Bird flu sickens thousands of chickens at NYC poultry markets despite temporary statewide shutdown

Source: New York Post

Bird flu is continuing to spread in New York City despite the state’s temporary live market shut down in February — and activists want a total closure of the slaughter houses. At least 4,180 Big Apple birds intended to be sold were found to be infected with the highly contagious virus since March 1, according to data from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. 3 Hundreds of birds in the Big Apple have been sickened in bird flu outbreaks at various live markets in the past month, The Post has learned.