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Originally Posted by pippy

Have you not yet had Avian Flu in the US?

As you probably know there have been a few scares here in the UK which I believe were put down to migrating birds. This happened before I became a parrot owner so I've just had a look at the relevant govt website.

Defra, UK - Disease surveillance and control - Notifiable diseases - Avian Influenza

Doesn't look as though a cull of indoor pet birds would be a likely scenario here...

Defra, UK - Disease surveillance and control - Notifiable diseases - Avian Influenza - Advice to poultry keepers

I bloody well hope not anyway!

Certainly poultry flocks were/would be culled.

Yes it was way back when in Maryland I believe, 30 or more years ago. I'd have to look it up. But they put some chicken farmers out of business. ( Lisa B. might have the doc's on this.)

But with Newcastle in Calf. They did go door to door and they put peoples pet parrots that had NEVER even been outside, so their was NO way they were exposed, but that did not matter they killed them anyway. Some of them were killed right in front of their crying, begging owners!