Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[Debbie292d]

I went to look, and the last email I got from them was 10/22/25. Here's a snippet from there.

You'll see on the bottom, a link to the infected poultry.

This is that link:
https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/Programs_Services/HPAIWisconsin.aspx

You'll not see any saying the chickens had anything done but to be quarantined.

Check out that one in Jefferson County...3 million? OMG!

 

[babylady4]

Just be aware that registering your location with the government opens your animals to be confiscated and potentially destroyed if the gov chooses to. Perfect example would be the avian influenza…..

 

[DoodlesDuckies]

Just be aware that registering your location with the government opens your animals to be confiscated and potentially destroyed if the gov chooses to. Perfect example would be the avian influenza…..

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's where I was kind of going with it....I don't want to be "that person" but the govt doesn't need to have their nose in my 6 ducks and 2 geese. But I would be interested to see outbreaks and such.

 

[jvls1942]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's where I was kind of going with it....I don't want to be "that person" but the govt doesn't need to have their nose in my 6 ducks and 2 geese. But I would be interested to see outbreaks and such.

you don't need to be registered to be notified.
just watch your local news.
if this wasn't a public site. i would tell you what i think about registering livestock.

 

[DoodlesDuckies]

you don't need to be registered to be notified.
just watch your local news.
if this wasn't a public site. i would tell you what i think about registering livestock.

I was hoping you would comment. But I understand it is tough commenting on these topics. It is such a double edged sword.

 

[LtDanFan]

My wife tells me the other day that she saw a post on Facebook all poultry needs to be registered with the state, anyone else hear anything like that?

It’s so ag can watch out for ag. I wouldn’t ascribe any harm to it (but take the government as you will) except to be able to track disease progression. I can attest to small private operations being dangerous enough with regard to lax disease control being able to take down large commercial operations. I honestly dont think its meant to be a tracking tool, unless you’re worried about avian flu, johane’s disease, fruit fly infestation, screw worm infestation, etc. there are lots of things that as small animal veterinarians we are required to report because they have implications for larger animal and larger agricultural operations.
Still not sure if this is an “official requirement” but the Wisconsin statutes or your local statutes should address that. If it’s required by the state it will be written into your local ordinances.

 

[babylady4]

Because of the mishandling of the lab created avian flu, I would never notify anyone of issues with my flock.

It makes zero sense to commit to 100% euthanasia of livestock, when we are not conducting mass eradication of the wildlife that carry the disease. Instead of conducting wholesale slaughter, we should allow the disease to run its course and study the survivors in order to develop a treatment.

 

[Debbie292d]

I hear what some of you are saying, but if nobody reports anything, nobody knows to be taking precautions, and our chickens will all wind up getting sick anyway.

It IS a double-edged sword.

I have several thousand dollars invested in these show-quality silkies we raise and breed. We're out in the boonies, but area farmers have chickens. I take precautions as it is, but I sure would want to know if one of these farms had AI hit so I could keep mine all locked down and perhaps save them.

It's like keeping your kid home from school when the school advises there was a lice outbreak or some communicable disease.

 

[babylady4]

Tell that to the Ostrich farm in Canada.

The officials in Canada just slaughtered an entire flock of ostriches……. all because some of the birds were ill with avian influenza last year and recovered.

Instead of studying the birds and finding a potential treatment, they killed them all…. because of regulations, and they could. Even with offers from the US to take the flock, it just makes so much more sense to keep perpetuating the practice of mass euthanasia.

Comparing a vector that is carried by unconfined wildlife, to an insect that is easily contained and controlled is an apples to oranges argument. We do not plan on mass extermination of wild birds to control avian influenza.

 

[Debbie292d]

Tell that to the Ostrich farm in Canada.

The officials in Canada just slaughtered an entire flock of ostriches……. all because some of the birds were ill with avian influenza last year and recovered.

Instead of studying the birds and finding a potential treatment, they killed them all…. because of regulations, and they could. Even with offers from the US to take the flock, it just makes so much more sense to keep perpetuating the practice of mass euthanasia.

Comparing a vector that is carried by unconfined wildlife, to an insect that is easily contained and controlled is an apples to oranges argument. We do not plan on mass extermination of wild birds to control avian influenza.

I'm not talking about other countries. I heard what Canada did, and other countries as well.