S. Korea kills animals to stop bird flu
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061128/ap_on_he_me/skorea_bird_flu"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061128/capt.xahn10311280905.south_korea_bird_flu_xahn103.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=LeBaSkCmx5y9Q6nnfzjA7w--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="A dog in a cage looks at a health official in a protective suit near a farm where the bird flu virus was found in Iksan, south of Seoul, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006. South Korean officials were planning Tuesday to kill hundreds of dogs and pigs to seek to prevent the spread of bird flu after an outbreak among chicken, even though outside experts have questioned the merits of killing the other species to stem the disease.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)" border="0" /></a>AP - A 2-year-old dachshund barked chained to its dingy, wooden house Tuesday, unaware of its fate as South Korea began slaughtering hundreds of dogs, cats and pigs in an effort to stem the spread of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu.</p><br clear="all"/>