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FDA Links H5N1 in RAWR Raw Cat Food to San Francisco Cat’s Euthanasia

Federal tests tied two RAWR Chicken Eats lots to the virus found in a San Francisco pet, prompting a safety alert.

FILE - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration campus in Silver Spring, Md., is photographed on Oct. 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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Overview

  • FDA testing found H5N1 in two lots of RAWR Raw Cat Food Chicken Eats, and San Francisco health officials detected the same strain in a cat that was later euthanized.
  • USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed the virus in both the pet food and the cat and reported the sequence matches a lineage detected last November–December.
  • The affected lots are CCS 25 077 (sell‑by Sept. 18, 2026) and CCS 25 093 (sell‑by Oct. 3, 2026); a safety alert has been issued and no federal recall had been posted at the time of reporting.
  • RAWR’s founder says the company removed the named lots weeks earlier and disputes aspects of the investigation, including whether H5N1 caused the cat’s death.
  • Public‑health agencies say the risk to people remains low and report no human infections from handling raw pet food, advising hygiene, cooking raw products thoroughly, and consulting vets if pets show illness.