An excellent article. I do hope that the HK Government draws the very clear and logical parallels that exist with the captive bird trade.
Unfortunately, I fear that in HK it will take rather longer until acceptance on the part of the authorities that bird flu transmits through the (inhumane) transport of either poultry or captive birds. Unfortunately, I fear we will continue to see ill-informed, knee-jerk statements regarding wild birds and the 'migratory season' on the part of government officials when discussing bird flu cases.
Geoff
