. Awareness was much lower, not the hazards. Think Chlordaine and DDT for instance. I'm not advocating pesticides. I agree with the notion that they should not be used indescriminantly, they need to be well regulated, and they should only be available to qualified applicators. I agree that pesticide use on lawns is excessive and most often pure vanity. However, non-native invasive species are often what is targeted. Their reduction in lawn areas helps reduce seed dispersal and proliferation in native plant communities where they displace and often replace those natives. |
RE: Pesticides
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| I agree there is too much put onto lawns in the name of the "Better Homes and Gardens" look. It would be very sad if anyone's pet got sick from the crap they put on their own lawn, I would not wish that on anyone, but OTOH it's their own fault. |
RE: Pesticides
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| What goes on farm fields and lawns ends up in our water supply, too. Just because a pesticide is banned in the U.S. doesn't mean it still isn't manufactured here and exported to the very countries we import winter fruits and vegetables from. It is also a very real reason for the decline of songbirds that winter over in Central and South America. There is a reason why certain forms of cancers, i.e. lymphomas are on the increase, especially in younger people. This is what the hospital nurse told me before my bone marrow biopsy to verify my non-hodgkins lymphoma. #1 in health care reform should be making our air, food and water safe for everyone. |
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