OT: Bird Flu found in Britain

its ok the Irish have taken immediate steps by bombing the Canary Islands ;o)

"A friend"(TM) has chickens. This is of course, worrying, as they're pets as much as they are a source of eggs. And Labour seems to like killing animals (Badgers, Hedgehogs, Cows, Sheep...). Not near Fife, but nevertheless, the last thing they need is some tabloid lunatic complaining that the bairns are at risk of bird flu because there are chickens in a garden they bloody well shouldn't be in anyway.

I don't think that would happen, but bah. It's a disease. Diseases happen. Just take sensible precautions to protect flocks from exposure to wild animals where possible, and accept that there will be losses. Without the publicity, the general public (who are not, overall, in contact with birds anyway) would be blissfully unaware of it.

Richard

Make sure they dont forget to do Eigg as well to stop the breeding :-((

Oil change and new filter should do it.

The Scottish Executive don't muck up everything they do - almost, but not quite. I can think of three useful things they've done:

1. Free nursery places for 3 year olds
2. Free eye-tests for everyone
3. Free bus travel for OAPs (doubt it'll still be there when I reach the current qualifying age in 2031 though).

Shouldn't be a problem in Scotland as they're tough bastards up norf. Didn't one Scot even cure himself of HIV? Bring it on baby.

There is a genetic strain that is naturally resistant to HIV, I think. But I don't think it is limited to Scotland ;)

Richard

"redwood" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@individual.net:

I was at a local loch with my little 'un yesterday at Fordell Castle near Dunfermline. I noticed two dead moor hens in the water, and after hearing the news decided to phone the DEFRA people on 08459 33 55 77 as suggested by the press. I was told bluntly that as moor hens are not migratory they were not is the least bit interested. The bird at Cellardyke was a mute swan, also not migratory. Apparently the carcase was being eaten by gulls which move about the country quite a bit. Are they really taking things seriously? Scottish Exec=Arse

Stuart Gray wrote in news:Xns979DD63E6CFB3stuartggraydslpipexc@216.196.109.145:

I tried to email the Scottish Exec, using their own contact on their website about the above just for the hell of it, guess what the response was?

" Mail to snipped-for-privacy@scotland.gov.uk is undeliverable because the domain is defunct. The original of this email was scanned for viruses by the Government Secure Intranet (GSi) virus scanning service supplied exclusively by Cable & Wireless in partnership with MessageLabs. On leaving the GSi this email was certified virus-free "

Just shows you the Scottish Exec couldn't find their own arses with a handful of toilet paper, and as for a piss up in a brewery, well...