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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Tom Levitt

Poultry farmers call for birds to be kept inside to combat bird flu

A tractor passes a sign marking the border of an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone near Eccles in Norfolk.
A tractor passes a sign marking the border of an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone near Eccles in Norfolk. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA

Poultry farmers have called for a UK-wide housing order to be brought in as soon as possible, after an upsurge in bird flu outbreaks in the past month.

A compulsory housing order for all poultry and captive birds in Norfolk, Suffolk and parts of Essex came into force on Wednesday. It applies to everyone who keeps birds – both commercial flock keepers and non-commercial premises such as back yards, hobby flocks or pets.

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