Does Anyone Else Think There is More to the Bernard Matthews Bird Flu Issue than Meets the Eye?

Question

Strange that this has happened when there are no migrating species about. Does anyone else suspect the Animal Rights terrorists or other political extremists might have had a hand in this? Bernard Mathews is the most prominent turkey farmer in the country (remember his Booti'ful ad campaign), turkey farming is probably the most intensive form of "agribusiness" and as such receives attention from the fluffybunny huggers and care in the community types who infest the Animal Rights movement. Of course these turkeys were due on our tables at Easter, so this would be an optimum time to sabotage the industry.

I for one never bought the Chinese Restaurant theory about the origins of Foot & Mouth. Strange that the original farmer effected had been through the courts for mistreatment of his pigs and had had problems with activists as well.

Then there all the other extremist groups who might see a chance to disrupt everything from the food supply to public health by infecting UK turkeys

Someone is circulating a nasty rumour that this is an attempt by Blair & the Labour Governments spooks to get the "Cash for Peerages" off the front page. Well I think it might work.

Many people will recall that a few years ago ALF activists released tens of thousands of mink into the wild. Only for the vast majority to starve to death. Those that remain are a huge threat to baby otters and the water vole. We are talking about people who are deluded that they serve a higher purpose. The sort of people who consider stealing the rotting bones of your dead grandmother a valid campaigning technique.

Answer 1

My worry is that the bird flu is more rampant than we think and it was only discovered when checking a very big outfit like Mathews. This could be worse than foot and mouth.

Answer 2

This is a nasty virus that even the boffins know little about. Potentially it could be very dangerous, perhaps it will pass as an exageration, It will not be the first deadly virus to hit the plannet and it wont be the last.
Bernard Matthews is a big wheel in the poultry business, and with thousands of birds at high risk for infection.
my advice is dont eat poultry for about 6 months and watch and wait. chances are its ok to eat the birds, but hey... Why take the risk to your childrens health?

Answer 3

Cull Bernard Mathews. Bootiful.

Answer 4

I don't see how it could be the Animal Rights people - the bird flu has killed over 10000 of the birds - that's hardly consistent with preserving animal rights.

My money's on Tony Blair's henchmen having done it to distract people's attention away from his current political crisis.

Answer 5

Definitely bin Laden. Let's invade Uruguay.

Answer 6

160,000 turkeys slaughtered...screams the front pages of the media..
...Not a peep about the little bird that got in the ventilator shaft and spread the disease..??
Where did it come from ??...
where did it go...??
How many more 'little birds' are scattered around the country carrying this disease.??
Do you think the authority's are looking the wrong way..AGAIN ??

Answer 7

Another conspiracy theorist! Go back to your turkey twizzlers.

Answer 8

Why would animal rights activists want to harm animals you moron!!

Answer 9

Any thing is possible.

Answer 10

you could have a point there,