Germans ditch their cats after bird flu death
Independent Online
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Berlin (Germany):
Hundreds of German cat-owners have dumped their pets at shelters since the country recorded the first case of a cat dying of bird flu in the European Union, the German animal welfare society said on Thursday.
"Nationwide, several hundred cats have been left with us. People are scared their cats have bird flu," a spokesperson for the group, Jan Pfeifer, told AFP."
We do not want to give more exact figures because we do not want people to think that there is good reason for this and spread more panic."Pfeifer said the animal welfare group was examining the abandoned cats for any form of illness, including bird flu, before trying to find suitable homes for them.
Mar 02, 2006
Independent Online
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Berlin (Germany):
Hundreds of German cat-owners have dumped their pets at shelters since the country recorded the first case of a cat dying of bird flu in the European Union, the German animal welfare society said on Thursday.
"Nationwide, several hundred cats have been left with us. People are scared their cats have bird flu," a spokesperson for the group, Jan Pfeifer, told AFP."
We do not want to give more exact figures because we do not want people to think that there is good reason for this and spread more panic."Pfeifer said the animal welfare group was examining the abandoned cats for any form of illness, including bird flu, before trying to find suitable homes for them.
Mar 02, 2006
