kannie Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Just read an article in yesterday's Guardian: Joanna Blythman says that it's not wild birds that are spreading H5N1 - its a result of intensive farming and is spread by this industry. Interesting. Reproduced here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/birdflu/story/0,,1791954,00.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Thanks, Christine (lovely to have met you!), that made really interesting reading. Makes a lot more sense than the usual version put out by media hysterical speculation, doesn't it? Thanks for putting it on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannie Posted June 8, 2006 Author Share Posted June 8, 2006 It was good to meet you too! Such a shame you cant make the official get together - still I imagine we'll meet up again at some point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 I'm sure! Meanwhile, I have some more info. to challenge scaremongers, although I try to avoid them altogether!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 If you cant avoid them, just shut your eyes, stick your fingers in your ears and sing "la lallllaaalllaaalala - I cant hear you - la lalalllaaalalala!" It works everytime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 I know, I'm sure I've read that somewhere before actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Brilliant! Isn't that what we've been banging on about for ages? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Yes it's true the welfare and housing of the laying hen in other countries needs some serious work and that's the way to prevent this. Again not supporting cheap imports through our shopping baskets is a way to let them know what we want. BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 I know it's preaching to the converted Buff, but would it be in order to have a BHWT/Omlet branded handout at the August do about voting with your trolley? We all know about it, but they might pass it on to others who are less enlightened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannie Posted June 15, 2006 Author Share Posted June 15, 2006 Was it my sleepy imagination or did anyone else hear something about salmonella in eggs on the news this morning? Would have been either radio 4 or bbc breakfast telly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Yes, Christine. It's about the large proportion of European eggs that contain salmonella. Gist of it, we shouldn't import these eggs for our food production, until rest of Europe has our high standards! It was in praise of British eggs and condemning salmonella imports. Still, funny how some things suddenly become news at a certain time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
