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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Illinois Department of Agriculture is now allowing the exhibition and sale of poultry following a temporary sus…
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A bill filed by a State House Democrat would add regulations on an unregulated minx fur trade in Illinois.
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Local egg farmers are doing everything they can to sell their eggs to the community, at a reasonable price.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Illinois Department of Agriculture has issued a 30-day suspension on the exhibition or sale of poultry at swap …
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The CDC has confirmed 67 cases of bird flu in humans since January 2025. While that number might seem low, the other ways it affects the environment include your pets and their food.
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The Biden administration is releasing a “roadmap” for maintaining government defenses against infectious diseases, just as President-elect Donald Trump pledges to dismantle some of them. The 16-page report recaps steps taken in the last four years against COVID-19, mpox and other diseases. Biden officials are touting the steps they took to halt or prevent disease threats, but some public heath researchers offer a more mixed assessment of the administration’s efforts. Several experts, for example, say not nearly enough has been done to make sure an expanding bird flu pandemic in animals doesn’t turn into a global health catastrophe for people.
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A California man says his two cats died and a third was hospitalized after he fed them raw milk recalled for bird flu risk. Joseph Journell, of San Bernardino, says his tabby cat, Alexander, and a tuxedo cat, Tuxsie, died in November. He says the animals drank milk recalled from Raw Farm, of Fresno, California. A third cat, Big Boy, survived after being being infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus. Nearly a dozen cats in California have died after consuming raw milk or raw pet food contaminated with bird flu. Health officials warn pet owners not to feed their animals raw food or unpasteurized milk.