Avian influenza virus in the neighborhood
So my dad gets this email from a local parents group....
From: XXXXX
Date: Thu Apr 27, 2006
Subject: Found: Pet Chicken (Might need good home)
Yes, you read right. A chicken showed up in the community garden today. It's very comfortable around children, and at one point had three little ones petting it, so it must be used to kids and to being handled. So, I believe it is or was a pet.
It is a small white chicken, and it might be slightly ill. It's rear is somewhat messy, indicating possible loose stool. However, it had energy to roam the garden, interacting with people (lightly pecking toes), and looking for food.
If you had a pet chicken escape, contact me. Also, we may be looking for a home if no one claims the chicken, so if you are interested and know how to care for it, please contact me and I'll pass your information along. If you are thinking of adopting it, though, please know a vet visit would be a good idea.
Thank you,
XXXXX
OK, so a couple of questions:
1. Who keeps a chicken for a pet in Brooklyn?
2. If you stumbled upon a chicken in need of pepto-bismol in the most populous area of the United States, do you:
a.) Call the C.D.C. to report a potential case of bird flu? or
b.) Invite the three nearest children over to pet the chicken?
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