>Under such a scenario, my suggestion would be to implant every bird with a
>detection device just like those that protect books in some book stores, so
>the legally exported birds could be monitored at any point.

Such systems already exist for dogs, though I don't know how commonly
they're in use. As an alternative to the old tag system (I think it's
just a matter of injection by hypodermic).

- Don Baccus, Portland OR <donb at rational.com>
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