05/01/2021
🐦National Bird Day, 5th January🐦
Birds are one of the most beautiful creatures in nature. We have both domesticated and wild birds. But the concern is every year we capture lots of birds and put them in a captive environment for commercial benefit and human consumption that leads to a serious imbalance in our ecosystem.
Concern:
Though some wild birds are bred in captive conditions, they do not seem like domesticated birds. They are local birds in their native countries and all of their behavioral and genetic makeup still exists. In Captive condition, they suffer from neurological disease, discomfort, and so many destructive activities. The sufferings are indescribable for the birds who are treated as a ‘’PET BIRD’’.
Health Concern:
Both domestic and captive wild birds have a close connection with one health approach. Deforestation shortens the bird's shelter so the number of birds decreases and even some species do not exist in the world now. As a result, the geographical chain lost its command and natural calamities are a common threat nowadays. Besides this, we are also affected by many emerging diseases that lead to a public health concern.
Captive wild birds and Exotic birds transmit unknown disease agents to our domesticated birds as well as other animals. Some of them spread disease which directly affects our human health like- Psittacosis, Avian influenza A virus, Lyme disease, Chlamydiosis, Salmonellosis, Encephalitis Viruses, Newcastle Disease, Cryptosporidiosis, and so many diseases and skin infection/infestations.
So, In this day We should promise to keep our birds conserve in their natural environment to save them as well as our nature, and our health collectively as ‘’ONE HEALTH’’.
Written By-
Rumman Hossain Tuhin
DVM,HSTU
