From The Charlotte Observer
By Kathleen Purvis
In an attempt to deal quickly with a future avian flu outbreak, the N.C. Department of Agriculture is requiring that all chicken owners, no matter how many birds they own, register their birds with the state.
The requirement is part of plans the state has been putting into place so it can react quickly if an outbreak is spotted. So far, no cases of avian flu, also called bird flu, have been reported in the state, but it has caused widespread loss of chickens in many other states and created a nationwide egg shortage.
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