I copied this from my post on the Euphemism thread. Too lazy to write it again.

Back to the chickens.

I am shocked that such drastic measures are being taken. The rest of you should pay attention, here, because they are talking
about a pandemic! It does, however, seem like a knee jerk reaction. They are not even sure if it will work to exterminate the
poultry. What are they going to do about the wild birds?

I am especially curious about this topic because of the association between chickens and the flu vaccine. I had a flu shot that
backfired. My scalp broke out in red, swollen, itchy, oozing sores. No lie. It was disgusting (thank God it gone). It took over
a year to find out it was caused by a newly formed egg allergy. It seems that the vaccine was grown in an egg medium. My
body rejected eggs the same way it would reject the flu virus. The vaccine has worn off and I can eat eggs again but only in
small amounts.

Of course, I see an immediate connection between vaccines grown in eggs and the new strain of avian flu. Maybe they
should be a little more careful about their vaccines and realize that these viruses have a nasty way of skipping across species.
I can't believe they expect to contain this virus by killing the living. Quarantine would probably be far more effective. Why not
let it run its course the way we do with the flu? Contain it, yes. Eradicate it - I doubt it!