• Posted by Betsy
• May 22, 2022Updated22 hrs ago
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Avian influenza killed more than 50 birds at Dominifarm Animal Sanctuary in Kuna after a sick goose infected the rest of the birds, writes reporter Andrew Baertlein of our Idaho Press news partner KTVB. “The goose looked completely alright,” Dominifarm Owner Dominique Delobbe said.

Dominifarm welcomed in the goose on Monday, May 9th. Within 48 hours, 13 birds died from an illness. Delobbe’s veterinarian contacted the Idaho State Department of Agriculture.

ISDA tested the remaining birds, finding avian flu – commonly known as the bird flu – in 5 birds; all birds on Dominifarm were then euthanized in response.

“It hit us really hard and really quickly. Our birds got sick so fast,” Dominifarm volunteer Sara Meyrovich said. “A lot of these…