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Please read this; it's from 2022 when the disease was still an issue. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/09/avian-flu-has-led-to-the-killing-of-140m-farmed-birds-since-last-october There are a lot of people involved at the top who think culling is not a good way to deal with...

well if you are, there's another good reason not to buy commercial chicken feed! :gig Feed wheat and pea mixes are your solution :D

yes I do remember it, and I think govt often take a sledgehammer to crack a nut. The vast majority of the mortality figures for H5N1 here are the result of culling, not death by disease, and personally I do not think we should be doing anything to protect the industrial chicken sector...

The test for whether backyard keepers are really going to be treated as holders of livestock (as opposed to a simple registration of what birds live where) will be if you are asked for a CPH number in order to register your birds.

It was the poultry industry that pushed for it. If it follows the pattern of other such regulation, it will be all paperwork and no action. edited to add, welcome to BYC :frow further edited to add, there are hardly any APHA inspectors, and I cannot see them hiring enough newbies to add visits...

yes it is (edited to add: supposedly) about protecting big producers. The real/official debate/consultation about it was last year, before implementation. The response, for anyone interested, is here...

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Do not rely on strangers on websites. Look at the UK govt website linked originally https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-measures-to-help-protect-poultry-industry-from-bird-flu

and what exactly are your legal qualifications? Be aware you are confusing people who will be affected by this and you may be misleading people into breaking the law when it is enacted. Which is highly irresponsible.

read post 6; it says there, future tense.

that's the law as it is now, not the law as will be from October.

I agree. I too am already registered and have been through all the Avian Flu bruhaha. The conspiracy theorists just seem to have a field day with any such 'intrusion' on their privacy.

are you an expert in UK law? Please explain this bit: "In England and Wales keepers are encouraged to register their birds ahead of the legal deadline on 1 October 2024. In Scotland, keepers should register from 1 September 2024 when there will be a new Scottish Kept Bird Register in place...