This from the Humane Society of United States

[Mother]

 

My DD sent me the links to this information. The first one is info on caring for your pets during the threat of avian flu.

 

http://www.hsus.org/pets/pets_related_news..._pets_safe.html

 

 

This was on the same site. Very good easy to read info on how the flu could have mutated to where it is today.

 

http://www.hsus.org/farm/news/ournews/bird...e_to_roost.html

 

This is info on the reccomendations of the HSUS to the government. This letter, while meant to help ensure safety of pets and etc,,,,,,could be very detrimental for all hatcheries that ship birds, all people who SHOW birds, poultry at county fairs, wild animal swap meets and etc. What a delima to face.

 

http://www.hsus.org/farm/news/ournews/ai_l...d_security.html

 

Hope these links work for you. If not, I'm sure a step into the Humane Society's web site will get you there also.

 

 

[MoonGoddess]

Mother, I picked out one of the most important paragraphs from one of your links that states the urgency of it all:

 

The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services has answered that question: "The burning question is, will there be a human influenza pandemic," he recently said to reporters. "On behalf of the W.H.O., I can tell you that there will be." The Director General of the World Health Organization agreed: "[T]here is no disagreement that this is just a matter of time."

"The world is now," he said, "in the gravest possible danger of a pandemic."

 

 

[Mother]

[cartoongirl]

Thanks for the links Mother. We are sure looking at some lifestyle changes once this hits our shores.

[kaseyb (Supermom!)]

Yes, I second SonnyBoys post with a thanks to Mother and agreement with her comment.

 

My head is beginning to whirl because we're just starting to see more articles where experts are disagreeing about BF's threat potential.

 

It's not easy being human.