Bird Flu

Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
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Avian Influenza (Bird Flu): A Possible Threat to Cats?

Asian Bird Flu & Feline H5N1
The occurrence of H5N1 in domestic cats is due to eating raw chicken, proximity to infected farms, through contact with infected bird carcasses or through close contact with cats already infected.

China did consider animal welfare legislation in 2005 when there was an outbreak of bird flu. But the law if it was enacted, was designed to protect people not poultry.

See also: Influenza, Veterinarian, Vaccine, Species, Parasite