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This petition is now closed, as its deadline has passed.
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to make available an avian flu vaccine to poultry keepers. More details
Submitted by Pam Thompson – Deadline to sign up by: 25 October 2008 – Signatures: 58
More details from petition creator
At present, poultry keepers in this country are not allowed to vaccinate their flocks even if they pay for the vaccine themselves. The government insists on culling even garden pets, small hobby flocks, purebred exhibition fowl and even other birds kept on the same premises like parrots and aviary birds. Evidence in south east Asian countries,has proved that vaccinating birds is extremely effective in reducing the numbers of infected birds.Why can other EU poultry keepers vaccinate their flocks such as Germany and France and we here in the UK cannot?. UK citizens are part of the EU too.There is already the availability of vaccine for large parrot collections and zoos, so why not the rest of us bird keepers. There should be one set of rules for everyone, not just a few.Contrary to what DEFRA insists, there is *no* scientific data to prove that vaccinated birds become carriers. If people are prepared to pay for the vaccine themselves, they should be allowed to use it to vaccinate and protect their birds.
Current signatories
Pam Thompson, the Petition Creator, joined by:
- janice saddington
- Stacie Melissa Wade
- Matt
- P King
- John Holden (petitions.pm.gov.uk/NoGhandiStatue)
- terence edward le vesconte
- jjacquir@aol.com
- Katie clarke
- Stephen Roberts
- Lyn Ray
- Alison Holt
- Anne Nash
- sam karuss
- Clair Picton
- Dick King
- S King
- Jeff
- Francine Raymond
- Rory Matier
- alan dawson
- mr t clarke
- L Good
- Mrs Farrow
- sami barnett-jones
- richard mason
- sam lewanewsky
- M Stephenson
- bob golding
- Mrs Sheila Brighton
- Martin Rapley
- Rachel Northedge
- sabiha
- steven brocklehurst
- Mark Evans
- Elizabeth H.
- Chantelle Newton
- Rosemary Cooper
- mr j greenwood
- Donna
- l.varley
- Shabeer Hussain
- j.gahagan
- Marion Haim
- SIMON
- Catherine Burton
- Nicola Thornycroft
- genene elsdon
- Tracey Mulryne
- Linda Grixti
- Miranda Cook
- Lynne Morgan
- M. Downey
- Stacey Evans
- Alice Dexter
- rachel page
- janet ponton
- STEPHEN MORGAN
