Frozen chickens security tagged to deter shoplifters

When even the cheapest chickens are security tagged to stop shoplifters stealing them then we really must be in an economic trough. This news in the same week that Gordon Brown tells us that Brits must stop...

RED ALERT!! Google must divulge YouTube log

"Google must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched any video on YouTube, a US court has ruled. The ruling comes as part of Google's legal battle with Viacom over allegations of copyright infringement. Digital rights group the Electronic Frontier...

RBS issues global stock and credit crash alert

"The Royal Bank of Scotland has advised clients to brace for a full-fledged crash in global stock and credit markets over the next three months as inflation paralyses the major central banks. "A very nasty period is soon to be upon us - be prepared," said Bob Janjuah, the...

IRELAND: Chickens came home to roost yesterday . . . with a vengeance

This is my favourite report on the Lisbon Treaty outcome. ...but I think you'd have to know the 'players' to get the 'in' jokes and the 'craic' - the sense of delight and cheeky mischief making too. A terrific read!"So now it's plan C and that leaves Brian another 23 letters...

Japan suspends imports of British poultry due to bird flu

Japan has second time suspended imports of British poultry due to concerns about bird flu in last 7 months. " Japan said Wednesday that it was suspending imports of poultry from Britain after a...

Chickens And Pigs Help Define Two Things We Need For Success

"This article is about involvement and commitment, two of thethings we need to be successful. This applies to our jobs orbusinesses, relationships, and even our recreational pursuits.Any type of success, whether it is personal, professional,academic, or athletic, will usually...

USA to Cancel Haiti's Debt, Call it an Act of Jubilee

USA to Cancel Haiti's Debt, Call it an Act of Jubilee  While the Rev. Wright controversy remains in the Main Stream Media exclaiming  how America's "Chickens have come home to Roost".  Haiti's Debt...

Chickens and T. rex are Relatives?

Which came first – the chicken or the egg?  How about T.rex!  Scientists are now saying chickens have descended from the colossal meat-eating dinosaur."Scientists are fleshing out the proof that...

200,000 fowl killed to stop bird flu

Authorities in Bangladesh said on Monday they have culled more than 200,000 chickens at different farms over the last two weeks over suspected bird flu outbreaks, although the disease had begun subsiding across the country.Avian influenza has spread through 47 of Bangladesh's...

Bird flu could strike again in high risk areas, FAO

""The virus could still be present in the environment despite heavy slaughtering and extensive disinfection of affected areas, or it could be reintroduced from other countries," FAO`s Chief Veterinary Officer Joseph Domenechhe said.But, India is to be commended for its...

Chickens, and People, dying of Bird Flu

"KONCANG, Indonesia — The rooster started to crow at 3 a.m., and Partoparmin, a farmer in this small hillside village, went into his yard to look. All around him, chickens were lying on the ground, twitching and...

India culls chickens, fears bird flu spread

KOLKATA - (Maktoob) – Veterinary workers began killing thousands of chickens in India s east as fears mounted that bird flu could have spread to a third district in the state of West Bengal.Officials said it...

Battery Egg Ban Welcomed

"Animal welfare groups have welcomed news that battery-farmed eggs will be banned by 2012 - but say it does not go far enough. The Government this week said it would press ahead with a European Union ban. Battery...

Indonesia confirms 91st bird flu death

""The number of cases (of bird flu in Indonesia) is 113, of which 91 have been fatal," he said. Nurdin added that it was unclear whether the man had come into contact with poultry, the usual method of transmission of the disease to humans. Many Indonesians keep chickens or...

Backyard poultry farming needs to be relocated, expert says

""I have noticed that almost all poultry farming in East Nusa Tenggara are located in home backyard. I suggest that commercial poultry farming be relocated to a special location which is isolated, so it could be monitored easily," he said. Meanwhile, thousands of chickens...

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