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Where does CDC say NOT to keep a pet bird?

Not where food or drinks are made, served or stored.

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  1. In a quiet family room
  2. Where food or drinks are prepared ✔
  3. In a bright living room

Why: Birds can carry germs that make people sick. CDC says to keep pet birds out of places where food or drinks are prepared, served or stored.

Huh, didn't know that: CDC says to closely supervise children around birds.

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Answer: Where food or drinks are prepared. Birds can carry germs that make people sick. CDC says to keep pet birds out of places where food or drinks are prepared, served or stored.

  1. Pet Birds (CDC Healthy Pets) www.cdc.gov/healthy-pets/about/birds.html
    Avoid keeping or housing pet birds in areas where food or drinks are prepared, served, or stored.
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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