It looks like there has been confirmation of the appearance of Avian Influenza, albeit a “weak strain”, in Japanese quail bred at a Sun Valley quail farm.

The CBS2.com article reads:

The Bureau of Humane Law Enforcement, a non-governmental, nonprofit organization devoted to defending animals, began investigating conditions at the now-defunct L.A. Quail Farm earlier this year.The agency served a warrant at the farm and discovered the quails living in unsanitary conditions with a multitude of illnesses.

All the animals were seized on Nov. 12 and were tested.

The bureau’s veterinarian determined many of the birds had a variety of diseases, fast-moving respiratory ailments, infections, injuries and lesions. Most disturbing was the diagnosis of a low pathogenic strain of avian influenza among the quails, which had been raised and kept at the facility.

The birds had been raised for human consumption.

All we fucking need - another reason for mass hysteria and media sensationalism.

I’m switching to veggies.