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California City May Ban Oleanders (Kills Horses)
Science Daily ^ | 9-2-2007

Posted on 09/02/2007 7:28:36 PM PDT by blam

California city may ban oleanders

YORBA LINDA, Calif., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Residents and city officials in Yorba Linda, Calif., are considering a ban on oleanders because of the plant's risk to horses.

Oleanders, which have pink and white flowers, can be deadly to a horse if consumed, and many Yorba Linda residents own horses, The Orange County Register reported.

The Yorba Linda City Council plans to vote this month on banning the plants.

A University of California at Davis veterinary medical publication suggests that horses could suffer heart failure even from eating a small amount of the plant, the newspaper said.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; death; horses; oleanders
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To: ThomasThomas
Yorba Linda is the home of the Richard Nixon library and also has the highest average household in the country.

I always thought SF's Haight-Ashbury neighborhood held that distinction. :=)

41 posted on 09/04/2007 7:59:24 AM PDT by Bob
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To: blam

I have oleanders in my yard and I don’t know how to get rid of them. I think they were making my ducks sick. Although oleanders are very pretty I am glad that something that makes animals sick or can even kill is not welcome in our beautiful city.


42 posted on 09/14/2007 8:21:55 PM PDT by padkins (www.FreeConsumerService.com)
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To: livius

That’s a bit of an overreaction. How about just not eating it?


43 posted on 09/14/2007 8:28:49 PM PDT by DryFly
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To: Hetty_Fauxvert

Hey Mensa member, do you have drain cleaner under your sink or any other pesticides, cleaners, etc., that are much more caustic than a little bush? I’ve lived in CA for 42 years and the stuff has never once jumped in my mouth.


44 posted on 09/14/2007 8:32:55 PM PDT by DryFly
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To: blam

I believe rhubarb leaves are poisonous to horses.


45 posted on 09/14/2007 9:12:50 PM PDT by healy61
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To: DryFly

You’re right; there are many things around the house that are just as toxic as that “little bush.” However, most people are aware of the toxicity of those items, and if there are small children around, will keep the items locked up. However, many people don’t even *know* how toxic oleander is, and small children have a habit of putting EVERYTHING in their mouths.

As for your never having ingested oleander yourself, well, certainly the world is a better place for your presence, so we are all glad of that. But out of your 42 years, you were probably only at risk for the first 3 or 4. (One would hope.)


46 posted on 09/14/2007 10:25:10 PM PDT by Hetty_Fauxvert
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To: Hetty_Fauxvert

Nitwit.


47 posted on 09/15/2007 12:26:14 AM PDT by DryFly
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To: DryFly

Thank you for that very pleasant response.


48 posted on 09/16/2007 10:32:14 AM PDT by Hetty_Fauxvert
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