The current episode of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Europe disrupts the competitions of racing pigeons in Poland, the reason is a very large number of outbreaks in this country (321 in 2021 – data on 13 05 2021). According to the information provided by the famous columbopathologists from EU: Elisabeth Peus, Sara Dias, Jørn Boklund, Pascal Lanneau, Piotr Szeleszczuk, Henk De Weerd, we present the table below.
Date 12.05 2021
| No. | Country | Races cancelled | Races taking place with some restrictions | Races taking place without any restrictions |
| 1. | Belgium | No | No | Yes |
| 2. | Denmark | No | No | Yes |
| 3. | France | No | No | Yes |
| 4. | Netherlands | No | No | Yes |
| 5. | Germany | No | No | Yes |
| 6. | Poland | YES | No | No |
| 7. | Portugal | No | No | Yes |