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Thursday, 27 March 2008 |
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On 27th March 2008, "The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) announced that as from 14.00 today, the Wild Bird Monitoring Area and associated disease control restrictions put in place following cases of H5N1 Avian Influenza in wild birds in Dorset will be lifted." Read more on DEFRA's announcement here . |
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Friday, 01 February 2008 |
 A press release from Defra reports: "Defra has today confirmed that another two dead wild mute swans, collected on 28 January as part of wild bird surveillance in the same area in Dorset have tested positive for highly pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza.
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Saturday, 19 January 2008 |
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18th January Update. Following consultation with rural groups and shooting organisations including the Countryside Alliance, Defra has decided to allow limited shooting, trapping and catching-up of wild birds (includes pheasant and partridge) in the Control Area and the Monitoring Area. These activities are allowed under a general licence provided the relevant conditions are met. |
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Thursday, 10 January 2008 |
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16th January - outbreak latest....Following the temptorary cessation of shooting in an area of Dorset hit by avian influenza, Defra has issued the following statement regarding licenses for shooting. Please read on to view the statement in full... |
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Wednesday, 21 November 2007 |
 Bill Tyrwhitt–Drake, the Chairman of the Code of Good Shooting Practice, has reminded shoot managers that the Code requires them to have appropriate marketing arrangements for their anticipated bag in advance of shoot days.
Bill Tyrwhitt-Drake said: “The current H5N1 avian flu outbreak has affected markets for game within the Restricted Zone, which currently comprises all of Suffolk and most of Norfolk. Game dealers are approaching capacity owing to the export ban (imposed by European law) which is unlikely to be lifted until well after the last outbreak....... |
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Tuesday, 13 November 2007 |
 Following further test results from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) the Acting Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed that the strain of Avian Influenza present at the Infected Premises near Diss is the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain. Further characterisation of the virus is in progress, which may give an indication of the origin of the strain. |
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Friday, 10 August 2007 |
 Advice Note Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak
10th Aug 2007
The Secretary of State at 21:30 on 3rd August 2007 made a declaration under article 31 and article 38(2) of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (England) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/182) ("the Order").
The Secretary of State declared that from 21:30 on 3rd August 2007:
* the area described in Part 1 of the Schedule and comprising the area shown within the blue circle on the map in Part 3 of the Schedule is a protection zone in which the measures in Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 5 of the Order apply; and
* the area described in Part 2 of the Schedule and comprising the area shown within the black circle on the map in Part 3 of the Schedule is a surveillance zone in which the measures in Parts 1 and 3 of Schedule 5 apply.
* England and Wales are Restricted Zones in which the measures in Schedule 7 of the Order apply, in that stalking and shooting of deer is prohibited without a license granted by the Secretary of State:
However the occupier of any land, members of his household, persons employed by him as beaters and any member of a shooting party of not more than 3 persons authorised by him may shoot deer on that land, without a license.
Within the Restricted Zones Schedule 7 to the Act (Para4) prohibits the movement of any deer carcass from the premises on which it was killed. |
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