The Northeastern Avicultural Society is a non-profit,
member supported society.
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Our club was founded in 1974 to promote the preservation and propagation of avian species including gamebirds, waterfowl, poultry, and ornamental birds in their true wild genetic species, as well as established breeds and mutations for the hobbyist. The society strives to promote good fellowship within the avicultural community.
Our club meets the first
Sunday of of every month
Westford Sportsman’s Club 80 West St.Westford Ma.
8:00 AM TAIL GATE SALES,
10:00 AUCTION
10:30BUSINESS MEETING TO 12:00
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Send your completed membership form and check $20 for an individual, or $25 per family. Junior memberships are only $15 for if you are younger than 18., payable to the North East Avicultural Society. Be sure to include your address if it is not printed on the check.
Member benefits include monthly newsletters, opportunities to attend annual conferences and the ability to work with people who share your commitment.
In the U.S. your donations to NEAS, a nonprofit organization, are tax-deductible.
SPECIAL NOTICE
AVIAN INFLUENZA FOUND IN
WESTBOROUGH MUTE SWANS
All Northeastern Avicultural
Society members, please take note!
A few weeks ago, twelve Mute Swans were found dead in a pond in Westborough. As reported in the Boston Globe, four of the twelve tested positive for Avian Influenza. The cause of death of the other eight could not be determined. Rest assured that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Animal Health officials will be on this one like fleas on a coyote.
I am commenting on this situation based on my experience in 1984 with another actual outbreak here in Massachusetts. A farm in southeastern MA was found to have transported young broiler chickens from another state to a grow-out barn using dirty crates contaminated with avian influenza. All poultry transportation was stopped for the year. All pet bird shows were cancelled. I personally was called into the Department of Animal Health’s office, along with the President of the Boston Society for Aviculture, so we could be told there would be no Bird Show that year. All other clubs known to the State were told the same thing.
Be very very careful with your biosecurity measures at home. You may wish to restrict visitors’ access to your bird pens and nearby areas, unless they have clean plastic bags on their shoes, or you have a pan of disinfectant set up for people to step in. In the past, some outbreaks of various bird diseases have been found to be spread by us humans, on our dirty clothes and shoes, so be careful.
If you bring birds to other locations for slaughter or sale, be ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that you are using CLEAN boxes, never used for birds before, or COMPLETELY sanitized carriers or cages!!! This should definitely include our club.
We can expect the same draconian measures used in 1984 to be used again this year, especially if more deaths are noted in wild waterfowl. Monitor the Mass Dept of Animal Health home page for news alerts, and check Massbird.org’s bird sightings for reports of mass deaths and “missing species” These could be a “heads up” for us.
I will try to monitor this situation for the clubs.
Denise Cabral, Director
