28.03.2008

Taiwan

A ban on poultry slaughter in traditional markets will take effect April 1.
Despite protests by poultry vendors who fear that the ban will affect their livelihood, the policy will go into effect April 1, and all chicken, geese and ducks should then be slaughtered at licensed abattoirs.
But as some complementary measures have yet to be completed, the government will postpone enforcement, originally scheduled for October 1, to between three months to six months later.
The ban on slaughtering live chickens and ducks right in front of the eyes of customers at the traditional markets was planned as part of various measures to be taken by the government to prevent and control the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus.