Jan Hajek
@ahoj.bsky.social
I wish there was a way to draw more attention to the fact that, prior to the H5 outbreak, the BC ostrich farm owners were actually vaccinating those ostriches against COVID to generate the antibody production in their eggs...
November 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I wish there was a way to draw more attention to the fact that, prior to the H5 outbreak, the BC ostrich farm owners were actually vaccinating those ostriches against COVID to generate the antibody production in their eggs...
should we also be taking testosterone like RFKJr?
November 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
should we also be taking testosterone like RFKJr?
"When there’s a choice between protecting the living world and appeasing powerful lobby groups, most governments will take the second option." 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I’ve converted to veganism to reduce my impact on the living world | George Monbiot
Nothing hits the planet as hard as rearing animals. Caring for it means cutting out meat, dairy and eggs
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
"When there’s a choice between protecting the living world and appeasing powerful lobby groups, most governments will take the second option." 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It's kind of telling that if insurance companies (for profit businesses) would be willing to pay to get their patients vaccinated - they know vaccines work and they know the numbers: more vaccines = less COVID hospitalization = more money in their pockets...
November 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
It's kind of telling that if insurance companies (for profit businesses) would be willing to pay to get their patients vaccinated - they know vaccines work and they know the numbers: more vaccines = less COVID hospitalization = more money in their pockets...
And - our uses of animals and demand for animal-sources of protein creates pandemics
November 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
And - our uses of animals and demand for animal-sources of protein creates pandemics
My understanding is that he is also not supportive of a public system for universal access to healthcare - I worry that the malaria vaccines etc while excellent initiatives are kind of like interesting pet projects for him (?)
October 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
My understanding is that he is also not supportive of a public system for universal access to healthcare - I worry that the malaria vaccines etc while excellent initiatives are kind of like interesting pet projects for him (?)
I hear you - but it’s hard for me to imagine that no useful information could be gained without catching and hauling them into boats like that - especially if conservation and addressing the larger threats to their existence that they face
Are there others studying and protecting these animals?
Are there others studying and protecting these animals?
October 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I hear you - but it’s hard for me to imagine that no useful information could be gained without catching and hauling them into boats like that - especially if conservation and addressing the larger threats to their existence that they face
Are there others studying and protecting these animals?
Are there others studying and protecting these animals?
Studying is good, and no doubt you have a lot of experience 👍
I'm not at all an expert in this area, am asking from genuine concern - doesn't the fact that they face other proportionally greater threats, further complicate their tolerance of potential harms related to research handling?
I'm not at all an expert in this area, am asking from genuine concern - doesn't the fact that they face other proportionally greater threats, further complicate their tolerance of potential harms related to research handling?
October 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Studying is good, and no doubt you have a lot of experience 👍
I'm not at all an expert in this area, am asking from genuine concern - doesn't the fact that they face other proportionally greater threats, further complicate their tolerance of potential harms related to research handling?
I'm not at all an expert in this area, am asking from genuine concern - doesn't the fact that they face other proportionally greater threats, further complicate their tolerance of potential harms related to research handling?
Isn't this kind of like catch and release fishing?
I worry about the stress, injury and toll this takes on these animals and, even if exciting for the researchers, if it's really necessary and beneficial for these animals?
I worry about the stress, injury and toll this takes on these animals and, even if exciting for the researchers, if it's really necessary and beneficial for these animals?
October 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Isn't this kind of like catch and release fishing?
I worry about the stress, injury and toll this takes on these animals and, even if exciting for the researchers, if it's really necessary and beneficial for these animals?
I worry about the stress, injury and toll this takes on these animals and, even if exciting for the researchers, if it's really necessary and beneficial for these animals?
