Bird flu (avian influenza, H5N1) has gotten a lot of headlines over the last year. If you're a subscriber to our free monthly newsletter, you've read a lot about it. [And if you're not... go here to sign up right now!  littlebigcat.substack.com] Bird Flu Basics Avian influenza is a common virus with many, many variants. The version of current concern, H5N1, has been circulating since 1996 when it was first seen in China. It bumped along at a low level for years until about 2005, when wild birds spread it ...

Thanks to our good friend Dr. Karen Becker over at Mercola.com for this excellent article! Story at-a-glance Big Pet Food wants you to believe your dog is no longer a carnivore and can “thrive” on a diet high in starch A 2013 study is often used by processed pet food advocates as “proof” dogs are no longer meat-eaters. All the study actually proves is that a dog’s body has some capacity to adapt to the food it eats Just because a minority of dogs do fine on starch-rich diets doesn’t ...