California probe ties cat’s avian flu illness to raw pet food
University of Minnesota http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ 612-625-5000 On New Year’s Eve the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) urged pet owners to avoid feeding pets raw food after tests found links between a cat’s H5 avian flu illness and raw food sold by Monarch Raw Pet Food at California farmer’s markets. The announcement marks the second raw pet food company tied to related illnesses in cats. Last week, Oregon officials reported similar findings involving one type of frozen raw pet
