Bird Flu: First Brit to test positive is from Devon and kept ducks in his home

[Bluesofa]

 

No word of a lie, his name: Alan Gosling.

A 79-year-old bird lover living in Devon has been named as the first person in the UK to catch a new strain of bird flu (avian flu).

 

Duck expert and retired railway worker Alan Gosling, from Buckfastleigh, looked on helplessly as a team in hazmat suits killed all 20 of his beloved ducks on New Year's Day.

Originally, the ducks were part of a large flock living outside Alan's home, but 20 of them joined Alan as pets inside his home after he began feeding and be-friending them, along with another 100 on his property.

Read more: Bird flu found in Devon as first human catches the virus in biggest ever UK outbreak

His daughter-in-law, Ellesha Gosling, from Cranbrook, told how Alan begged for their lives to be spared, and described the Muscovy ducks as his best friends.

She said: "The past couple of weeks have been hell for this family. He saw all of his ducks killed, and they were like his closest friends."

 

https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/bird-flu-first-brit-test-6453767

 

[Faz]

That's just quackers. 

[Bluesofa]

1 minute ago, Faz said:

That's just quackers. 

He could ask someone to put some cream on his bill.

[Dedinbed]

56 minutes ago, Bluesofa said:

Duck expert and retired railway worker Alan Gosling, from Buckfastleigh, looked on helplessly as a team in hazmat suits killed all 20 of his beloved ducks on New Year's Day.

Hahaha , duck expert .. surely he should know about goose's as well with that surname ..

[NCC1701A]

this will be me soon only with cats.

[Faraday]

Why did the duck get arrested?

For selling quack.

[Vince]

On 1/7/2022 at 12:51 AM, Bluesofa said:

No word of a lie, his name: Alan Gosling.

A 79-year-old bird lover living in Devon has been named as the first person in the UK to catch a new strain of bird flu (avian flu).

Duck expert and retired railway worker Alan Gosling, from Buckfastleigh, looked on helplessly as a team in hazmat suits killed all 20 of his beloved ducks on New Year's Day.

Originally, the ducks were part of a large flock living outside Alan's home, but 20 of them joined Alan as pets inside his home after he began feeding and be-friending them, along with another 100 on his property.

Read more: Bird flu found in Devon as first human catches the virus in biggest ever UK outbreak

His daughter-in-law, Ellesha Gosling, from Cranbrook, told how Alan begged for their lives to be spared, and described the Muscovy ducks as his best friends.

She said: "The past couple of weeks have been hell for this family. He saw all of his ducks killed, and they were like his closest friends."

https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/bird-flu-first-brit-test-6453767

Sounds like all his ducks weren't in a row.