‘The Writing Is on the Wall’ – Bird Flu Frenzy in County Tyrone Prompts Warning from PETA
28th February 2025
‘The Writing Is on the Wall’ – Bird Flu Frenzy in County Tyrone Prompts Warning from PETA
Country Tyrone, Northern Ireland – Following the news that some 64,000 birds were culled at a poultry farm in Dungannon, County Tyrone, after a suspected bird flu outbreak, with two more reports of suspected bird flu cases in the County resulting in 48,000 more chickens due to be culled, PETA has placed a billboard reminding everyone that slaughterhouses and filthy, severely crowded sheds where chickens are confined in the egg industry are breeding grounds for a host of deadly pathogens that can easily mutate and spread to humans.
More photos are available here. The billboard is located on Circular Road, opposite the Leisure Centre, Dungannon, BT71 6BE. Credit: CMCA Images.
“Eating eggs, meat and dairy from farms where thousands of animals are confined amid their own waste is not only disgusting but will also lead us into another pandemic,” says PETA Vice President of Programmes Elisa Allen. “The only solution is to go vegan, and PETA urges people to make the switch today – before it’s too late.”
Outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza are sweeping the country, and over 1.8 million birds have been culled in the UK over the past three months. PETA points out that the majority of diseases that have caused epidemics or pandemics in recent years originated in animals before being transmitted to humans, including AIDS, avian flu, swine flu, SARS, MERS, Ebola, Zika, and COVID-19.
Vegan products such as Ogg’s Aquafabia Egg Alternative, silken tofu, and egg-free mayonnaise are widely available, better for the environment, and involve none of the cruelty – or the saturated animal fat and cholesterol – that bird flesh and eggs do. More options can be found here.
PETA – whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat” – points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits. For more information, please visit PETA.org.uk or follow PETA on Facebook, X, TikTok, or Instagram.
Contact:
Lucy Watson +44 (0) 20 7837 6327; [email protected]
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