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Newcastle Disease outbreak hits north Chino
Posted: Saturday, October 6, 2018 8:00 am
By Brenda Dunkle | 0 comments
Throwing out grain to some of her more than 100 geese, ducks, and chickens, Connie Schofield said ?Everyone deserves a last meal, right??
For more than a week, Ms. Schofield who lives on a large property in the unincorporated area of north Chino, has been weeping, barely eating, hardly sleeping, and visiting with her birds, whom she calls ?her babies.?
Ms. Schofield received notice Sept. 26 that all her birds would be euthanized two days later because of an outbreak of virulent Newcastle Disease in the area. She was stunned because recent county tests had found them negative for the disease. The appointment was later cancelled and as of this Friday morning, the birds had not been euthanized.
A peacock and 10 chickens at neighbor Helen Rivera?s home were euthanized Sept. 28, leaving the woman in tears.
Ms. Schofield and Ms. Rivera are among thousands of residents in the Chino, Ontario, Montclair, and Pomona area affected by a new outbreak of Newcastle Disease, that is also hitting other areas in San Bernardino, Riverside and Los Angeles counties, according to officials from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). There was also an isolated outbreak in Ventura County when a flock was moved from Compton to that county.
Newcastle Disease outbreak hits north Chino
Posted: Saturday, October 6, 2018 8:00 am
By Brenda Dunkle | 0 comments
Throwing out grain to some of her more than 100 geese, ducks, and chickens, Connie Schofield said ?Everyone deserves a last meal, right??
For more than a week, Ms. Schofield who lives on a large property in the unincorporated area of north Chino, has been weeping, barely eating, hardly sleeping, and visiting with her birds, whom she calls ?her babies.?
Ms. Schofield received notice Sept. 26 that all her birds would be euthanized two days later because of an outbreak of virulent Newcastle Disease in the area. She was stunned because recent county tests had found them negative for the disease. The appointment was later cancelled and as of this Friday morning, the birds had not been euthanized.
A peacock and 10 chickens at neighbor Helen Rivera?s home were euthanized Sept. 28, leaving the woman in tears.
Ms. Schofield and Ms. Rivera are among thousands of residents in the Chino, Ontario, Montclair, and Pomona area affected by a new outbreak of Newcastle Disease, that is also hitting other areas in San Bernardino, Riverside and Los Angeles counties, according to officials from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). There was also an isolated outbreak in Ventura County when a flock was moved from Compton to that county.
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