latest - avian flu in france - racing cancelled.

[expat1]

If the Nederlands has had a case of bird flu as you suggest they might have, It has not stopped the pigeon racing in that country

I will add a bit to this

you may be interested to know that there are French Pigeons at Veviers about 30 miles or so from me waiting to be Liberated to fly back into France

It will be interesting to see what happens to them

[Guest]

BACK TO ORIGINAL THREAD,

JUST WATCHED THE NEWS AND BIRD FLU WAS NOT MENTIONED   :o      THANKFULLY 8) 8)

 

Think that may be because the news about France broke on Wednesday morning, with the worst possible linkage with pigeons going out on BBCNews24 - 'French correspondant' told the world & its cousin France had banned pigeon racing because of the AI outbreak..

[Guest]

with reading the above do you reckons the netherland has a case of bird flu we have`nt heard about?

 

Think if there was a case we would have heard about it, it is a notifiable disease. I reckon what they are doing with free-range poultry is a wise precaution

[stevebelbin]

UNC now racing from Eastbourne and not Brussels as DEFRA have stopped them leaving the country apparently!!!  :-/

[almeehan]

INFC due to liberate in Quimper today, thats not happening. No information about what is going on, our substitute racepoint is Hastings, or it could be cancelled. Anybody hear anything?

[rambo]

Irish birds being brought back to ireland, Kings Cup cancelled.

[Guest]

RPRA website was updated late last night. Its official - inland racing only, until further notice.

 

FRENCH RACING BAN - 5 JULY 2007 latest update 2230 hrs

 

H5N1 has been confirmed in NE France in a group of swans.  

 

The French Government has, as a precautionary measure, banned all racing pigeon liberations until further notice. This has been endorsed by DEFRA at a meeting this afternoon and the General Licence has been revised and racing from outside of the UK has, as a precautionary measure also, been banned.  Therefore only racing within the UK can take place at present.  DEFRA will keep the situation under review until the situation in Western Europe stabilises.

The revised General Licence is on the DEFRA website at http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/notifiable/disease/ai/keptbirds/genlicence.htm

 

Organisations that are en route or already in situ must abort their liberations planned in France and return to the UK.

 

A further update will be given when anymore information/advice is available.

 

Peter Bryant

General Manager

 

 

 

 

[Guest Vic]

 

Ade , thanks for the pm. That seems the likely one. (Kingsdown). A few miles west of Seaton on the 3052. NOT EVEN ON THE AA'S 4 MILES TO THE INCH, ROAD ATLAS. Only hope they can  find it.

[Guest]

is kingsdown where the North West classic birds will race from on Saturday? Kingsdown Wiltshire? postcode SN13? or there is a kingsdown in dorset,   google earth Kingsdown , Dorset

 

22 miles inland

[peterpau]

Ade told you where it is. Yes it is in Devon south of junction 27.