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A Kentucky man with a meat allergy was craving a burger. So he got into ostrich farming – WTOP News
7+ hour, 58+ min ago (790+ words) The problem, known as alpha-gal syndrome, was first linked to a particular species of ticks about 15 years ago. But cases are on the rise as more people report symptoms such as hives, diarrhea and itchiness after eating as little as…...
Giant metal roosters spread autism acceptance in Maine after town zoning spat
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (794+ words) July 23, 2026, 5:26 PM David and Sara LeBlanc had a rotating display of the roughly 6-foot-tall (1.8-meter-tall) ornaments decorating their Ogunquit lawn until the town deemed them to be impermissible advertising for their attached restaurant, The Omelette Factory. The couple initially resisted…...
Montgomery County nonprofit ‘rehomes’ retired chickens from egg producers
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (559+ words) LOCAL SPOTLIGHT: How a Southeast DC transitional housing facility recovered from a nearby gas explosion April 1, 2026, 1:17 PM Some people work with cat or dog rescues. Abby Johnson headed in a different direction. Typically, she said, laying hens on large farms…...
Md. officials, chicken industry say annual bird flu activity is a ‘new normal’ for Eastern Shore
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (804+ words) Danielle J. Brown, Maryland Matters February 23, 2026, 2:59 PM The poultry industry can anticipate yearly outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza, known as bird flu, as pockets of the highly contagious respiratory virus keep showing up on chicken farms on the Eastern Shore…...
A century in, Virginia’s turkey industry is a top producer nationwide
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (394+ words) Shannon Heckt, Virginia Mercury November 27, 2025, 12:40 PM As families gather around the Thanksgiving table today, there is a good chance that the steaming bird at the center of the feast could have come from Virginia. The U.S. Department of Agriculture ranks the…...
Washington resident is infected with a different type of bird flu
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (349+ words) NEWS ALERT: FAA takes first steps to restore flights after shutdown strain November 14, 2025, 6:32 PM It is the nation’s first human case of bird flu since February. The older adult with underlying health conditions remains hospitalized. State health officials had announced…...
2,000 mink released from Iowa farm in what trade group calls ‘terrorist act’
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (368+ words) October 24, 2025, 3:43 PM One or more intruders broke into an Iowa mink farm and released 2,000 of the furbearing animals in what a trade group called a “terrorist act” under federal law. Sometime between Monday night and Tuesday morning, fencing was cut…...
Endangered whooping crane dies of avian flu at Wisconsin wildlife refuge
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (378+ words) LOCAL SPOTLIGHT: DC-area Hispanic leaders reflect on serving in office during current political climate September 29, 2025, 11:48 AM The International Crane Foundation announced Monday that Ducky, an endangered female whooping crane the foundation planned to release into the wilds of Wisconsin this…...