Story Bird: Benji
Benji loved peanuts in the shells. We used to give him
food from our local petshop unfortunately we were unaware of the dangers of
food (especially nuts) that weren't fresh. Benji's favorite food eventually
killed him on 17th June 1996. The peanuts we had been giving him had been
condemned for human consumption and were being sold cheaply to the petshop, who
were then selling them on to us. They contained fungus which released spores
when the peanut was cracked open, these spores grew in Benji's lungs and killed
him. At the time we had an ordinary vet who was inexperienced at treating
tropical birds and he didn't notice the signs, by the time we all realized what
was wrong it was too late. If this story even saves one life then Benji's death
won't have been in vain so please add it to your site.
