State laboratory testing has detected a case of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in Caroline County following routine ...

While human-to-pet transmission is rare, pets including cats and dogs can become infected if they come into close contact with infected birds or consume raw meat from infected poultry. Pets are ...

Pet owners are being warned against feeding raw meat to cats after a house cat in Oregon died from bird flu. Health officials have traced the illness to "Northwest Naturals" frozen cat food ...

The bird of brown and white feathers has long represented the United States as a majestic and soaring symbol, but only this week did a law make it official. By Sara Ruberg The bald eagle received ...

After nearly 250 years of informal recognition, the bald eagle has officially been designated as the national bird of the United States. On Christmas Eve 2024, President Joe Biden signed into law a ...

The birds soon follow. Hundreds of thousands of squawking, migrating shorebirds descend on these beaches to gorge themselves on the protein- and fat-rich eggs. Over the course of a week ...

Nearly a year into the first outbreak of the bird flu among cattle, the virus shows no sign of slowing. The U.S. government failed to eliminate the virus on dairy farms when it was confined to a ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The death of an Oregon house cat and a pet food recall are raising questions about the ongoing outbreak of ...

Yet, astonishingly, it took until Christmas Eve 2024 for the bird to be officially designated as the country’s national bird. US President Joe Biden signed into law a bipartisan bill that corrected ...

The bald eagle, with its history as the symbol of the nation going back over 200 years, made a roaring comeback from near extinction to becoming America's official bird this week. President Joe ...

But until Monday, it wasn’t the national bird. President Joe Biden signed a bill into law making the bald eagle the national bird, so the once-endangered species can now fly alongside other ...

An urgent recall has been issued for pet food after a cat died from eating the product, which was later revealed to be contaminated with bird flu. Northwest Naturals, based out of Portland ...