US Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists found a package of tiny dead birds in a passenger's luggage at Washington Dulles International Airport on January 27. Cat food it was not: tiny birds were inside instead. "Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists continue to exercise extraordinary vigilance every day in their fight to protect our nation's agricultural and economic prosperity from invasive pests and animal diseases." CBP agriculture specialists seized nearly 4700 illegal plant, meat, animal byproduct and soil all over the US last year on an average day. US Customs and Border Protection The package of pet food from China consisted of tiny dead birds.

Source: Stuff February 11, 2020 18:11 UTC