Japanese pigs dump Feathered friends amid flu fright

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Arnold Such.a.jap - 04 Mar 2004 13:07 GMT

Feathered friends dumped amid flu fright
http://www.asahi.com/english/nation/TKY200403040141.html

Pet birds are abandoned all over the place in Japan and they are not
capable of surviving in the outside world, especially at this time of
year. The birds could easily become the prey of wild raccoons or stray
cats living around the area.

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Mark Wilson - 04 Mar 2004 23:25 GMT

That sux :-(

> Feathered friends dumped amid flu fright
> http://www.asahi.com/english/nation/TKY200403040141.html
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> year. The birds could easily become the prey of wild raccoons or stray
> cats living around the area.

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Wet Coast Sword - 05 Mar 2004 02:20 GMT

The only real problem I've got with this news flash is this: Raccoons
are native to the Americas, not any other continent...

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NaDeana - 05 Mar 2004 02:40 GMT

Incorrect....see below.

http://www.canids.org/SPPACCTS/raccoond.htm
http://www.canids.org/PUBLICAT/CNDNEWS2/racoondg.htm

> The only real problem I've got with this news flash is this: Raccoons
> are native to the Americas, not any other continent...
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> > year. The birds could easily become the prey of wild raccoons or stray
> > cats living around the area.

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Musashi - 05 Mar 2004 16:00 GMT

In Japan there are native Raccoon dogs (Tanuki) which are often just
translated
as Raccoons. In addition there are now wild North American Raccoons
(Araiguma)
which are the decendants of escaped pets. These two species often fight for
territory.

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Japanese pigs dump Feathered friends amid flu fright