Selling Chickens in Bird Flu Country

At a market in south Jakarta, one enterprising butcher has placed a handwritten “Free of Bird Flu” sign on top of a pile of dead chickens, with mixed results. Rusadi (like many Indonesians, he has only one name) made the cardboard sign because he was tired of being asked about the health of his merchandise. "I've been selling chicken for years and never had to do this," he says. Despite the reassuring signage, business is slow