Almost 2,000 Thai chickens confiscated

[geovalin]

Close to 2,000 chickens from Thailand were confiscated by Pursat provincial authorities after they were found to have been illegally brought into Cambodia. Lay Viseth, the province’s agriculture department director, said yesterday that authorities stopped a truck on National Road 4 in Bakan district’s Snam Preah commune after receiving a tip-off that the truck would be transporting chickens without having the appropriate health and safety authorizations.
 

“We already have the prosecutors working on this case. The dead animals will be destroyed but as for the animals which are still alive, we took them to the laboratory to check if they contained any disease which can be transmitted to humans,” Mr. Viseth said, adding that the truck driver managed to flee the scene when police stopped the truck. Meanwhile, Healthy Ministry spokesperson Ly Sovann appealed to Cambodians on Facebook to be cautious when purchasing poultry, especially in the face of the upcoming Lunar New Year at the end of the month.
 

He warned the public to be careful of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, especially when cooking or selling chickens and ducks. “All citizens, please be careful always about the spread of the bird flu. Please do not cook or sell sick or dead birds,” he said.

 

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[quandow]

Q: How did the headless chicken cross the road?

A: In a KFC bucket!

[khundon]

And if they do the same with pigs they can all dine on surf and turf..