Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Hanoi: The slaughter of poultry in open market

25.01.2011 15:15:00, updated 39 minutes ago

Although regulations prohibit slaughtering poultry such as chickens, geese, ducks ... in the markets has been for years, but just at the end of the year, in most markets in Hanoi are repeated in the sell and slaughter of live chickens at markets.
Concern that in 2010, the province has recorded 7 Hanoi cases of influenza A/H5N1, including two deaths. And re-access Tet is the time bird flu outbreak easy.

Harmful habits

Local poultry in the success of Sunday morning 23 / 1 guest busiest trading. Is a holiday, many people choose chicken, geese, ducks for family meals. The crowded cages of live chickens, hens magazine ranked closely together. Seller reached into the cage and pulled out a chicken for each guest selected. Customer agrees to buy, just 15 minutes after a return has been cleaning the chicken feathers, forcing neatly in plastic bags. However, chicken feathers, and viscera waste pile smells bad right next to the chickens to be killed right on the cement floor. Sewage spills down the road market...

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