Bird Flu Vacations In France
Posted by Slobokan @ 13:54 · 157 words · print
Avian flu, H5N1, has decided to holiday in France this week.
Tests have confirmed that three swans found dead in eastern France were killed by the H5N1 bird flu virus, the French agriculture ministry said on Thursday, France's first cases of the disease in over a year.
"Michel Barnier, minister of agriculture and fishing, is putting in place the risk prevention measures corresponding to the shift from the 'moderate' level to the 'high' level," the ministry said in a statement.
The "high" level means that in mainland France birds and poultry will have to be either locked up or protected by nets to avoid all contact with wild birds, a ministry official said. The gathering of birds and pigeon contests will be forbidden.
What the heck is a pigeon contest? Do they mean racing, or eating? I guess it doesn't matter now, since they will be forbidden. A pigeon contest? Why?
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