"It is very clear that bureaucrats are not cooks." Chen De-shiow, poultry vendor Poultry farmers and vendors concerned about an impending ban on killing chickens outside of licensed abattoirs packed a public hearing on the issue yesterday at the legislature. The law, passed amid fears of a bird-flu epidemic, is scheduled to take effect on April 1. For now, live chickens packed in stacked cages awaiting buyers can still be seen in traditional markets nationwide. At the public hearing, organized by Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT)...
photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick
