Poland to cull chickens in bird flu simulation

The exact details of the exercise have not been released. But according to a report on Polskie Radio, it will take place in the south of the country, where a thousand healthy chickens will be killed using carbon dioxide gas.

The news has outraged environmental groups. Artur Jagodka from the Empathy Association said that: �The fact that healthy chickens will be killed for no apparent reason is unacceptable.�

However, Grzegorz Kawiecki for the veterinary authorities for southern Poland defended the action saying that it was not a cruel whim but a grim necessity.

�The loop around Poland is becoming increasingly tight. We have to be prepared for an outbreak of bird flu here as well,� Kawiecki said.