Yes - and TB is one of those diseases that has a long incubation phase and spreads well globally
As the adage goes, TB anywhere is TB eveywhere
We need to couple domestic efforts with consistent funding and support for TB treatment and prevention globally - it would even be cost effective
As the adage goes, TB anywhere is TB eveywhere
We need to couple domestic efforts with consistent funding and support for TB treatment and prevention globally - it would even be cost effective
October 29, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Yes - and TB is one of those diseases that has a long incubation phase and spreads well globally
As the adage goes, TB anywhere is TB eveywhere
We need to couple domestic efforts with consistent funding and support for TB treatment and prevention globally - it would even be cost effective
As the adage goes, TB anywhere is TB eveywhere
We need to couple domestic efforts with consistent funding and support for TB treatment and prevention globally - it would even be cost effective
I love your profile photo ;)
October 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I love your profile photo ;)
Not even enough to boycott Twitter/X/Hellsite
October 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Not even enough to boycott Twitter/X/Hellsite
Chicken P
Totally - that's how even ID docs refer to it - fever and rash - you must have Chicken P
Totally - that's how even ID docs refer to it - fever and rash - you must have Chicken P
October 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Chicken P
Totally - that's how even ID docs refer to it - fever and rash - you must have Chicken P
Totally - that's how even ID docs refer to it - fever and rash - you must have Chicken P
If we want a policy approach of not culling but testing and caring for animals that have been infected to help them get better and prevent spread to others - then what happened in December seems relevant
We may have different standards for what counts as relevant. I will pause here to reflect. 🙏
We may have different standards for what counts as relevant. I will pause here to reflect. 🙏
October 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
If we want a policy approach of not culling but testing and caring for animals that have been infected to help them get better and prevent spread to others - then what happened in December seems relevant
We may have different standards for what counts as relevant. I will pause here to reflect. 🙏
We may have different standards for what counts as relevant. I will pause here to reflect. 🙏
I am for challenging and improving policies
But, I think the majority of actions of this farm have done a disservice
My understanding is that it was not until an anonymous person, concerned about seeing many dead and dying ostriches in the yard of the farm called CFIA that any testing was done
But, I think the majority of actions of this farm have done a disservice
My understanding is that it was not until an anonymous person, concerned about seeing many dead and dying ostriches in the yard of the farm called CFIA that any testing was done
October 25, 2025 at 9:19 AM
I am for challenging and improving policies
But, I think the majority of actions of this farm have done a disservice
My understanding is that it was not until an anonymous person, concerned about seeing many dead and dying ostriches in the yard of the farm called CFIA that any testing was done
But, I think the majority of actions of this farm have done a disservice
My understanding is that it was not until an anonymous person, concerned about seeing many dead and dying ostriches in the yard of the farm called CFIA that any testing was done
OK - but the policy doesn't care if they are still shedding or not
H5N1 infected and now immune/semi-immune poultry also not tolerated by the policy
Right now, the Canadian, and US, poultry industry policies don't even allow for poultry raised for commercial purposes to be vaccinated against H5N1
H5N1 infected and now immune/semi-immune poultry also not tolerated by the policy
Right now, the Canadian, and US, poultry industry policies don't even allow for poultry raised for commercial purposes to be vaccinated against H5N1
October 25, 2025 at 9:04 AM
OK - but the policy doesn't care if they are still shedding or not
H5N1 infected and now immune/semi-immune poultry also not tolerated by the policy
Right now, the Canadian, and US, poultry industry policies don't even allow for poultry raised for commercial purposes to be vaccinated against H5N1
H5N1 infected and now immune/semi-immune poultry also not tolerated by the policy
Right now, the Canadian, and US, poultry industry policies don't even allow for poultry raised for commercial purposes to be vaccinated against H5N1
So he's wrong about how influenza is transmitted among birds - but that's irrelevant?
Influenza does not have a chronic carrier state (I don't think I have never made any such suggestion)
Influenza does not have a chronic carrier state (I don't think I have never made any such suggestion)
October 25, 2025 at 8:03 AM
So he's wrong about how influenza is transmitted among birds - but that's irrelevant?
Influenza does not have a chronic carrier state (I don't think I have never made any such suggestion)
Influenza does not have a chronic carrier state (I don't think I have never made any such suggestion)
He goes on to say that flu is not spread through environmental contamination - it's hard to give that a pass (birds primarily spread through GI tract, not respiratory)
It's also hard to take the farm owners seriously about not killing ostriches for the ostriches sake
It's also hard to take the farm owners seriously about not killing ostriches for the ostriches sake
October 25, 2025 at 7:38 AM
He goes on to say that flu is not spread through environmental contamination - it's hard to give that a pass (birds primarily spread through GI tract, not respiratory)
It's also hard to take the farm owners seriously about not killing ostriches for the ostriches sake
It's also hard to take the farm owners seriously about not killing ostriches for the ostriches sake
My understanding is that most ostrich farms slaughter ostriches for meat at about one year
October 25, 2025 at 7:16 AM
My understanding is that most ostrich farms slaughter ostriches for meat at about one year
Yes - that makes sense, if they are slaughtering chickens (that can live about 10 years) at 8 weeks it makes a difference to the industry economics
Another important difference is that chickens are faced with much higher mortality from H5N1 infection than ostriches
Another important difference is that chickens are faced with much higher mortality from H5N1 infection than ostriches
October 25, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Yes - that makes sense, if they are slaughtering chickens (that can live about 10 years) at 8 weeks it makes a difference to the industry economics
Another important difference is that chickens are faced with much higher mortality from H5N1 infection than ostriches
Another important difference is that chickens are faced with much higher mortality from H5N1 infection than ostriches