31.   He was unable to predict when new flocks might be started up or trading in live chickens might resume.

32.   Hong Kong also has halted imports of live chickens.

33.   It is understood the government today will gazette a new law prohibiting the importing of live chickens into Hong Kong if they do not possess valid health certificates.

34.   Just before the start of Yom Kippur, some ultra-Orthodox Jews observe the ancient rite of kapparot, or sacrificing a live chicken to atone for sins.

35.   Last month, the government lifted a ban on the import of live chickens from China, but the limited supply has sent prices soaring.

36.   Kinshasa is covered with such markets, sprawling open-air mazes of hawkers selling anything from live chickens to clothing.

37.   Live chickens in shops had their throats slit, while farm chickens were mostly put in black plastic garbage bags and gassed with carbon dioxide.

38.   Many Hong Kong people buy live chickens and kill and pluck them at home.

39.   Medical experts are advising anyone who handles live chickens to wash their hands.

40.   Newspapers published photos of caged live chickens at several small farms whose owners said they were still waiting for slaughter teams to come.