Bag of dead birds from China confiscated from passenger at US airport

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Bag of dead birds from China confiscated from passenger at US airport
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Flu fears block imports of 'cat food'

According to the agency, on 27 January, a traveller arrived to Dulles International Airport on a flight from Beijing and was headed to an address in Prince George's County. Agricultural specialists examined the person's bags and found a mostly transparent package with pictures of a dog and cat printed on it. Inside the bag were several tiny dead, dried birds, about two-and-a-half inches to three-and-a-half inches long that the passenger said were cat food.

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