Re: Euthanized pets being ground into pet food?

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From: Daan Sandee
Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 00:00

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In article <4ntcsq$r9t@celebrian.otago.ac.nz>, michelle.campbell@stonebow.otago.ac.nz (Miche) writes:
|> In article <31A13661.6E0C@megafauna.com>
|> Steve Barnard <steve@megafauna.com> writes:
|> 
|> > These prions are disease organisms that can hardly be said to be alive.  
|> > They aren't even as advanced as viruses, not by a long shot.  They also 
|> > cause "scabies" in sheep and are known to cause a brain disease in 
|> > cannabilistic human societies. 
|> 
|> The sheep disease is actually called 'scrapie'.  Scabies is an insect
|> infestation of humans.

Well, I don't want to be excessively picky, but scabies (whether in
humans or other animals) is caused by mites, which aren't insects -
they're arachnids.  Different class of arthropods.

Daan Sandee                                           sandee@think.com
Burlington, MA

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From: sandee@Think.COM (Daan Sandee)
Subject: Re: Euthanized pets being ground into pet food?
Date: 1996/05/22
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