Underage workers, millions of dollars and trucks full of dead chickens — inside the business of killing in response to bird flu

Underage workers, millions of dollars and trucks full of dead chickens — inside the business of killing in response to bird flu

This story was originally published on Investigate Midwest.When a poultry farm tests positive for bird flu, the clock starts.Within the first 72 hours, farmers start depopulating, an industry term for killing contaminated flocks.Despite the sweltering heat inside the barns, hired workers wear gloves, face masks and other protective equipment and repetitively pick up flailing, sick chickens and place them into a metal container filled with carbon…

State Legislature debates response to bird flu epidemic - Frazee-Vergas Forum

Samantha Siedow Report for Minnesota The Minnesota House and Senate have voted to respond to the avian influenza epidemic, but they still have to agree on the scope of the effort. The House included more than $3 million in funding for bird flu prevention in its budget bill, which passed on a bipartisan vote of 130-3 on...

State debates response to bird flu epidemic - New York Mills Dispatch

Samantha Siedow Report for Minnesota The Minnesota House and Senate have voted to respond to the avian influenza epidemic, but they still have to agree on the scope of the effort. The House included more than $3 million in funding for bird flu prevention in its budget bill, which passed on a bipartisan vote of 130-3 on...