UCP Blog 031: Avian Influenza & Mandatory Poultry Registrations in N.C.

Bird Flu - photo by Adam Burt

Bird Flu – photo by Adam Burt

 

The United States has been ablaze with avian influenza this year.  The disease swept like a wildfire across state borders engulfing evermore territory and victims in its path.  Nearly 50 million chickens (and other poultry) have burned as a result of avian flu – first with fever and later in incinerators after being part of mass cullings aimed to slow the disease’s spread.

How to stop this disease is a matter of significant debate.  One state has taken an aggressive stance to avian flu and is ruffling the feathers of some backyard poultry keepers.   Continue reading

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