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Following the letter we sent to the Coles Aldi and Woolworths Stores about the potential dangerous design of their 2 Ltr milk bottle tops for small animals .

Dear Sir or Madam:
RE : Bottle tops on Coles 2 litre milk bottles .

We noticed that the lids on your 2 litre milk bottles have a ring on the bottom , which does not split apart , when you open the bottle .
These rings are very dangerous to small animals , such as birds . The ring can get stuck around their neck or mouth and injure the animal or even be fatal .
We enclose a photo of a bird we caught with one of these rings around its bill . Fortunately we were able to remove the ring and save the bird .
There are bottle tops with a much better design readily available on the market . Their rings split open , when people screw the top off the bottles . We urge you to consider a change in the type of bottle tops you use , as the millions of bottles you sell each year can have a strong impact .
Thank you for your co-operation in this matter . Our Goodmans Ford Landcare Group has its own Internet Web Site which we are setting up at the moment . Soon you will be able to require more information about our activities on :
skybusiness.com/goodmansfordlandcaregroup
The group is also thankful for expressions of interest in our projects and Donations to the Goodmans Ford Landcare Group .

We have good news :

Coles already changed the bottle tops used to a save design with splitting rings , and the other stores were also very co-operative and planing to change alike .

Thank you to all the Supermarkets involved !!