| Summary: | Culling and movement restrictions Cue: If an outbreak of avian flu occurs ordinary people will have a key role to play in controlling it. For example, if farmers notice that their birds have symptoms that could be avian flu, they will need to report this to local veterinary or health centres very quickly. Failure to report could allow a serious outbreak to occur, leading to a much higher number of bird deaths. In Zimbabwe, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, or ZNSPCA, has launched a publicity campaign, to explain the dangers of avian flu to rural and urban populations. This has involved having public talks in all three national languages and distribution of leaflets and posters. One important subject is the measures that will be needed to control an outbreak. For example, all poultry in an outbreak area will need to be killed, a process known as culling, and the movement of animals, people and vehicles in affected zones will be restricted. Helping people to understand what will need to be done, and why it is necessary, is vital. Glynis Vaughan (pron. Vorn) is the Chief Inspector of the ZNSPCA and a member of the national avian flu task force. She spoke recently to Busani Bafana, who began by asking her to explain the culling process, and which birds would need to be culled if an outbreak of avian flu occurred. IN: ?Culling is the humane method ?? OUT: ??as well as vehicles and poultry.? DUR?N: 4?09? BACK ANNOUNCEMENT: Glynis Vaughan (pron. Vorn), Chief Inspector of the ZNSPCA, talking to Busani Bafana. The interview comes from a radio resource pack on avian flu produced by CTA. Transcript Vaughan Culling is the humane method of destroying infected poultry. By ?infected? we mean both sick and healthy birds. When a farm is infected there are zoning areas, and all birds that fall into those affected zones are humanely destroyed. Bafana Why is it necessary to kill birds that appear healthy? Vaughan If those birds that appear healthy fall into an affected zone that means that they are ...
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