Tanzania criticised for burning over 6,000 live chickens smuggled from Kenya  
                                                     
An animal rights group in Tanzania has criticised the burning of more than 6,400 live chickens illegally smuggled from Kenya to curb the outbreak of diseases such as bird flu.
 
The chickens were burnt by officials of the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, and members of the security forces after they were seized at the Namanga border post on Monday night.
 
Tanzania's Animal Welfare Society Executive Director, Thomas Kahema said there are more effective ways to tackle the problem, and it would have been better to return the chickens to Kenya than burn them. 

SOURCE: BBC
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