Fighting cocks culled

[NewsWhore]

Authorities from the Livestock Department at the Ministry of Agriculture said that 1,000 roosters were killed yesterday after another case of bird flu was detected in La Delgada section of Villa Gonzalez. Their owner was angered that 1,000 of his fighting cocks had been killed, when only two birds were found to have the disease. He said that many people would lose their jobs as a result. Representatives from the poultry sector are becoming increasingly concerned about the situation. The DR needs to stay clean of all cases of bird flu for the World Organization of Animal Health to declare the country clear of the H5N2 virus that has led Haiti, the largest buyer of Dominican eggs and chicken, to ban imports.

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