Sky-high egg prices have drawn renewed attention to the bird flu outbreak, which has caused more than 166 million wild and domestic birds in the U.S. to die since it began.

To help better understand the situation at hand, Meowtel used data from the Department of Agriculture to explore the risk of bird flu in cats.

A Washington state pet food company is recalling one of its products due to possibility of it being contaminated with bird flu, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced. It's the third recall related to H5N1,

But bird flu can also infect other animals — such as dairy cows, rats, and cats — after coming into contact with wild birds or poultry. The disease has been detected in all 50 states, causing outbreaks among commercial poultry and backyard flocks, as well as U.S. dairy cows, according to surveillance data.

Cats are susceptible to avian flu, heightening concerns about bird flu spreading from stray and domesticated cats to humans, and eventually from humans to humans.

After class, someone asked me on social media if bird feeders are safe. I figured it might be helpful to write about how I’m changing my own behavior in response to the wave of avian influenza and make recommendations.