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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Melody Schreiber

Second US company recalls pet food as bird flu spreads to cats through tainted meat

A cat eats from a bowl.
Since 2022, nearly 100 domestic cats in the US have tested positive for bird flu. Photograph: Jaromir Chalabala/Alamy

As the bird flu outbreak continues gaining force in the US, a second company selling raw pet food issued a voluntary recall after cats from two different households in Oregon contracted H5N1 from the tainted meat earlier this month.

Two more cats in different households in Washington state have tested positive for bird flu after eating the same brand of raw pet food nearly two weeks after the recall, officials announced on Wednesday. One cat was euthanized, while the other remains under veterinary care.

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