Re: Governent Responses to Avian Flu

["debbietpl" <theparrotlady@...>]

My understanding is that they will do as what was stated and kill as=20
many of the birds in the community as they can, unless they are kept=20
indoors. We must really be careful in mixing our birds during=20
social events due to these threats. Does anyone have a link for the=20
statement by Pres. Bush?=20=20

As far as truly doing what he decrees, I would totally believe they=20
would destroy all of the lakes for the migratory birds. Don't=20
forget, no only would they be effected, so would an entire ecology=20
if they do such a thing. I would hope that agencies like the Nature=20
Conservancy or some kind of International Conservation project would=20
work to protect these lakes from such actions. We would really need=20
to support them in that fight. Even with a fight, if the king has=20
money, it will be done no questions asked, I totally agree there.=20=20

I also agree with Joe in that we need to stop generating fear and=20
figure out the exact causes of this disease. Figure out all of the=20
details and spread that word stronger than the word of everything=20
spreading to everybody and everybody dying from birds as what is=20
being projected the most right now.=20=20

It's interesting to note that malaria kills 2 million or more people=20
a year. Just because it's not in the US or UK, it's not a problem?

Education, cleanliness, closed flock and quarantine will be key to=20
help this problem go away until enough vaccine or a true vaccine is=20
found to protect from the potential threat.=20=20

Debbie Goodrich
The Parrot Lady

-- In Freeflight@yahoogroups.com, "Janet Jeanpierre"=20
<jajeanpierre@y...> wrote:
>
> I don't think they are culling the migratory birds, just the=20
> domestic fowl and pet birds.
>=20
> Janet
>=20
> --- In Freeflight@yahoogroups.com, anarkissed <annrkiszt@y...>=20
wrote:
> >
> > At 03:20 AM 11/2/2005, you wrote:
> >=20
> > >Abu Dhabi, on the Persian Gulf right next to Saudi Arabia is=20
> already
> > >culling every bird in the city, including housed pet birds.
> > >
> > >Janet
> >=20
> > My brain just can't wrap itself around the idea of an entire=20
city=20
> with not=20
> > one single bird! How do you stand back while they net and gas=20
the=20
> sparrows=20
> > and the robins, the wrens and the chickadees, all those=20
wonderful=20
> marvelous=20
> > little chirpy birds and the crows and the jays and... Oh it's=20
> just so=20
> > fantastical. Yes, if desert places like abu dhabi drain the=20
> nearby=20
> > waterholes there will be whole flocks of birds who can't make it=20
> across the=20
> > desert, can't turn back even if instinct would let them, and=20
> massive deaths.
> > How strange it would be to go about in a city without a single=20
> bird. It=20
> > would seem apocalyptic, and maybe it is. If there is an=20
> apocalyptic=20
> > future, maybe that's what's happening. ~sigh~
> > It's a terrible thing to witness.
> >=20
> >=20
> > Yolanda
> >=20
> > I never cease to be amazed at what a truly determined person can=20
do
> > with even the SHORTEST rope or the SMALLEST shovel. --Rev. Ivan=20
> Stang, CofSg
> > --End Transmission=20
> >=20
> >
>