Re: avian flu spreading fast, was changes in food

On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 16:04:39 +0100, Janet Baraclough wrote:

> The message <pan.2005.10.25.00.43.41.262946@xxxxxxxx>
> from "Ann" <nntpmail@xxxxxxxx> contains these words:
>
>
>> > The bad news is, that because our legal import system is highly
>> > regulated, we also have a large number of smuggled exotic bird (and
>> > animal) imports which bypass quarantine entirely.
>
>> That's an ongoing problem in any country that restricts commerce in
>> migratory birds.
>
> Parrots don't migrate to or from here. The exotic bird import industry
> is about tropical birds sold as indoor pets.

No, I wouldn't think you would have a whole lot (if any) parrots in the
UK. I was thinking of agreements not to import other counties' wild
birds. In the US, it's the Wild Bird Conservation Act.

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