brett@ucla-cs.UUCP (04/13/85)
> ... Then these were outlawed. Disease or some such other rot (no, I > don't a lecture on the this subject). Actually I would be interested in knowing somebackground info on why they outlawed turtles and the disease. I'm just curious. -- Brett Fleisch University of California Los Angeles 3804 Boelter Hall Los Angeles, CA 90024 Phone: (213) 825-2756, (213) 474-5317 brett@ucla-cs.ARPA or ...!{cepu, ihnp4, trwspp, ucbvax}!ucla-cs!brett -------------------------------------------------------------------------
wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (T C Wheeler) (04/17/85)
Turtles, like the one described, were found to carry Salmonella bacteria in greater than usual quantity. Handling the little creatures, then eating without washing well could lead to some unwanted consequences. Not to mention preparing food after playing with the turtles. T. C. Wheeler