Agriculture

Watchdog organization White Coat Waste (WCW) released a report detailing the Defense Department's wasteful spending to conduct experiments on beagles.

More than 4 million chickens in Sioux County, Iowa are to be euthanized after the flock reportedly came into contact with bird flu.

A new study found that cows do not contribute to climate change.

Alabama Governor Kay Ivy (R) signed a bill that prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution of lab-grown meat.

Former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Robert Redfield warned that gain-of-function research into the bird flu virus may cause a "great pandemic."

An investment fund founded by Bill Gates has contributed millions of dollars to a vaccine developer looking to create a livestock vaccine, according to a report from Axios.

The Biden administration's research rules for viruses with "enhanced pandemic potential" exclude the avian influenza and SARS-CoV-2 viruses.

The Saint Louis Zoo has announced the passing of a western lowland gorilla named Little Joe, who died from a heart attack over the weekend.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill that prohibits lab-grown meat in the state.

Representative Nick Langworthy (R-NY) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack, condemning taxpayer-funded research that could "potentially generate dangerous new lab-created virus strains that threaten our national security and public health.”