by johnnymarin | Sep 22, 2017 | Pigeons in the News
Cape Town – The recent outbreak of the avian flu virus has the racing pigeon industry all aflutter after they were told to keep their birds indoors.
The South African National Pigeon Organisation (Sanpo) said they had decided to heed to recommendations made by the provincial department of agriculture.
Spokesperson for MEC Alan Winde, Bronwynne Jooste, said they recommended that any movement of birds be limited as far as possible.
“Movement must be covered by a movement permit if coming from within 30km of an infected farm. This permit can be obtained from a local state vet. Bird owners should be aware that as soon as their birds travel, they are at increased risk of catching avian influenza and spreading it.”
The department said there had been 13 outbreaks in South Africa since June. These involved seven commercial chicken farms, two groups of backyard chickens, three sets of wild birds and one group of domestic geese.
The H5N8 strain of the disease has already wreaked havoc in the poultry industry in Zimbabwe, where thousands of commercial birds have died or had to be culled.
This strain of the virus has so far shown no sign of being infectious to people.
Sanpo president Fadiel Hendricks said they decided to listen to the recommendation, to protect themselves.
“We have an understanding that you can race, but if something happened and a pigeon gets killed and tested and it’s found to have avian flu in the pigeon, then pigeons from that area will be culled. So for now, there is no racing.”
He said they “found themselves in a disaster especially in the Western Cape” and it was beyond their control.
“We can’t control certain diseases in the wild. It is a fear, but as custodians of the sport we have to listen to what the vets and authorities are saying.”
He said some members were concerned about losing points and their national colours were at stake.
The official vet for the organisation, Ockert Botha, said: “Scientific evidence is clear that currently there is no evidence that avian flu affects domesticated pigeons, or that they play a role in carrying the disease and therefore are a threat to the poultry industry. However, we are being ever vigilant of the importance of the disease.”
Botha said all pigeons in the area would be vaccinated against other viruses.
“We are being proactive about it.”
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by johnnymarin | Sep 21, 2017 | Pigeon Patrol's Services
Police forces of the western Iranian city of Kermanshah have seized pigeons which were used by drug dealers for carrying narcotics.
The local police came across these drug carrying pigeons in a dealer’s house during one of their operations to cleanse the city’s suspicious neighborhoods from dealers and addicts.
According to a Farsi report by the Mehr News Agency, a local judiciary official said the drug dealer used to tie small drug packages to the legs of these trained pigeons so that they could transfer them to the desired places across the city.
Kermanshah’s anti-drug police have captured all these birds, he added.
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by johnnymarin | Sep 20, 2017 | Pigeons in the News
AMANZIMTOTI Pigeon Racing Club reports on race 25 and 26.
On Saturday, 26 August, seven members flew a total of 88 birds from Middelburg.
First and second Doug Fry, third to fifth Basil Tait, sixth Bradshaw Lofts, seventh Doug Fry, eighth to ninth Basil Tait, 10th Rossouw Lofts.
Three members flew a total of 58 birds from Bloemfontein.
First Rossouw Lofts, Basil Tait, third Rossouw Lofts, fourth Doug Fry, fifth to eighth Basil Tait, ninth Rossouw Lofts, 10th Basil Tait.
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by johnnymarin | Sep 19, 2017 | Bird Deterrent Products
A man was forced to hand over his air rifle after he was caught shooting pigeons in Ernesettle.
Officers say they tracked the man down after locals raised the alarm over the incident, which is being investigated by wildlife officers.
One resident, who wished to stay anonymous, said the man had a “massive air rifle” and was “shooting the pigeons” in her street.
A police spokesman said: “Police were called to an address in Ernesettle Plymouth, following reports of a man attempting to shoot pigeons with an air rifle Monday morning, August 28.
“A suspect was identified and he handed over his rifle and ammunition when visited by local officers.
“Wildlife officers are investigating this incident under the wildlife and countryside act along with support from the RSPCA.”
An eyewitness suggested that the man with the rifle had lived on the street for years but that she was worried to approach him, unsure as to what he would do.
She added that “he was out there for ages shooting these birds for fun” and she was “worried about people’s pets in the area”.
Anyone with more details regarding the incident can call 101 and quote crime reference number CR/073493/17.
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by johnnymarin | Sep 18, 2017 | Pigeons in the News
TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) — Iran’s police confiscated 30 pigeons used for carrying illicit drugs in the western province of Kermanshah, semi-official ISNA news agency reported Tuesday.
The pigeons, with capsules carrying small amounts of drugs fixed on their feet, belong to a distributor of drugs, said Hossein Barari, police chief of Kermanshah Province.
They were selected from the pigeons used for carrying mails and knowing the addresses well, Barari added.
Iran, which shares a 900-km-long border with Afghanistan, has been used as the main conduit for smuggling Afghan drugs to Europe.
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