A man in Oregon filed a lawsuit against Wild Coast Pet Food this week after his cat died from bird flu. The suit announces the company that cheats on consumers when it sells raw chicken cat foods as healthy, failing to fulfill potential dangers, such as potential deaths from H5N1 -infected food consumption.
The lawsuit, filed by Tim Hanson, is looking for only under $ 8,000 in injuries covering compensation for billing bills and legal fees, according to CTVB 7 In Oregon. Hanson adopted his cat Kira in 2021 and told the news outlet that he usually feeds his cats raw foods like chicken that kill his cat because “I believe in its health benefits.” It is unclear what health benefits Hanson believes can come from raw chicken.
Hanson told KTVB 7 that he bought Wild Coast Pet Foods Brand Cat Food in January but one day in early February Kira stopped eating. Hanson told the news outlet that he had taken him to the VET on February 5 and a few days later the trials were confirmed that Kira had a bird flu. Kira's pain is so painful that she needs to be released on February 9.
The Wild Coast, based in Washington, released a commemoration on March 1 for 16 oz and 24 OZ Frozen Boneless Free Range Range poultry pet formula for cats. The food was sold to Washington and Oregon.
The warning from the recall, which has been posted on the FDA website:
People who feed pets of the remembered products should watch the symptoms of bird flu in their pets, including fever, fatigue, low appetite, red or swollen eyes, coming out of eyes and nose, breathing difficulty, and neurological signs such as chills, hard body movements, seizures, lack of coordination, or blindness. People with pets showing these signs after feeding this product should contact their veterinarian.
The prevalence of bird flu is devastating for many cat -owned, as they seem to be the most easy captain of domestic animals outside the birds until H5N1. Many cats from New York to Oregon have been documented that have died from the disease and it is likely that many deaths have been identified.
No US people in the US have contracted bird flu from eating food, at least to the health authorities. But it appears that cats get it from the consumption of raw foods. US health agencies have tried both milk and beef and appear to be the same safe for human consumption even in the presence of bird flu as long as the milk is pasteurized and the beef is cooked at least medium.
There is also no evidence of human-in-person spread of bird flu in the US but with concern that a mutation may allow that to happen. There are 70 cases of H5N1 documented by Americans with a death. Forty-one of those cases were tied to cows of milk, 24 were monitored on chicken farms, two cases were from backyard flocks and wild birds, and three cases were unknown resources.
The Wild Coast did not respond to the emailed questions on Friday. Gizmodo will update this post if we hear it.
