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Well... that's a bit shit!

 

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favicon-32x32.ico Songbirds being killed by pesticides found in pet fur flea treatments | Birds | The Guardian

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Exclusive: Chemical in treatment for pet fleas and ticks is found in nests of blue and great tits, killing chicks

 

Songbird chicks are being killed by high levels of pesticides in the pet fur used by their parents to line their nests, a study has found.

 

Researchers surveying nests for the harmful chemical found in pet flea treatments found that it was present in every single nest. The scientists from the University of Sussex are now calling for the government to urgently reassess the environmental risk of pesticides used in flea and tick treatments and consider restricting their use.

 

Cats and dogs are widely treated with insecticides to prevent against fleas. Vets often recommend regular flea treatments as a preventive measure, even when dogs and cats do not have the pest. But scientists now recommend animals should not be treated for fleas unless they actually have them.

 

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So, that was a job well done.

 

They missed a few

 

 

There was 100's of Hamas fighters in crisp looking  ninja outfits at the hostage handovers.

 

 

Not sure the peace will last long, as lot of the current goverment, where against it & no plans for whats next....

 

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Racheal Reeve to raid the pockets of dead service men and their families . A new low ...

Labour have never given a shit about the armed forces, Starmers crew of incompetents have taken this to new levels very quickly not just with the armed forces but anyone who doesn’t subscribe to their ideology. 

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3 hours ago, peds said:

 

Cats and dogs are widely treated with insecticides to prevent against fleas. Vets often recommend regular flea treatments as a preventive measure, even when dogs and cats do not have the pest. But scientists now recommend animals should not be treated for fleas unless they actually have them.

 

Yes definitely don't treat anything for a problem that doesn't exist.

 

This is another thing against the systemic neonicotoids.

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9 hours ago, peds said:

 

Well... that's a bit shit!

 

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favicon-32x32.ico Songbirds being killed by pesticides found in pet fur flea treatments | Birds | The Guardian

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Exclusive: Chemical in treatment for pet fleas and ticks is found in nests of blue and great tits, killing chicks

 

Songbird chicks are being killed by high levels of pesticides in the pet fur used by their parents to line their nests, a study has found.

 

Researchers surveying nests for the harmful chemical found in pet flea treatments found that it was present in every single nest. The scientists from the University of Sussex are now calling for the government to urgently reassess the environmental risk of pesticides used in flea and tick treatments and consider restricting their use.

 

Cats and dogs are widely treated with insecticides to prevent against fleas. Vets often recommend regular flea treatments as a preventive measure, even when dogs and cats do not have the pest. But scientists now recommend animals should not be treated for fleas unless they actually have them.

 

 

FFS

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10 hours ago, peds said:

 

Well... that's a bit shit!

 

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favicon-32x32.ico Songbirds being killed by pesticides found in pet fur flea treatments | Birds | The Guardian

WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM
Exclusive: Chemical in treatment for pet fleas and ticks is found in nests of blue and great tits, killing chicks

 

Songbird chicks are being killed by high levels of pesticides in the pet fur used by their parents to line their nests, a study has found.

 

Researchers surveying nests for the harmful chemical found in pet flea treatments found that it was present in every single nest. The scientists from the University of Sussex are now calling for the government to urgently reassess the environmental risk of pesticides used in flea and tick treatments and consider restricting their use.

 

Cats and dogs are widely treated with insecticides to prevent against fleas. Vets often recommend regular flea treatments as a preventive measure, even when dogs and cats do not have the pest. But scientists now recommend animals should not be treated for fleas unless they actually have them.

 

 

That's proper shit. Extermination by stealth. If the cats themselves don't get the birdies, then their fur will. Great.

 

They were feeling optimistic.

 

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Trump calls emergence of DeepSeek a ‘wake-up call’ amid doubts about sustainability of western artificial intelligence boom

 

 

You've got to laugh... All that imaginary money - gone.....

All money is imaginary I guess, I take your point though.

What with the electric cars that China are producing cheaper than the west, and now this, 2025 could be the year the balance of power flips.

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