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Tragic story and WARNING! PLEASE READ
This was sent to me by a friend who owns a bird store, and recieved this e mail from a customer. She wanted it cross posted on as many forums as possible so this doesn't happen to anyone else. Thanx



During the early morning hours today, my wife and I lost all 4 of our Amazons to a tragic death. We had a new GE Profile Microwave/Convection oven installed in our home after the original one in our home stopped working. At 1:30 AM my wife, not having eaten for most of the day decided to cook a small microwave dinner. About a half an hour after wards, our 28 year old Yellow Nape fell from her perch in the cage to the floor. It wasn't long after that that "Pedro" gasped her last breath and died in my wife's arms. Just then I heard a crash in the room where our 2 Double Yellows are in their cage at night. One of these birds, "Goldey" is the close companion of "Pedro" and I thought he was watching and heard what happened and was upset. I went to the area where that cage is and found "Goldey" on his back and in distress also. Shortly after picking "Goldey" up from the floor of the cage he took his last gasps and died in my arms. I had noticed that the other Double Yellow in the cage with "Goldey" seemed at the time to be fine, and I went to the cage where our Blue Front "Ollie" was and found her in distress. After picking "Ollie" up she died the same horrible death as the other two within 10 minutes. Within 30 seconds, I heard the horrible cry of our last bird, "Casey" also a Double Yellow as he fell to the floor. Within 5 minutes Casey was gone also. Need I tell you that my wife Lisa and I are devastated. This after having lost our 5th bird, a Double Yellow "Harley" to cancer in February of this year. Not a good year for us.

The reason for my email to you is two fold. One, we would like to know the cost of the birds if we were to buy them today, and second we want to make sure that everyone seeking to buy a GE Profile combination microwave/convection oven not do so until GE has addressed what toxins have been emitted taking the lives of our birds.

Thank you for any cost information you will provide. When we have weathered the grief of this days events, we will most likely be coming to your store bird hunting.

Also, we have been in contact with GE and they so far are reacting in what we think is a responsible manner to address what has happened here.
Thank you.

PLEASE POST THIS WHEREVER POSSIBLE. It is quite apparent that the death of these birds was due to this oven. There were no warnings contained anywhere on the oven.
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[AdminBuffaloParrot]

Oh Boy!  How devastating!  In there grief they brought this awareness to the attention of other bird owners!  A very noble act in a very trying time for them.  It is sad others have to learn of this at the expense of their birds lives but they did a great thing to bring this out and will have saved many lives in the process.  They are to be commended! I will "sticky" this topic so that others can be aware of this scary situation!

[zimbasmom]

Oh my god what a horrible tragedy, I can not even imagine.
So what is it? Is it the fumes like Teflon?

[BirdCrazy]

Oh that is horrible :'( :'(

[sophiemae]

I can only imagine what they must be going through. Very courageous of them to tell their story. You would never think something so simple as turning on a microwave oven would lead to something like this, so sad  :'( May their birds fly high.

[BPMar]

How devistating!  I wonder what news will come from the company?

[wishforabird]

holy crap I am just seeing this!!!! we are going to need a new microwave soo, I need to know if anyone else has gotten a new one and if so, what kind so I know what is safe to buy! that poor family! how horrible!!!!