Amend avian flu regulations to allow the vaccination of swans and wildfowl
National
·395 contributorsCurrent legislation only allows birds that are kept in zoological settings to be vaccinated against avian influenza. This should be extended to static populations of swans and wildfowl to prevent these flocks being wiped out this winter. Stratford upon Avon has such a flock of swans at risk.
Emma Reynolds
Environment Secretary
H5N1 decimating UK swans
Static localized populations like zoo birds
Swans dying in Stratford upon Avon
Suspected avian flu deaths
Prevent viral extinction via vaccination
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Amend avian flu regulations to allow the vaccination of swans and wildfowl
National
Current legislation only allows birds that are kept in zoological settings to be vaccinated against avian influenza. This should be extended to static populations of swans and wildfowl to prevent these flocks being wiped out this winter. Stratford upon Avon has such a flock of swans at risk.
H5N1 decimating UK swans
Static localized populations like zoo birds
Swans dying in Stratford upon Avon
Suspected avian flu deaths
Prevent viral extinction via vaccination