Re: Hobby farmers pose bird flu risk ?

Jim Webster wrote:
> "Malcolm" <Malcolm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:nsB49tEdq03DFwI3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> In article <drnfij$6ba$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Pat
>> Gardiner <patgardiner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
>>> Pat's Note: I'm incandescent with rage.
>>>
>> Better watch your blood pressure, then.
>>
>>> Maff-Defra imposes what seem perfectly sensible regulations to
>>> register poultry in case of need in the event of bird flu.
>>>
>>> For some reason they exempt flocks with less than 50 birds.
>>>
>> Yes, because of the difficulty of discovering them all.
>
> yes, they haven't a clue who they are or where they are. They have
> been trying to contact them through various associations and clubs.

But they have not requested any of them inform anyone of their presence or
their ownership
So putting information out in a format that is distributed once a year or is
published 6 weeks after being written is a complete waste of time


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Jill Bowis

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