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No, The CDC Didn't Say You Can't Put Chickens in Halloween Costumes [livescience.com]

Chicken-costume enthusiasts may have been alarmed earlier this week, when headlines proclaimed [iflscience.com] that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was "ruining Halloween" by, ...telling people not to put chickens in costumes?

The problem is, the CDC never said this. "Recent media stories erroneously reported that the [CDC] warned people against dressing chickens in Halloween costumes. The CDC hasn't given this advice," Benjamin Haynes, a spokesperson for the agency, told Live Science in an email.

[...] So, how can you and your costume-clad chicken safely celebrate Halloween? The CDC said in the email that the agency recommends washing the chicken costume in the washing machine in hot water after it's been worn by the bird. You should also wash your hands after handling the costume. (In fact, you should wash your hands after handling chickens or anything chicken-related, no matter the time of year.) And lest you think that the CDC cares about only your health and not the health of your festively costumed flock, the email included a bit of advice: "Make sure your chicken can breathe and walk normally while wearing the costume."

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