Cat Dies After Eating Pet Food Tainted With Bird Flu, Jury Awards Owner $808,000
The Oregonian | By Aimee Green| May 22, 2026 A Multnomah County jury has awarded $808,000 to a Portland man whose 4-year-old cat contracted bird flu and died after eating raw chicken pet food. That included $8,000 in veterinary bills that jurors agreed Wild Coast Pet Foods must pay cat owner Tim Hanson. During the two-day trial this week, attorneys for Hanson argued that the company had assured customers it was testing its raw cat foods for bird flu when