Animals news

• More than a dozen cats sick or dead from bird flu in raw food, FDA reports

  22-01-2025 19:18
  
  Pet food manufacturers using uncooked cattle or poultry materials advised to consider flu in their safety plansBird flu in raw food has killed or sickened more than a dozen house cats across the US, according to the Food and Drug Administration.In a new statement reported on Tuesday by CBS, the FDA said that it 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 tw
  
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• Cat becomes accidental frequent flyer after being left on a plane by mistake

  22-01-2025 09:31
  
  Mittens made three trips in 24 hours between New Zealand and Australia after she was not spotted in cargo holdA Maine Coon cat named Mittens became an accidental jetsetter this month when her cage was overlooked in a plane cargo hold and she made three trips in 24 hours between New Zealand and Australia.Mittens, eight, was booked for one-way travel with her family from Christchurch, New Zealand to their new home in Melbourne, Australia on 13 January. Her owner, Margo Neas, said on Wednesday that
  
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