North Korea Slaughtered 10 Million Chickens

It is reported that North Korea has slaughtered around 10 million chickens nurtured in the Pyongyang region after the outbreak of bird flu in the area’s chicken farms. About 18.73 million chickens are raised all across the country.

Based on the comments of influential figures who recently visited North Korea, a reliable resource of North Korean issues said, “The North decided to slaughter all the chickens raised in Pyongyang as its last resort to prevent the spread of the bird flu.”

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