Pigeon Racing Ban Lifted in Western Europe, Bird Flu Risk Lo
The ban on pigeon racing in Western Europe will be lifted on April 1, 2007, the UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Defra, announced today. A ban on pigeon racing from outside the British Isles was originally imposed in October 2005 following a veterinary risk assessment of the likelihood of H5N1 avian influenza transmission. The end of the higher risk autumn migration and over-wintering period, coupled with the absence of evidence of disease in wild birds in Europe, has led to a revised veterinary risk assessment which has informed the decision to lift the pigeon racing ban from April 1.
International pigeon racing will be permitted from France, the Channel Islands, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany.
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