The Humane Society of the United States, Farm Sanctuary and Mercy for Animals have jointly settled a lawsuit against the USDA over control of HPAI.

Never reticent to waste an opportunity to intrude where their presence is not needed, the welfare advocacy organization brought suit against the USDA over flock depletion.

The risks of exposure of large complexes to avian influenza are no different to small farms or backyard flocks. The probabilities of infection are in fact lower with large complexes given the high standards of biosecurity as evidenced by the 2022 epornitic.