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A 1937 study recorded about 8,700 Attwater's prairie-chickens remaining in four Texas counties. Attwater's prairie-chicken has been on the endangered species list since March 1967 when an estimated 1,070 birds were left in the wild. [11] By 2003, fewer than 50 birds remained in the wild.
In May 2004, Pilgrim's Pride experienced an outbreak of avian influenza in Hopkins County in northeast Texas; 24,000 breeder hens were destroyed to contain the outbreak. [10] On July 20, 2004, PETA released a video showing cruelty to chickens at a Pilgrim's Pride plant in West Virginia. [11]
An organized cockfighting ring was busted in Amarillo, Texas, where more than 160 roosters were seized by the Potter County Sheriff's Office.
Cockfighting is a blood sport involving domesticated roosters as the combatants. The first documented use of the word gamecock , denoting use of the cock as to a " game ", a sport , pastime or entertainment , was recorded in 1634, [ 1 ] after the term " cock of the game " used by George Wilson, in the earliest known book on the sport of ...
Mississippi-based Cal-Maine Foods on Tuesday announced chickens at its facility in Parmer County, in the state's southwestern panhandle, tested positive for pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI ...
The largest producer of fresh eggs in the U.S. said Tuesday it had temporarily halted production at a Texas plant after bird flu was found in chickens, and officials said the virus had also been ...
U.S. intensive chicken farming led to the 1961–1964 "Chicken War" with Europe. The Chicken Tax is a 25 percent tariff on light trucks (and originally on potato starch, dextrin, and brandy) imposed in 1964 by the United States under President Lyndon B. Johnson in response to tariffs placed by France and West Germany on importation of U.S. chicken. [1]
Patrick noted that Texas became aware of the materials slated for auction on Dec. 12, the same day the Daily Wire reported the sale. The next day, Patrick said Texas tried to find the border wall ...