PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A pet food manufacturer will pay nearly $808,000 in damages after its products led to the death of a Portland cat.
Records show a Multnomah County jury awarded Tim Hanson $7,951.51 in damages on Wednesday. Jurors also determined Wild Coast Pet Foods owes $800,000 in punitive damages. The case dates back to March 2025, when Hanson sued the pet food company following the euthanasia of his cat Kira.
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Hanson adopted Kira from Second Chance Companions when she was just months old. He told KOIN 6 that she, and her brother Jen, had been eating Wild Coast for years before the Oregon Department of Agriculture confirmed Kira tested positive for bird flu after ingesting the food.
The 4-year-old animal was later euthanized following days of treatment at the DoveLewis Veterinary Hospital, according to Hanson’s complaint against Wild Coast…