Bird flu has been on the rise in Washington state and one sanctuary was hit hard: 20 big cats – more than half of the facility’s population – died over the course of weeks.

A Portland-based pet food company has issued a voluntary recall after a pet cat in Oregon died from eating one of its products, which was positive for bird flu contamination. Northwest Naturals announced in a press release on Tuesday that it was ...

Twenty big cats, including a half-Bengal tiger and four cougars, died between late November and mid-December at a sanctuary in Washington State after becoming infected with bird flu, according to the facility’s director.