Farm attraction confirms no bird flu

A farm attraction run by Jamie Oliver’s friend and TV co-host has been cleared to reopen, as it confirmed it does not have an outbreak of bird flu.

Jimmy’s Farm, which is run by Jimmy Doherty in Wherstead near Ipswich, Suffolk, closed yesterday while a suspected case among its exotic birds was looked at.

The attraction will reopen today after it got the all clear.

It said in a statement: “We are delighted to announce that we do not have an outbreak of avian influenza.

“We would like to thank our hardworking team and the swift actions taken by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency inspectors.

“We call on the government to take urgent action to change their approach to avian influenza and save people’s livelihoods.”

The Jimmy’s Farm website says the attraction has a variety of “awesome feathered friends” on site, including rheas, emus, laughing kookaburras and Indian peafowl.