Vets Turn Away Injured Wildlife Amid Bird Flu Fears

Bird flu crisis will reach stage where 'all we can do is euthanase', vets warn

Since the arrival of H5 bird flu in Australia, some vets say treating wild birds has never been more crucial, but without help to keep up with demand, they fear they will be left with no choice but to euthanase animals they otherwise could have saved.

Vets turn away injured wildlife amid bird flu fears

Vets are refusing to treat birds and other wildlife as H5 bird flu fears - and cases -...

Vets turn injured wildlife away as bird flu spreads

Vets are turning injured wildlife away as bird flu sweeps across Australia, killing wild birds, rattling poultry producers and fuelling fears over the deadly H5 strain. The virus is emerging as a major animal welfare test as H5 detections climb and vets pull back from treating birds and other wildlife. National figures show there have now been 236 confirmed H5 bird flu events in wild birds, with most in South Australia. Crested terns and silver…