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Giant African snails seized from schools
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| Tuesday, April 27, 2004
Posted on 04/27/2004 5:10:25 PM PDT by presidio9
Edited on 04/29/2004 2:04:18 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Federal health officials have seized several dangerous pests called Giant African Land Snails from Wisconsin classrooms and have started a national search for the creatures, which reproduce rapidly, destroy plants and can transmit meningitis.
The snails, which are illegal to have in the United States, were used in classrooms by unwitting school officials, said Willie Harris, eastern regional director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Safeguarding, Intervention and Trade Compliance Program.
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TOPICS: Extended News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: africanlandsnail; farming
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posted on
04/27/2004 5:10:25 PM PDT
by
presidio9
To: presidio9
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posted on
04/27/2004 5:12:44 PM PDT
by
cyborg
To: presidio9
We need these guys to round up illegal aliens!
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posted on
04/27/2004 5:12:51 PM PDT
by
gitmo
(Thanks, Mel. I needed that.)
To: presidio9
I guess, Lucy Mann, the author of "Your First Giant African Land snail". Kingdom Books. (1999) ISBN: 1852791594 won't be selling too many copies in Wisconsin.
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posted on
04/27/2004 5:16:58 PM PDT
by
bwteim
(Begin With The End In Mind)
To: presidio9
When snails are outlawed, only outlaws will have snails.
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posted on
04/27/2004 5:17:41 PM PDT
by
mrs. a
To: bwteim
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posted on
04/27/2004 5:18:43 PM PDT
by
presidio9
(Rangers Lead The Way!)
To: gitmo
The offending critter....
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posted on
04/27/2004 5:19:11 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
("We deal in hard calibers and hot lead." - Roland Deschaines)
To: mrs. a
Snails don't kill people, People umm,... whatever.
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posted on
04/27/2004 5:19:54 PM PDT
by
Shaun_MD
("...Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges - In Times of War, The Law Will Be Silent..." - Cicero)
To: gitmo
heh... these snails go about as fast as the US government
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posted on
04/27/2004 5:20:24 PM PDT
by
cyborg
To: presidio9
EscarGOt!
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posted on
04/27/2004 5:20:42 PM PDT
by
FreedomFarmer
(In memory of FReeper Harpseal. Yorktown.)
To: presidio9
Wisconsin is headed for real problems. An onslaught of strange frenchmen, butter, garlic, and chardonnay in hand.
To: presidio9
Is it crunchable, precious? Is it tasty?
To: presidio9
Holy cow! The snails that ate Wisconsin . . .
To: FreedomFarmer
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posted on
04/27/2004 5:24:47 PM PDT
by
bwteim
(Begin With The End In Mind)
To: presidio9
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posted on
04/27/2004 5:26:32 PM PDT
by
FreedomCalls
(It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
To: presidio9; All
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posted on
04/27/2004 5:27:28 PM PDT
by
FreedomCalls
(It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
To: presidio9
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posted on
04/27/2004 5:28:24 PM PDT
by
FreedomCalls
(It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
To: presidio9
"unwitting school officials", a national epidemic!
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posted on
04/27/2004 5:29:58 PM PDT
by
Abcdefg
To: presidio9
Harris said people who have the snails without knowing they are illegal will not face punishment. Well, isn't that special. Do you suppose they would afford the same courtesy to someone with a shotgun that's 1/8" too short?
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posted on
04/27/2004 5:31:02 PM PDT
by
coloradan
(Hence, etc.)
To: presidio9
Ewwwww!
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posted on
04/27/2004 5:55:58 PM PDT
by
daisymeme
(Money often costs too much, when we make money to spend time.)
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