Bird flu virus has been found in four more locations in Iowa. The total number of poultry that must be killed to stop the virus spread in the state has now reached more than 19 million.
An announcement was made by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship that more than 5 million birds have died or will be euthanized due to the flu. The House has agreed to boost flu spending as part of an overall agriculture funding bill and approved several amendments to increase avian flu funding.
"I think it is something we should do and I strongly support it", Gov. Mark Dayton said, although he supports a $100,000 limit.Rep. Paul Anderson, R-Starbuck, amended the bill to ensure than an undetermined amount of state aid goes directly to farmers with flocks affected by the flu.
The first step has already been taken to make the state's flu-fighting funding a law. He signed a bill to allocate nearly $900,000 to state agencies to compensate for their flu-related expenses this year.
Source - http://wtexas.com/
