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"Consumption of raw or uncooked pet food contaminated with HPAI [highly pathogenic avian influenza] can cause illness in animals," the company said in a statement. "To date, one case of illness in a domestic cat has been reported in connection with this issue." A cat's death prompted a pet food company to issue a recall throughout North America ( Getty Images ) Northwest Natural urged.
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