On todays Free Market Fairy Tales site
I don't know if this is just a coincidence but...

2007 - Chinese year of the Chicken - Bird Flu Pandemic devastates parts of Asia
2008 - Chinese year of the Horse - Equine Influenza decimates Australian racing
2009 - Chinese year of the Pig - Swine Flu Pandemic kills hundreds around the globe
It gets worse... next year is, 2010 is ...Chinese year of the Cock. So what could possibly go wrong?
Shropshire, where time stands still and life is never simple.