National Guard Called Up To Deliver Water In Minnesota Bird Flu Fight
Source: Reuters
By P.J. Huffstutter
(Reuters) - The Minnesota State Emergency Operations Center has called on the National Guard to deliver water for use in the effort to contain the rapidly spreading avian flu virus, the center said on Sunday.
Starting Monday, 30 National Guard soldiers and 15 military water trucks from the Willmar, Minnesota-based 682nd Engineer Battalion and the Brooklyn Park-based A Company, 134th Brigade Support Battalion will be used, the center said in a statement.
Large volumes of water are needed for the foam-based systems being used to cull flocks on infected turkey farms in a bid to contain the spread of the H5N2 virus, the statement said.
The guard members will work through Wednesday as additional water transport resources are identified.
Read more: http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/04/26/health-birdflu-usa-minnesota-idINL1N0XN0I120150426
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fasttense
(17,301 posts)It is the same type of foam used to smother fires. They spray it into those huge chicken houses where they have all the chickens and turkeys. (Obviously these are NOT free-range chickens.) It suffocates the birds in about 2 to 4 minutes. Ducks take a whole lot longer to suffocate. Then they compost the chickens right in the houses.
I hope this stays in the Midwest. I have chickens that I raise to sell their eggs. Mine are free-range chickens in TN. I hope the flu stays there.
I'll bet my bottom dollar that this was caused by one of those huge factory chicken farms. I bet they got some cheap eggs or chicks from a contaminated source. In the quest for the almighty dollar, cheap is better and the cheapest is probably contaminated.
chernabog
(480 posts)Torture in birth, life and death. People clearly see what happens, yet continue to pleasure themselves by consuming the dead flesh of these animals. Disgusting.
cyberswede
(26,117 posts)
Why else would one consume animal products?
fasttense
(17,301 posts)When I 1st started raising chickens I worried that they would get sick and die. There are so many diseases out there that chickens get. But I've not had any problems in the 5 years of been raising chickens. I think it's because they are in a more natural setting. I've had a few problems with hawks and neighbors. But I've had no disease problems.
