Pet Food Recalled After Cat Dies Due to Bird Flu Contamination

Twenty big cats including cougars and bobcats also died in a sanctuary from the infection.

A feral cat sits on a sandbag barricade in Cyprus's capital, Nicosia, on Feb. 17, 2017. Iakovos Hatzistavrou/AFP via Getty Images

An Oregon-based company is voluntarily withdrawing batches of pet food from the market citing avian flu risk, with authorities warning citizens not to allow their pets to eat undercooked or raw meat items.

Morasch Meats from Portland is recalling Northwest Naturals brand 2 lb Feline Turkey Recipe raw and frozen pet food after samples “tested positive for a H5N1 strain of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus,” according to a Dec. 14 statement from the Oregon Department of Agriculture (OAD).