Bird flu detected in sheep in England for the first time

6 comments

1. Oh, look, animal agriculture spreading yet more diseases and viruses.

2. Ewe’ve got to be kidding, bird flu? That’s baaad news.

   I’ll get my coat

3. Probably end with all sheep being called just in case and then all the birds, but insects are yummy…

4. This is not really surprising. We know bird flu can jump to mammals (including humans). The missing link is mammal to mammal transmission. Once that happens in humans then we’ve got a major pandemic on our hands. Who knows if that will ever happen.

5. Will be interesting to find out if we or this farmer does what they do in the US. Feed cattle poultry waste (chicken feathers and shit etc) or if it was exposed another way

   Edit cant find that its done here but this doesn’t sound good https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/09/labours-agriculture-plans-will-increase-chicken-waste-in-rivers-say-campaigners

   Edit edit chicken waste thing is banned here apparently

6. It wasn’t a sheep, it was just a cloud that couldn’t fly anymore. **/S**

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