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Bird Flu Claims Another Human Victim

Vietnamese Health officials confirmed last week the death of a 15 year-old patient who had contracted the H5N1 virus (bird flu), bringing to seven the number of human infections so far this year. According to the World Health Organization, the H5N1 virus has killed 192 people out of 319 known cases worldwide and hundreds of millions of birds have died or been slaughtered.

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The exploitation of God’s animals only brings misery to Creation. The way we raise poultry, under sever confinement and stress, does not reflect God’s love for them. A plant-based diet can help decrease the number of birds raised for food and at the same time encourage compassion and respect for God’s creatures.