CDC Archives - Pets

No Hugging Chickens

Hugging Chickens Isn't Actually a Good Idea, New Report Finds

By Megan Swinney

chickens and salmonella

CDC Warns Chicken Owners to Avoid Kissing Their Pets

By Paige Cerulli

Salmonella Outbreak Traced Back to Pet Guinea Pigs

By Paige Cerulli

rat virus

Dangerous Virus Spreads from Pet Rats to Humans for the First Time in the U.S.