Fowl virus! New bird flu scare in China forces duck farmers to kill off scores of hatchlings (PHOTOS)
Workers at a bird farm in China have been forced to kill off thousands of baby birds to stop the spread of a deadly new bird flu strain.
BY PHILIP CAUFIELD / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2013, 2:22 PM
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A worker at a duck farm in Fujian Province tosses baby ducks into a furnace in an attempt to stop the spread of bird flu.
Oh, the flu-manity!
Heartbreaking photos from China show workers at a duck farm shoveling tiny ducklings into a furnace to stop the spread of a deadly new strain of bird flu.
Wearing surgical masks, the workers dump the fuzzy yellow hatchlings into the outdoor ovens by the basketful.
Health officials say the grim culling is necessary...
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