#bird-flu

#bird-flu

As bird flu affects poultry supply and people grow tired of the usual spread, we ask chefs, artists and regular Christmas Day dinner hosts for their alternative take on the menu, from meaty to spicy, veggie and hassle-free Christmas is coming but this year it doesn't look like the goose, or the turkey, is getting fat as an outbreak of bird flu has led to the culling of thousands of birds in farms across the country, many of which were destined for the Christmas market.

People can get the virus, but it's rare and occurs only in those with weak immune systems

The recent outbreak of bird flu has decimated the southern elephant seal population in Argentina, raising alarms for the vulnerable northern elephant seals along the Pacific Coast.

If you see videos of it, it looks like a scene from a horror movie. It doesn't knock them out, it doesn't stun them. They essentially will suffocate, and will be conscious while they're suffocating ... and then the ones who survive have their necks rung by these devices.

The campaign to curb bird flu has been slowed by a chaotic transition to a new administration focused on cost-cutting at the expense of public health.