The truth is that poop is in the news since the Kings of Leon were bombarded with pigeon poop from the rafters during a St. Louis concert yesterday. The question comes up is poop bad for your health. Well there are those who claim the methane gas emitted by cows are responsible for global warming. Please shut up Al Gore!

Seriously, I wondered about the pigeon variety of poop having an effect on your health . There are so many pigeons in the city that you often feel over run if you sit in a park and eat your sandwich. The truth is that while still wet the poop is fairly harmless but when it piles up and you are around it enough to breath you need to wear a NIOSH approved “respirator” according to WikiAnswers. Apparently the dried poop becomes a dust that if you breathe in concentrated amounts can cause horrible diseases like meningitis. They even recommend decontaminating when you have been working in an affected area for a period of time. Well so much for pigeons being kind of cute!