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Showing posts with label bird quarantine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bird quarantine. Show all posts

Friday, February 22, 2008

Bird quarantine lifted

The Georgia Department of Agriculture has lifted a bird quarantine. 35 PetSmart stores in Georgia have been under quarantine since late December. That's when experts found birds with a bacterial disease that could be transferred to humans. Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin says PetSmart has fully complied and met all obligations of quarantining the birds.

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