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Avian flu ..

Posted by Cathy on 8/31/2026, 3:16 pm

I read that Australia and New Zealand are having a horrid time with a strain of avian flu. But they said that indoor birds are safe but those with aviaries that have a nonsolid top should put a solid covering on.

Cathy

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Posted by Seesthru, TC advisor on 8/31/2026, 7:22 pm, in reply to "Avian flu .."

Horrible stuff. It's taken a toll on wildlife, too.

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Posted by Cathy on 9/1/2026, 2:42 pm, in reply to "Re: Avian flu .."

And then I later read that we're going to go through an egg shortage again because of it.

Cathy

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Posted by Seesthru, TC advisor on 9/1/2026, 9:41 pm, in reply to "Re: Avian flu .."

That's very likely. SO many food recalls, unsafe foods.... ugh!

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Posted by Cathy on 9/2/2026, 2:14 pm, in reply to "Re: Avian flu .."

I know. The number of recalls is higher this year than it's ever been and it's not just e coli or salmonella. It's metal and plastic pieces.

Cathy

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Posted by Seesthru, TC advisor on 9/2/2026, 10:54 pm, in reply to "Re: Avian flu .."

That new bacteria, too. It's all crazy!

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Posted by Cathy on 9/3/2026, 12:54 pm, in reply to "Re: Avian flu .."

When I was in 8th grade I read Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, Deadly Spring. It's stayed with me all these years and especially with these times.

Cathy

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Posted by Seesthru, TC advisor on 9/4/2026, 2:16 am, in reply to "Re: Avian flu .."

About DDT? We are still feeling the effects of that poison.

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Posted by Diane on 9/7/2026, 7:08 am, in reply to "Avian flu .."

Since 1970 I think we lost approximately 3 billion birds. I don't know how much is contributed t avian flu and how much is contributed to other issues. This is so sad.

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Posted by Seesthru, TC advisor on 9/7/2026, 2:35 pm, in reply to "Re: Avian flu .."

It's horrible. Poor birds. They're so beautiful, such wonders.

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Posted by Diane on 9/8/2026, 10:09 am, in reply to "Re: Avian flu .."

To me they are so magical and the thought that they are dying off is beyond horrors. The Canadian Geese in my area have been disappeared. When I first moved here four years ago there were so many and now you see only a handful once in a while. I don't know if it's the avian fly or if they're being killed. The law changed in New York regarding killing these animals.

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Posted by Cathy on 9/8/2026, 4:20 pm, in reply to "Re: Avian flu .."

I cannot imagine a world without birds or bird songs.

Cathy

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