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Re: The Not-So-Deadly Poinsettia

Thank you Chris. I had heard the old wives tale but never thought much about it. John dosen't read what he wrote. In his last entry by Pet Care he said exactly the same thing you did about pets. He did however leave out the part about people and laytex. Dogs get into all kinds of things as do children and one never knows what made them sick exactly nor killed them unless a complete autopsy is performed. Indeed children and pets die from ingesting plants not necessarily because they are posonous plants but because the animal or human, as the case may be, it allergic to it. Thank you.