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ES: OK. I know Eric very well too… <br /> <br />MR: OK. All right. <br /> <br />?: Yeah, and I know \[unclear\] I’m not an expert in this field either but I know at <br />high enough concentrations it does cause nausea, vomiting, um, but, I know <br />for cats - it gets affected pretty bad because you don’t have a particular <br />enzyme that can break down the poison so it stays in their system longer and if <br />I’m correct one of the residents had some cats that were affected because that <br />person saw their cat going down to the stream and bringing back dead prawns <br />and then soon after the cats were really sick. So it can affect cats in particular – <br />not so much other mammals – but for some reason cats, in particular, and the <br />fact they attribute it to a certain enzyme that they lack, but, of course, if you <br />eat anything that’s poisonous it’s not a good idea but it definitely is something <br />of importance that we contact the Department of Health and have them <br />involved with this. We’ve been trying to keep in contact with them because <br />they have a Clean Water Branch and it’s kind of… \[Buffering\] <br /> <br />?: Oh, and can I say something? <br /> <br />?: Yeah, Troy, we’re having a problem with this… <br /> <br />TS: Yeah, just to ah… <br /> <br />NP: Sorry we’re having a little bit of communication problem with the equipment… <br /> <br />TS: Where did I cut off? I’m not sure… <br /> <br />NP: I’m not sure either…. <br /> <br />MR: Cats being poisoned. <br /> <br />NP: Yes, yes, and so you said that there’s cats that have ill effect. And so I suspect <br />that some people buying prawns off the roadside, I guess, is where they’re <br />selling ‘em – wouldn’t even know or even suspect they’re poisoned unless the <br />media really got it out there and… <br /> <br />14 <br /> <br /> <br />