Tanzania burns alive 6,400 chicks from Kenya, says they had bird flu
Kenyan authorities are angry after Tanzania police burnt to death 6,400 one-day-old chicks from Kenya, on suspicion they could spread bird flu. Tanzania’s regional livestock boss, Obedi Nyasembwa, said the chicks, worth about Sh554,000 (Tsh12 million), were smuggled from Kenya and were a health risk. The day-old chicks were intercepted on Sunday in Namanga and a Tanzanian businesswoman was arrested. They were being transported in ventilated wooden boxes.The authorities doused them in petrol then set them ablaze on Tuesday, Mwananchi newspaper reported.
Tanzania burns alive 6,400 chicks from Kenya, says they had bird flu
Source: Virology News
