Animal experts are warning people to protect their pets and farm animals from bird flu infection as migratory birds make their way across Washington.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Wednesday said President Trump is launching a five-part plan to prevent bird flu in poultry flocks and bring down egg prices.

Two domestic cats in Washington state have been infected with bird flu after ... which was recalled earlier this month due to the potential contamination of the highly pathogenic avian influenza. One of the cats was euthanized due to the severity of ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza continues to devastate poultry flocks throughout the United States, as well as cause significant illness in cattle, said David Diemert, MD, professor of medicine and professor of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine at George Washington University in Washinton, DC, in an interview.

Avian flu is not just for the birds; cases have been reported in the United States in dairy cows, as well as types of cats, a fox, a seal, and most recently, rats and domestic indoor cats, according to the latest data from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).

So far in 2025, Ohio has had 69 commercial poultry flocks hit by HPAI, 45 of which have been in Mercer County. Other Ohio counties to have lost commercial poultry to HPAI in 2025 include Darke, Van Wert and Auglaize.