*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 of people around the globe ** Next year is ... 2010 * *- Chinese Year of the Cock. (**Is it too early to panic?)* -- WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY, and IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH