Hard to know.

Could go either way.

I can certainly imagine people avoiding it because of implied danger.

… but I can also imagine people evaluating it and concluding that “they don’t look sick, and they taste fine”.

I guess the decision depends on how hungry you are.

I think it’s important to point out that anyone making this decision was probably using the herd as a primary source of food…it’s pretty clearly a sign that you should hit the road.