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...
