1.7 million birds culled in Yucatán, Mexico following bird flu outbreak. Farmers say that the numbers are underestimated, saying that around 3 million birds have been culled.

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Warning: this story contains a graphic image of culled birds. Yet according to interviews conducted with four farm workers, the actual numbers for this current outbreak of avian flu are nearly twice that — 15 mega-farm have slaughtered closer to 3 million infected or potentially-infected birds.  Read MoreAvian Flu: Full CoveragePoultry Producers Use ‘Most Inhumane Method’ to Kill Birds Exposed to Avian FluAvian Flu Could Hit Latin America Next, Shorebird Researchers Warn

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