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Arizona Bird Flu Outbreak Exposed | Tucson News
Newly leaked documents reveal the harrowing, chaotic response to Arizona’s worst bird flu outbreak in 2025, where Hickman’s Family Farms cullled six million hens using a brutal, heat-based method that baked birds alive over hours—while workers suffered heat illness, injuries, and even a parking lot brawl. The operation, delayed by 27+ hours after a barn seal failed, exposed catastrophic failures in planning and worker safety, prompting calls for better protocols. Despite $17 million in federal indemnity, the farm’s acquisition by a Brazilian giant and assurances of low contamination risk…
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