3.4 Million Chickens, Thousands of Pigs Dead in North Carolina Following Hurricane Florence

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Hurricane Florence and its devastating aftermath killed 3.4 million chickens and turkeys and 5,500 hogs — and the farm animal death toll is expected to rise, reportsNews and Observer.

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The death toll is expected to rise since there are still farms that have not reported their damages, as they have no power or are unreachable due to floodwaters.

According toCNN, one of the largest poultry farms in the country, Sanderson Farms, had many of the chicken deaths. The North Carolina company lost 1.7 million chickens, but does not expect it to affect production, since there are more than 20 million chickens spread across the company’s farms.

source: people.com