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Swans culled at Droitwich rescue centre after bird flu outbreak
Published 22 hours ago
All birds at a swan rescue centre will have to be put down after an outbreak of bird flu, a charity has said.
The culling at Wychbold Swan Rescue, near Droitwich, Worcestershire, comes after it treated two swans from Evesham which passed the virus to others.
A number of cases of avian flu have been found in England.
The government has said all captive birds have to be kept indoors from Monday to prevent the spread of bird flu.
The swan rescue group said on Wednesday it found two dead swans in the centre of Evesham and later found another four.
At the time, Jan Harrigan from Wychbold Swan Rescue said the original two swans rescued died in the night, but soon nine others at the centre died, along with some chickens...
Swans culled at Droitwich rescue centre after bird flu outbreak
Published 22 hours ago
All birds at a swan rescue centre will have to be put down after an outbreak of bird flu, a charity has said.
The culling at Wychbold Swan Rescue, near Droitwich, Worcestershire, comes after it treated two swans from Evesham which passed the virus to others.
A number of cases of avian flu have been found in England.
The government has said all captive birds have to be kept indoors from Monday to prevent the spread of bird flu.
The swan rescue group said on Wednesday it found two dead swans in the centre of Evesham and later found another four.
At the time, Jan Harrigan from Wychbold Swan Rescue said the original two swans rescued died in the night, but soon nine others at the centre died, along with some chickens...