Bird Flu - An Abuse Of Breath

[Guest guest]

http://animalradio.com/May2006.html

Not long ago, a major news network featured a story on bird-flu entitled " Killer

Flu- Only a Breath Away. " The drumbeat of fear-- a fraction legitimate, the

greater portion manufactured to get viewers attention-- is gaining volume as

this strain of influenza travels westward. That line, " Killer Flu ­ Only a

Breath Away " lures viewers in, terrifying them of all winged creatures. The

Greek word for soul is psyche, which also translates as breath, a divine breath

that animates all living things. The Latin word for Hell, averno, means a place

without birds. If humans allow chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese to be raised

in a manner that creates disease, and then choose to kill millions of birds

rather than address the root cause of the problem, then we are creating our very

own hell. " Killer Flu ­ Only a Breath Away. " Don't you buy it. Instead, use your

breath to support and advocate change in the way animals are treated, and you

will find that it is the inspiration of our winged friends that is only a breath

away.

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