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December 2005 Issue 6
Health
Threat of bird flu could bring UK's worst ever hysteria epidemic
In the eyes of many people the apocalypse is 'definately' on its way

With a world on high alert for a seemingly inevitable outbreak of an apocalyptic global disease, the UK too stands ready for what could be the countries worst ever experience of mass hysteria.

The potential hysteria caused by the threat of bird flu is expected to be the worst ever recorded within the British Isles with some anticipating mass assassination of canaries, parrots and parakeets any time soon.

Reports of mass mortality and a nail biting schedules for the arrival of the killer flu have continued to whip the country into a state of record breaking hysterics with many people beginning to cut all ties with the bird community.

As the hysteria grows throughout the country, people have begun to remove all bird related products from their homes and workplaces in fear that they could contract the disease from sleeping on feather filled pillows or by reading Bill Oddie books.

Bird Flu has already been successfully compared to the Bubonic Plague and the Spanish flu which killed millions and millions of people across the world. Although there is little evidence to support any claim that bird flu could be anywhere near as devastating as these pandemics the association with them certainly helps to conjure up images of cities awash with bloated, blackened corpses rotting in the streets.

The effects of the hysteria epidemic are being felt by all kinds of businesses across the country including pet stores, poultry sellers, Famous Grouse Whisky and many more. The pigeon community is also beginning to feel the brunt of the hysteria epidemic as pedestrians view them in an even worse light than before, which comes as a bitter blow after the viciousSuicide Pigeon incident earlier this year which all but ruined their reputation again.

The spread of the hysteria appears to be directly related to many non-bird related issues across the world that would prefer to remain under the wings of a more distracting issue.