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Tampa Reptile show And Peting zoo

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I just seen on the news that the petting zoos in florida have been linked to the bactira infections in 60 people. Are they going to have that petting zoo at the show in tampa? I personaly will not go in, and will also be purchasing anti-bactria hand gel to keep my hands clean while shopping.
 
Did tony sell this one too? I know he sold Orlando, and I think Atlanta too... I know Tony liked petting zoos to bring the locals in.. then it just made the whole show a petting zoo.. Can I hold this? Can my son hold that while I take a picture? Is that thing alive? Bleh.. who knows, I wont be there.
 
yeah its always at the tampa show. big goats and crazy llamas and stuff, wallabes. I wont go in after all that stuff on the news. they are probly the same animals. The people got infected at a petting zoo at the strawberry fest in plant city florida.
 
I'll be there Saturday and Sunday. Are you saying I should wear an Ebola suit? Like in "The Andromeda Strain"?
 
From what the news says I would stay away from the petting zoo. or at the very very least get some gel
 
Vince, if you practice proper hygiene(?) you won't have any problems.

There have been several recorded cases of ecoli bacteria infection in children that were at several different fairs and petting zoos. As far as I know they have not found, or if they have found, have not released, a definitive cause for these outbreaks.

It is suggested that the barnyard animals are rolling in their own feces and are then being petted by youngsters who are THEN putting their dirty digits into their mouths.
Or, that handwashing is NOT being done properly by the food service people OR that the food/drink was contaminated elsewhere then taken to the fairs.

I would be inclined to reckon, were I a reckoning kind of guy, that it's the feces to mouth connection that is causing this. Little kids are particularly susseptible to bacterial infections and they also love to pet the piggies and goatsies and horsies and so on and so on and so on.

So, Vince, leave the barnyard animals ALONE and you should be fine.
 
the news just said they found the cause to be a petting zoo at two fairs in florida. Im not anti-petting zoo! I also noticed that no antibacterial gel was available at the petting zoo last time in tampa. it was available at the insect feeder table though. :confused: whatsup with that? alot of parents dont watch the kids while they are petting the animals, and it happens quick. or even if you whip you hands on your clothes then get it contact with it later it could be bad news. News isn't that slow, this was a big outbreak caused by petting zoo animals. Of cource it was the feces to mouth . Im just saying, do you think they will still have the petting zoo or cancel it due to bad publicity?
 
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