Gov. Kathy Hochul urged NYC's live poultry market to close, activists this week after visiting four recently reopened spots.
“Each of these places was worse than the last one,” said Robert Holden, a councillor joined by the hopeful Curtis Swah of animal activists and Republican mayors. “I can't imagine they could sell these birds. They had no feathers and no open wounds.
Earlier this month, Hochul ordered 82 live poultry markets across New York City, Long Island and Westchester County to be closed for five days – all markets reopening, with concerns over the spread of avian influenza It was cleaned and reconsidered before it was done.
Still, the situation is abominable and abominable, Holden said.
“They stack these birds in cages on the street, so this yellow guck – there's probably some poop – going down the street, people walk through it and chase the house,” Holden said. Ta. Ridgewood and Kikiriki Live Poultry, Sam Live Poultry, Piopio Live Chicken Tiva Live Chicken Farming in Bushwick, Brooklyn
The conservative DEM said he no longer eats chicken after seeing the conditions at the live market a year ago.
“It doesn't seem hygienic. Why are these locations allowed to exist in crowded areas in the middle of New York City?”
Edita Birnkrant, executive director of Animal Rights Group Nyclass, visited with Holden Sell birds, is a market that has thoroughly tested bird flu, spreading to nearly 70 people last year.
State emergency order for February 19th Poultry farmers must only test 30 random birds from “flocks of sauces” that could contain hundreds of thousands of birds, Birnkrant said.
“This is almost worse than doing nothing because they push the people to believe they care about their safety,” she said.
Holden wrote to Hochul on Friday to seek a “comprehensive review” of the city's living bird market to prevent “potential health crisis related to bird flu.”
“As an animal rights holder, I believe that living things should not suffer, and these birds were suffering,” Holden said. “These locations need to be closed.
“Live markets should not be run in New York City.”
In a statement, Hochul's office said “instructed the state agricultural market to conduct routine testing of the live bird market for bird flu,” and this week it will help detect sick birds. “We have strengthened the strengthened oversight of these markets.” Before they could enter these shops.
“New York State,” the statement continued. “We will continue our coordinated ministries strategy to help stop the spread of avian flu and protect public health.”
