''AI OUTBREAK IN DORSET. THURSDAY 10TH JANUARY 1530 HRS
AN H5N1 AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK HAS BEEN REPORTED IN DORSET. DEFRA HAS NOT YET REPORTED WHETHER THERE WILL BE ANY RESTRICTIONS ETC IMPOSED. THEREFORE WE DO NOT AS YET KNOW THE STATUS OF RACING PIGEONS AT BLACKPOOL. FROM PREVIOUS OUTBREAKS GATHERINGS ARE NOT PERMITTED WHICH MAY MEAN THE SHOW PIGEONS CANNOT ATTEND BUT SALES FROM SINGLES SOURCES AT AUCTIONS SUCH AS CLEARANCE SALES FROM ONE LOFT HAVE IN THE PAST BEEN ACCEPTABLE.
WE WILL CLARIFY THE SITUATION WITH DEFRA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BUT THE BLACKPOOL WINTERGARDENS SHOW WILL GO ON WITH OR WITHOUT PIGEONS
PETER BRYANT''