Chongqing bird flu zoo refuses pets

Introduction: several customers are buying poultry Our reporter Shi Tao photographed our news (reporter Zhao Xuefeng Yu Lianxi) In order to avoid more than 1000 ornamental birds and waterfowl being threatened by bird flu, Chongqing Zoo decided to "confiscate" pets that entered the park without permission It is understood that there are more than 190 kinds of birds in the city zoo at present, except for the white crane on the waterfowl lake, which is kept separately, others are kept in captivity The head of the city zoo said that after the outbreak of bird flu at home and abroad, the city garden Bureau paid special attention to the prevention of birds in the zoo As of yesterday, more than 1000 birds and waterfowls in the park have been vaccinated against avian influenza Professional veterinarians also need to disinfect the bird language forest, waterfowl lake, etc more than three times a week According to the head of the city zoo, what worries them most at present is that tourists bring pets into the park without permission, which brings potential threat of spreading the virus In order to ensure the health of animals, especially birds, the city zoo decided to implement the policy of "confiscating" pets that did not follow the advice according to the relevant regulations of the city government According to the regulations of the Municipal Agricultural Bureau, the vaccination of millions of live birds in the main city should be completed before the end of October It's only 2 days from the deadline How about the completion? Reporters yesterday found that major breeding areas such as Shapingba and Jiulongpo have completed their immunization plans ahead of time, and are finishing up the work today and tomorrow Li Minggang, director of the animal husbandry bureau of Beibei District, said that at present, more than 2.8 million poultry in the whole district have been immunized and all large-scale farms have been vaccinated Zhang Min, head of Jiulongpo animal husbandry and veterinary station, said 680000 chickens, ducks and geese in the area had been provided with enough avian influenza vaccine on Wednesday after a thorough survey of poultry size and quantity Liming, head of Shapingba's animal husbandry department, said that 1.2 million poultry in the area have been immunized Veterinarians are visiting villages and households in recent days to vaccinate the chickens and ducks of scattered households one by one Within 10 minutes of the suspected report, the emergency response plan for human avian influenza was launched in Yubei District, and a 24-hour on duty telephone (67821299, 67814861) was opened When the public found the outbreak of avian influenza, please report it to them in time, and a 24-hour inspection station was set up in Cizhu, Tongjing, airport and other places connected with other provinces and cities Reporters yesterday learned that Yubei District CDC will implement 24-hour epidemic duty, and set up an emergency response team for epidemiological investigation After receiving the report of suspected human avian influenza epidemic, it will start within 10 minutes and rush to the scene to carry out epidemiological investigation.