on a number of occasions i've seen drug test results printed in the BHW to clear members names, has anybody ever been proven to be using performance enhancing drugs on there birds in this country?
If a bird has an ailement which restricts its flying/racing ability and medication is administered then that would enhance the performance of that bird!
Any fancier at the top of his/her game will be acused of "using something", the fanciers who can't fly a kite should look at themselves and then try and learn from these fanciers instead of just acusing them of cheating! IMO
I would sugest anybody liberating from that area has a couple of extra people with them holding video cameras, only way you will get a prosecution is with hard evidence!
Birds being fed to late in the day of marking or prior training will often throw up and in many cases this is the cause of sickness being passed around the basket.
Fortunatly all our crates have grids so and food brought up can't be eaten by others!
They just don't travel well with full crops, possibly because they are in the dark boot of a car being thrown around or bouncing about in the back of a transporter, i'm sure i'd be sick the way some are treated.