Please address the “dead animals” claim—either it did or it did not—that should be easy to verify.
This is what I've said about that:
I can't explain animal kills... especially, 10 days after the accident.
Generally, I don't beleive them...unless proven to be true. I don't live there. I'm not a reporter. I don't see any reason why ANY animals should be dying, 2 weeks after the accident. If they are, I'll admit to not knowing ALL the details.
Even earlier, it's hard to understand why chickens would be dying. But, as has been mentioned, birds are FAR more susceptible to poisons than humans. Maybe, if they were close enough, they were exposed to levels too high for birds?
For sure, that should be ALL over now. Any new claims of dead birds, I would be extremely skeptical.