Email from RPRA

[Buster121]

All members who have emails registered I believe mate, had another earlier an update have you had that one as well

[Buster121]

All members who have emails registered I believe mate, had another earlier an update have you had that one as well

No mate not yet.

Will get it later and put on

[Buster121]

Pigeon Post


CHANNEL RACING 2023

Documents Required for Channel Racing in 2023

AMENDMENT

TO ITEM 5

10th March 2023

Documents required for channel racing in 2023
As the racing season approaches, it is important to completely understand what is required to present to the veterinarian in attendance at the marking stations. There are five documents the vet will ask for before you will be allowed to enter your pigeons. These are:

Your CPH number, printed.
Your proof of registration with a veterinary practice.
Your loft declaration signed by you.
An Attestation form supplied and signed by your veterinarian when he/she visited your loft.
Copies of all Pigeon Paramyxovirus vaccination certificates, signed by 2 club officials, to confirm that all pigeons in your loft have been vaccinated within the 12 months of the race date.
As you can see from the above, regardless of when you obtained your CPH number, you will require a vet visit before you can race from the EU in 2023, and you must have them with you before basketing for the first channel race. There is NOT a 12-month period of grace before you are required to have a vet visit.

Chris Sutton
CEO

[Buster121]

Also the way it all reads even folks who do not race still have to register, I wont be so if it means the birds have to go so be it

[Buster121]

I can’t see it happening. But if it does I will have to register. I don’t think it will result in all having to have vet visits because it would mean all birds registered would need one. This wouldn’t only include pigeons it would include all birds. I have customers who only have a couple of chickens and a couple with falcons. These would all have to register and I can’t see them having vet visits or vets wanting to do it.

That is exactly what they are saying mate register regardless of how many or what type birds you have even budgies and canaries

[Buster121]

It looks like they have 3 options. 1/ to keep it as it is with only people keeping 50 or more poultry having to register. 2/ those keeping 10 or more birds needing to register. Or 3/ Anyone keeping any birds at all having to register.
Registration would have to be done every year with updated numbers.

Or if it aint broke don't fix it

[Buster121]

I can’t see any of it helping to get rid of bird flu. This is spread by wild birds. I have a feeling that it is here to stay now. It might be that another vaccination is forced upon us. I still can’t see that working though as unlike paramyxovirus that only really affects pigeons and can cause Newcastle disease in poultry it seems that bird flu affects a large range of different birds. Strangely enough doesn’t seem to have effected any pigeons In its current form.

Money, money, money mate as think of all the cash it will raise every year