Australia - Residents warned to keep pets out of Capalaba Regional Park as avian botulism kills birds, fish

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Residents warned to keep pets out of Capalaba Regional Park as avian botulism kills birds, fish <!-- google_ad_section_end(name=story_headline) --><!-- // .story-headline -->

by:<CITE> Josh Alston, Wynnum Herald </CITE>
From:<CITE>Quest Newspapers</CITE>
January 23, 201312:00AM


Residents are being asked to keep pets out of Capalaba Regional Park due to an outbreak of avian botulism in the water. <!-- google_ad_section_end(name=story_introduction) --><!-- // .story-intro --><!-- google_ad_section_start(name=story_body, weight=high) -->

The strain is not harmful to humans, but is killing birds and fish.

There is no scientific evidence to suggest it can harm pets, but Capalaba - Division 9 councillor Paul Gleeson has urged locals to refrain from taking their dogs to the park as a precaution.

He fears that if a pet consumes a poisoned bird or fish it could become sick as well.

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