Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently updated it policy for pre-slaughter surveillance of turkeys in its efforts to control the spread (HPAI). The announcement comes after a household cat contracted HPAI H5N1 from infected raw turkey pet food in late December 2024.

As part of its ongoing, multi-faceted efforts to combat the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today is updating its policy for pre-slaughter surveillance to enhance testing of turkey flocks in affected states.

The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced in a press release that it would be updating the policies it already has in place to enhance testing of turkey flocks to combat the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or highly pathogenic bird flu.

American Horse Council’s President Julie Broadway said AHC formally requested the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service delay the implementation of the revised Horse Protection Act regulations for 60 days.

The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture approved the money allocation from the Commodity Credit Corporation to APHIS to support the fight against the pest.

USDA’s National Milk Testing Strategy Now Accounts for Two-Thirds of the Nation's Dairy Herds Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced an additional six states are enrolling in the National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS).

Outgoing USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack sent a letter to Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture acknowledging the progress made in reopening cattle trade between the two countries following the detection of New World Screwworm,

The addition to the Horse Protection Act allows USDA-APHIS to screen, train, and authorize qualified persons to detect and diagnose soring at such events.

The AHC finds the USDA is not ready to implement and/or enforce the revised regulation in a fair and consistent manner

A routine inspection by the USDA found that 57% of Frankfort TPA Park's small birds were either dead or missing, with no explanation given by staff.

For the first time during the 2022-25 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak, the presence of the virus has been confirmed in a commercial poultry flock in Georgia.

Some animal welfare groups are calling on USDA to release data on whether cockfighting has contributed to the spread of bird flu in the U.S.