Michele, one of the Americans for Chicken Safety minions, has dutifully noted that pestilence and disease have rocked the California poultry industry:

RIVERSIDE, California (CNN) -- Poultry farms in southern California have been quarantined and 100,000 chickens destroyed after officials detected a fast-spreading poultry disease.

Exotic Newcastle Disease can be spread by people who carry it on clothes and shoes, said Leticia Rico, spokeswoman for the CDFA. [Calif. Dept. of Food and Agr.]

This is exactly the kind of reason we need a national licensing and waiting period restrictions for chicken purchases. California, which already has the most restrictive chicken restrictions in the U.S. in place was able to move swiftly to quarantine the chickens, and their owners. Owners were easily tracked down once the chicken problem was diagnosed. Now all of their clothing and shoes can be burned to assure that there is no more chicken danger. Other states would have been defenseless to stop the fast-spreading disease.

For her due diligence, Michele earns a 'Golden Chicken Award for Chicken Safety Excellence'. Congratulations Michele, wear the badge proudly.