News-Gazette (July 5) – Dr. Judilee Marrow, a veterinarian at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital who specializes in treating zoological species, offers guidance for owners of pet birds on what things to keep away from their avian friends. Nonstick surfaces containing Teflon, such as pots and pans, irons or even ovens, can release a gas fatal to avian species. This gas is produced even when pans are used at normal temperatures.
