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Fur farms are breeding grounds for disease and a public health threat. It's time to shut them down
Salon via Yahoo News· 10 months agoMink fur farm Ole Jensen/Getty Images In early August 2023, Finland's food authority ordered three...
Animal Rights Groups Urge Minnesota to Consider Mink Farming Risks
Sourcing Journal via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAnimal rights groups are urging Minnesota’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to examine mink...
Mink furs popular in the 1960s have lost their alure
The News-Messenger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhat becomes a Legend most ? Barbara Streisand, Lauren Bacall, Bette Davis, Judy Garland, Joan Crawford, Lena Horne, Brigitte Bardot, Maria Callas, Carol...
Why scientists are worried about bird flu
The Week via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA hen. Illustrated | Gettyimages The 2022-2023 avian influenza outbreak is officially the worst on record. Since last winter, some 208 million birds...
Why sick minks are reigniting worries about bird flu
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA recent bird flu outbreak at a mink farm has reignited worries about the virus spreading more broadly to people. Scientists have been keeping tabs on...
US alert as H5N1 bird flu reported in person exposed to infected cattle
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIt would be a concern if the virus has mutated to spread more easily between cows, experts have...
As bird flu spreads to minks, sea lions and other mammals, scientists are on alert for dangerous...
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAdapted to birds, the H5N1 avian flu has been found in various mammals. But it would need a...
Is the US prepared for a possible bird flu pandemic? What we know.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs health officials continue to track and manage one of the largest bird flu outbreaks in recorded...
‘Major Leap’ in Bird Virus Threatens Yet Another Pandemic
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRitzau Scanpix/Mads Claus Rasmussen via ReutersThe same highly pathogenic bird-flu virus that’s...
Commission report blasts decision to cull all Denmark's mink
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Danish Parliament-appointed commission has harshly criticized the country's government for its...