Iowa Town Bans Residential Area Poultry
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MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa - Backyard butchers and some noisy chickens have led officials in this central Iowa town to ban live poultry in residential areas. "Some people were raising the chickens, then butchering them for dinner," Police Chief Lon Walker said. "The other thing was noise.
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In 28 years of raising chickens, Virgil Shockley has had his share of worries, from bird disease to pollution. But nothing prepared him for the latest concern sweeping the poultry industry: Local farms could be deemed terrorist targets by the U.S. government.
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An investigation is under way to discover how a banned antibotic is found in organic chicken processed in NI.
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USDA sanctions Calif. meatpacker for not having prevented sick animals from entering food supply.
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The City Council in Farmers Branch, Texas, approved an ordinance Tuesday night that bans illegal immigrants from renting homes and apartments in the Dallas suburb.
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SINGAPORE has extended the ban on the import of poultry and eggs from Malaysia, following a new outbreak of bird flu in Kelantan yesterday.
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Â·  Animals on second Suffolk farm infected Â·  Restrictions on livestock movement eased
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People are being warned not to eat certain batches of organic chicken by the Food Standards Agency.
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PEKANBARU, Riau: The province of Riau has banned the entry of chicken and eggs from Malaysia following reports on the spread of bird flu in the neighboring country, a local official said on Wednesday.
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The Montgomery County Council unanimously approved a ban on partially hydrogenated oils in restaurants, supermarket bakeries and delis yesterday, becoming the first county in the nation to restrict artery-clogging trans fats.
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The European Union and Japan have lifted import bans on Canadian poultry that were imposed after an outbreak of bird flu in the western province of British Columbia, officials said on Friday.
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Hong Kong authorities may ban the slaughtering of poultry by retailers in a bid to prevent a bird (avian) flu pandemic. The WHO has warned that the next global pandemic may come from a mutated bird flu virus.
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The Malaysian government said on  Thursday it had decided against banning exports of poultry  goods after its first bird flu outbreak.
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The UK Food Standards Agency is advising people not to eat certain batches of organic chicken found to contain traces of nitrofuran (a banned antibiotic used to make chickens grow faster).
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Indonesia claimed a major victory in the fight against bird flu Thursday, saying the heart of the capital had been cleared of backyard fowl and that residents elsewhere were handing in chickens for slaughter. But poultry could still be seen roaming freely in suburban neighborhoods and some people hid pet birds in their homes, raising doubts the campaign would prevent further human deaths in the country hardest-hit by the virus.
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Residents in three villages apply for an injunction to prevent animal rights extremists entering the area.
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TEXARKANA, Texas - Poisoned pigeons began nose-diving into pavement and dying on downtown sidewalks, marring the city's annual festival.  Authorities cleaned up more than 25 sick or dead birds that apparently had eaten poisoned corn from the roof of a nearby bank branch.