Animal Rights groups slams in birdflu control

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16 Feb 2004 15:45:22 GMT

Animal rights group slams cruelty in birdflu control

 

 

LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Chickens are being set on fire or buried alive across

East Asia as countries struggle to prevent the spread of bird flu, an animal

welfare organisation said on Monday.

 

The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) said it had received

reports from its Asian members about cruelty to chickens in disease control

campaigns in South Korea, Vietnam, China, and Taiwan.

 

" The slaughter of millions of chickens by burying them alive is an inhumane and

totally unacceptable method of slaughter and should be stopped immediately, "

said Leah Garces, head of campaigns at the WSPA in London.

 

The charity, whose headquarters are in London, called on the international

bodies handling the bird flu crisis to ensure animals did not suffer

unnecessarily in the slaughter campaigns.

 

 

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