Animal welfare groups criticize response to bird flu outbreak at Utah mink farm

By: Alixel Cabrera

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: October 1, 2026

Words: 758

Last Updated: 3 days, 23 hours ago

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After reports of a bird flu outbreak at a mink farm in Utah emerged, animal welfare advocates are describing the state’s response to it as “dangerously lax.”

Details about the outbreak are still publicly unclear. A spokesperson for the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food said that “due to the limited reach and ongoing nature of the outbreak, we are unable to answer some questions that are too specific about the case …

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