The FDA is investigating a potential outbreak of bird flu in raw pet food that has sickened and killed over a dozen cats across several US states. The agency is working to trace the source of the virus and has ordered manufacturers of raw pet food to take steps to curb further spread. This comes as taxpayers have funded record numbers of poultry being culled in an effort to stem bird flu outbreaks, and officials have warned that the virus is especially lethal to cats.
More than a dozen cats have been killed or sickened by bird flu that is spreading in raw food products, the Food and Drug Administration says, prompting a federal probe into how the virus got into the pet food supply chain. 'The FDA is aware of reports of death or illness associated with uncooked food in 13 domestic cats in eight households, 1 exotic cat in one household, and an unknown number of animals at two sanctuaries for large felids,' an FDA official said in a statement.
'As we learn more about the transmission of H5N1 in animal food, there are several practices that the FDA is encouraging pet food manufacturers and others in the supply chain to use to significantly minimize or prevent H5N1 transmission through animal food,' the agency said.
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