 Saudi agriculture ministry said it executed 37 falcons after laboratory tests showed five falcons infected with a bird flu virus. A ministry statement said the infected falcons were discovered during a recent visit by a veterinary team to a falcon center in Riyadh, one of the measures to examine safety of birds. The team took samples from 37 falcons in the center for laboratory tests and found five falsons carrying the H5 virus. The team decided to execute all falcons then burned them, said the statement. | That's a very costly step for the Soddies to take; the princelings do love their falconry. King Abdullah is apparently not waiting to see if bird flu is according to the Will of Allan™. |
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