US Approves Foam to Kill Chickens In Bird Flu Pandemic

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Boston (eCanadaNow) - The US has approved the use of foam to kill

chickens in a bird flu pandemic.

The firefighting foam has been ok'd by the government for use to

quickly kill chickens. This is in the case that an outbreak of deadly

bird flu in commercial poultry breaks out.

The Agriculture Department says that the water-based foam can be an

alternative to carbon dioxide.

Carbon dioxide can be used to quickly kill large quantities of birds.

Gassing though can be dangerous as it requires many people to pull it

off. This new form can be safer and more effective.

" Whenever you have a new solution to an old problem, it's probably

because the old solution had a number of shortcomings or was not

idea, " said Marty Zaluski, North Carolina Agriculture Department

veterinarian.

" Using gas was not safe for people, it was more intensive as far as

personnel and it was not as humane for the animals, " Zaluski said.

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