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Daema · 10/21/14

Just thought I would share this as they're very common, and can easily kill if even chewed on a little. They can be see at common chain stores like Walmart, Petsmart, etc. Please remove this toy if you have one.

VictoriaVague · 10/21/14

I saw this on the Feathered Friends Facebook group. It's so upsetting that there are toy manufacturers that don't give a damn and companies importing these toys that don't check they're safe

VictoriaVague · 10/21/14

They also shared this today

Daema · 10/21/14

I actually just saw that, too.

So sad. Was gonna post it but got sidetracked by a sneaky little white feathered boy who found his way out of his night night cage.

VictoriaVague · 10/21/14

Uh oh, has he done much damage? Or just a quiet night time adventure?

Princessbella · 10/21/14

Thanks for the warning. It is sad that manufacturers don't take pet's health seriously. Look at the dog poisoning from food from China. You really have to watch everything these days.

Ankou · 10/21/14

Thank you for the warning.

One of many examples of why I outright refuse to buy basically any pet product manufactured in China and advise people to at least do their own research, if not do the same. (I say "basically" because I have no way of knowing the origins of some of the unpainted, untreated, toy parts I get from known safe online vendors. The plastic beads and things may well be made in China for all I know.)

Manufacturers there hardly care what effect their products have on humans (...only the effect the effects have on sales.) As if they'd care what happens to our animals versus saving a couple pennies per item by using unsafe methods.

SandraK · 10/21/14

At the risk of this being political, China is a country that to this day still comes across as not caring very much about its people so any other living creature would be even further down the "totem pole" of value.

JosienBB · 10/21/14

I'd blame the companies outsourcing their production to China (i.e. cheap labour) for their poor quality control before I'd blame China as a country

Ankou · 10/21/14

JosienBB said:
I'd blame the companies outsourcing their production to China (i.e. cheap labour) for their poor quality control before I'd blame China as a country

I don't want t get political either, but I feel both are at fault... and more that I won't even touch online like how hard it is to have a factory in the US for a huge variety of reasons. And the Western consumers that don't pay attention to where their products come from and everything (labor included) that goes into making them, incentivizing stores to continue buying these things.
It's kinda a complicated web of failure at all levels that I don't see changing any time soon.

I do not, however, at all blame the Chinese people stuck working in these factories. Wherever the fault lies, it isn't with people just trying to make a living in some of the worst working conditions on earth.
Make no mistake, us and our animals are not the only ones to suffer for the sake of cutting pennies. I mean, the suicide nets on one prominent factory aren't there to protect our dogs, cats, and parrots...

WeasleyLover · 10/21/14

VictoriaVague said:
They also shared this today

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Oh no, Jester has one of those! I will go take it out now. Thanks for the warning!

ZoeyFredrik · 10/21/14

Oh no... I know that I have one of these in my house. Now I am having heart failure at work cause I can't go home and get rid of it. :arghh:

Okay, breathe Nik... breathe....

Nikomania · 10/21/14

I have one of those, too.
Thanks so much for the warning.

GuineaPigster · 10/21/14

Just awful

That's why I buy toys from bird toy vendors on here ONLY.

VictoriaVague · 10/21/14

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Karen · 10/21/14

GuineaPigster said:
Just awful That's why I buy toys from bird toy vendors on here ONLY.

Where do their toy pieces and parts come from?

GuineaPigster · 10/21/14

Karen said:
Where do their toy pieces and parts come from?

It depends on the vendor and the toy. There are quite a few threads on AA where vendors have talked about where they get their balsa.

SandraK · 10/21/14

It isn't just the balsa though, it's the paint that is the problem. That's why it is important to know how the wood has been "coloured". Food colouring is safe - others??????

GuineaPigster · 10/21/14

SandraK said:
It isn't just the balsa though, it's the paint that is the problem. That's why it is important to know how the wood has been "coloured". Food colouring is safe - others??????

I'm pretty sure some balsa is covered in a glue type coating too? I'll try and find the thread.

Karen · 10/21/14

I know most wood is safely harvested in the US or Canada but I remember reading a thread on AA a while back from a toy maker that said most plastics come from China.

Anyone know where the shreddables come from?

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