Mexico Destroys Millions of Chickens After Bird Flu Scare
Officials claims that the outbreak has been contained.
Eight million chickens have so far been slaughtered in Mexico and 66 million more were vaccinated in a bid to contain a bird flu outbreak in the west of the country, authorities said.
The agriculture ministry said in a statement that during the vaccination process in the Los Altos region of Jalisco state, diseased chickens were identified, leading to the destruction of the flu-carrying fowl.
Food safety officials say the outbreak, which was first detected on June 20, is confined to Los Altos, which is an egg-producing area. Inspections in other parts of the country have not turned up any signs of the disease.
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I’ll bet this is another lying crock of you know what. These bastards never quit ruining people’s lives with their horrible lies and actions.