Arkansas
Feathers ruffled over Arkansas’ handling of mass chicken euthanization
Northwest Arkansas chicken growers are still cleaning up the mess left after the state euthanized a million chickens late last year. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture helped depopulate the birds at the request of Cooks Venture, a poultry company that abruptly closed in late November due to financial problems. Three chicken growers told the Legislature’s […]
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Arkansas
Arkansas state senator requests assistance for poultry farmers impacted by company closure
The euthanization of thousands of chickens after the sudden closure of a poultry company prompted an Arkansas state senator to request intervention from the governor Friday. Sen. Bryan King, R-Green Forest, sent a letter to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders expressing his concern over Cooks Venture’s closure and “possible euthanization of more than 1 million chickens.” […]
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