It's here again! This time in a flock of semi-wild swans in Dorset. Guys remember if you own birds, keep a very close eye for changes of any kind, any signs of illness etc. If you see a dead bird, report it to your local Animal Health Office!! Their contact details are on DEFRA's website.
Check DEFRA, the Welsh Assembly Government & the Scottish Government's websites for updates.
On other news, less than 3 months til my course yay! Starting to get a little nervous in case I find it hard or it's not what I expect but I am very excited!!
I also saw something interesting on the news - should zoo's treat animals as if they were wild i.e. if they get sick, let them fight it themselves & if nature intends it, die, or treat them because they're in their care? I must admit to finding this odd; my first reaction is to treat them but if they want to keep them in as normal a habitat as possible, darting them and giving them medicine isn't normal!!! Anyone else got any comments?
Whilst it's admirable of zoo's to not want to unduly interfere of course they bear a responsibility to the creatures they house there ~ For any zoo to not do their best for any ill or injured or rejected by its mother animal in their care is as damn stupid as 'christian scientists' refusing medical treatment for themselves or , more seriously , for their children , supposedly because that's against nature or something - In that case why bother to get ones hair cut or even to wash ? - There are some daft-thinking people around !