COULD CATS BRING ON THE WORLDWIDE BIRD FLU PANDEMIC?

HORROR OF A CAT CULL LOOMS

For cat lovers, the idea that they might have to hand over their beloved pets to be gassed as part of a cat cull is incomprehensible. But in some parts of the world, the idea of a cat cull is now being taken very seriously.

Why? Because cats could play host to the avian ifluenza virus and even pass it onto humans.

From The Bird Flu Blog :

"In less than a week, the idea that cats could help spread the avian influenza virus to humans, and even act as incubators for the virus to mutate into a human pandemic form, has gone from being a widely discounted theory to the chilling possibility of actually being true.

After the discovery of a dead cat infected with the virus, this theory is now being taken very, very seriously indeed.

In at least four European countries, governments have demanded cat owners keep their animals inside, or face prosecution.

Go here for the full story.

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