Over 400,000 turkeys have been killed in South Dakota, and the culling was blamed on bird flu. Kennedy Wants To Stop Culling Birds For Natural ImmunityThe bird flu depopulation process is federally mandated and involves killing all birds at affected sites to prevent the virus from spreading to nearby farms. Dr. Meryl Nass: Culling poultry in response to bird flu is a failed strategy and should ceaseAccoridng to a report by South Dakota Search Light, John Cooper, a former U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agent and former state Game, Fish and Parks secretary, said it makes sense that the state would find itself combating bird flu early this year if teal are carrying it. Research Funded By Fauci And Gates Could See Bird Flu Become The Next Deadly PandemicIs this done simply to cull birds, making it more difficult to afford poultry products like meat and eggs?