<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Bird Shippers of America]]></title><description><![CDATA[BSOA]]></description><link>https://www.birdshippers.org/news</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 03:05:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.birdshippers.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Live Animals - FX Embargoed Markets (Effective 02/03/25)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Please see the below the February 2025 FedEx Lives embargo list for live animals due to conflicts with dry ice in the Origins and/or Destinations below. As such, we will need to tender to alternate air stops in some cases and retrieve the live animals at alternate delivery points. Live animals tendered to embargoed sites, must be moved to the alternate Origin tender by Postal transport or by the shipper. Live animals delivered to the alternate Destinating air stop will need to be picked up by...]]></description><link>https://www.birdshippers.org/post/live-animals-fx-embargoed-markets-effective-02-03-25</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2c55e98d10dcf628914e5a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 15:52:19 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Site Admin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[USPS AIR FREIGHT UPDATE - DEC 16]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are continuing to work with USPS and our legislators on answers to our questions/challenges as we plan for our 2025 shipping season. Below is a summary of findings that were provided by our legislators that recently met with USPS leadership regarding shipping of live poultry. General USPS operates two air networks – one is day network with UPS and one is a night network with FedEx. Before the change, FedEx day network was the main shipping method. Both UPS and FedEx are reducing their air...]]></description><link>https://www.birdshippers.org/post/usps-air-freight-update-dec-16</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2c55e98d10dcf628914e5b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:57:15 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Site Admin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[USPS AIR FREIGHT UPDATE - SEPT 5TH]]></title><description><![CDATA[September 5 The Post Office has not yet determined the times that shipments must be to the airport to catch the night sort flights. However, they did indicate that FedEx will be taking USPS Express mail so if your shipments leave your local post office on the early Express Mail truck, they should make the flights for the night sorting in Memphis. In addition, it appears that most shipments carrying dry ice will be shifted to the day sort which eliminates the problem of dry ice on live animal...]]></description><link>https://www.birdshippers.org/post/usps-air-freight-update-sept-5th</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2c55e98d10dcf628914e58</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 20:57:14 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Site Admin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[USPS AIR FREIGHT UPDATE]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US Postal Service (USPS) has used FedEx to carry the vast majority of lives that are flown for over twenty years. Any lives carried by FedEx are flown from the airport of origin to the FedEx facility in Memphis, Tennessee for sorting and then flown out by FedEx to the destination airport.  At this point the lives are turned over to the USPS for delivery.  USPS has two sorting cycles - a day turn and a night turn.   Most lives are sorted during the day turn. Shippers mail their birds...]]></description><link>https://www.birdshippers.org/post/usps-air-freight-update</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2c55e98d10dcf628914e5c</guid><category><![CDATA[Chickens]]></category><category><![CDATA[Ducks]]></category><category><![CDATA[Guineas]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pheasants]]></category><category><![CDATA[Turkey]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2024 15:01:37 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Site Admin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[USPS Shipping Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[There has been some press recently due to some large losses that happened in Maine. We can assure you that this is an isolated incident. So far in 2020 Bird Shippers of America members have experienced outstanding shipping through USPS, including recent weeks with all of the negative press. Bird Shippers of America members will continue monitoring and tracking packages daily and make adjustments if needed to ensure that all packages arrive on time and are properly handled. There has been some...]]></description><link>https://www.birdshippers.org/post/usps-shipping-update</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2c55e98d10dcf628914e59</guid><category><![CDATA[Chickens]]></category><category><![CDATA[Ducks]]></category><category><![CDATA[Guineas]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pheasants]]></category><category><![CDATA[Turkey]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2020 17:06:02 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Site Admin</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>