UK Bird flu: More than 200 rare and exotic birds culled in Maldon

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Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-63373202

Bird flu: More than 200 rare and exotic birds culled in Maldon
Published 9 hours ago

A woman has criticised the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) after 206 rare and exotic birds from her collection were culled.

Canaries, parrots and large cockerels were killed after avian flu was detected at the site in Maldon, Essex.

The owner said she was waiting to hear from Defra's Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), as to whether her 43 remaining birds must also be culled.

An APHA spokesperson said it appreciated "the distress" caused...

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-63404015

Bird flu: Rare birds spared from cull in Essex
Published 5 hours ago

The owners of a private collection of rare birds have breathed "a sigh of relief" after further tests for avian flu came back negative.

Government officials had already culled 206 birds from the flock in Maldon, Essex, because of an unspecified number of positive tests.

The remaining 43 ducks, parrots and parakeets, however, will be spared...