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Australian wildlife, H5N1 bird flu and poultry factory farming

* Chicken meat prices rise regardless of whether bird flu spreads to poultry >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-29/bird-flu-price-and-supply-of-chicken-australia/107085462

* Australian native wildlife - "these animals are getting sick, they are suffering and then they are dying." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-08-29/australian-birds-animals-bird-flu-infections-deaths/107074780
#birds #chicken #poultry #meat #MeatIndustry #FactoryFarming #IntensiveLivestockFarming #BatteryFarming #BirdFlu #mammals #wildlife #biodiversity #MassMortalities #penguins #seals #shorebirds #dolphins #mammals
Image: Dead chickens, Georg Scholz, 1926

Hot climate extremes and overcrowded industrial agriculture

* Extreme heat wave in France kills hundreds of thousands of poultry >>
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/extreme-heat-wave-in-france-kills-hundreds-of-thousands-of-poultry/

* "The ​heat is also hitting cattle farmers. High temperatures reduce feed intake, increase ​water demand and ⁠cut milk output. They're standing there with ​their mouths wide open, just trying to find air...It's very difficult, physically for people and for the animals." >>
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/record-heat-causes-mass-poultry-deaths-france-2026-06-24/
#FossilFuels #Climate #HotPlanet #FactoryFarming #livestock #Meat #poultry #cattle #pigs #DieOff #ExtremeHeat #water #cyanobacteria #eutrophication #Birds #wildlife #Biodiversity #MassMortalities #carcasses #agriculture #Pathogens #PoultryFlu #overstocking #habitability