As two more poultry flocks in British Columbia tested positive for the H5N1 avian influenza virus on May 4, an animal welfare group is calling on the public to temporarily remove their backyard bird feeders.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said the two flocks in the cities of Kelowna and Richmond were the third and fourth confirmed flocks to have contracted the virus.
The infection likely came through contact with infected migrating wild birds, the CFIA said.
On May 5, the British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BCSPCA) called on the public to briefly take down their backyard bird feeders, which it says help spread the virus that is often “shed by infected birds through feces and respiratory secretions.”
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