“The notion that anyone would actually think we’re selling bacon is nonsense”
I guess ‘wheat corn sugar strips with chemically-added bacon scent’ wouldn’t sell.
Could I sell a jar of ‘Carroty Carrot Juice, Made with Delicious Real Carrots!’ with ads featuring a dancing cartoon carrot, except it’s really water, sugar, orange food coloring and 0.01% carrot juice?
Reminds me a bit of the Vitamin Water case where Coke argued with a straight face that of course all consumers knew it was a high-calorie garbage sugar soft drink and not a healthy water alternative.
Of course, we have come to celebrate products which contain virtually none of the active ingredient. Just look at the multi-billion dollar homeopathic medicine industry. For those unaware: “In homeopathy, the end product is often so diluted that it is indistinguishable from the dilutant (pure water, sugar or alcohol).”
Who’s running that show, the dog or the owner? Read the label. Isn’t that what our government has been telling us all along to do?
I heard he has filed several other lawsuits as well:
What? There are no Captains in Capt’n Crunch.
What? There are no Minions in the new Cheerio’s.
What? Elves don’t really make the Keebler Toll House Cookies.
What? There really aren’t any baseball players on the Phillies?
Deceptive practices on labels are everywhere. For one example, if you ever see “Natural” on an item, that means absolutely nothing in the US. “Free-range” means if you keep your barn door open for 5 minutes a day, you can call your products “free-range.” So if zero of your chickens walk outside, as long as the door was open for 5 minutes, you can call them free-range chickens. Grass fed, lightly sweetened, the list goes on.
Fact is, here the company did not lie: “made with real bacon” is 100% true. It may only be listed as the tenth item on the list of ingredients, but it’s made with real bacon as they claim. It’s not like the packaging said “made with 100% real bacon” – THAT would be viable grounds for a suit, IMO.
Rosenblatt, if we black listed all products being sold on the grocery shelves because they contained artificial ingredients, we would all starve to death.
What does my diet have to do with “we would all starve if there were no artificial ingredients on the shelves?” For what it’s worth, I’m an omnivore anyway.
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Isn’t the ad “Dogs don’t know it’s not real bacon” kind of a clue that it isn’t real bacon…
Here’s an obvious point no one had made yet, and as a dog owner it’s near and dear to my heart: DON’T FEED YOUR DOGS THAT CRAP.
There. No lawsuit necessary.
And of course dogs go nuts for Beggin’ Strips. It’s a treat. They go nuts for anything you put in front of their faces.
I happily pay a premium for a limited ingredient, high protein diet for my pups. They love what they eat, are healthy, and wouldn’t know the difference anyway. It’s my responsibility as an owner to look out for them, and feeding them Beggin’ Strips does not constitute looking out for them.
And you cannot tell me that anyone who has purchased that product didn’t look at the sale price first before the nutritional facts. It’s cheap food, kind of like that $0.99 cent bag of Funyuns one of my neighbors probably fed their kid for breakfast.
UW, people feed their kids all those sugary, chocolaty cereals all the time and then wonder why their kids are fat. The exercise many kids get these days are with their games and cell phones instead of playing sports and staying active.
I know it Agent. I’m a very busy guy, and somehow I have time to walk the dogs at least four times a day, go for a run, and eat dinner…..with the occasional Dorito binge (I’m not perfect, but I work out so I can occasionally dig into the really bad stuff).
I’m also not one for excuses. You’re responsible for what you put into your body and your family members’ bodies. It would be amazing if people started holding themselves personally accountable for their own actions. But it is 2015 I guess…
Wow UW, I don’t know anyone who walks their dogs four times a day. Most people just let their dogs out to do their business and perhaps they throw a ball for them to retrieve. I don’t run anymore,but walk and play golf on weekends. I think if one eats sensibly with a lot of fruit and vegy’s, they won’t be overweight.
As far as animals go, we have a large big boned cat who we give the Mature hair ball control diet (Iams) and he does pretty good, but he does like his Pounces (treats).
at the end of the day, does the dog really care? My dog used to lick himself in places that nobody ever should (why? because he could!), and he wasn’t particularly finicky when it came to his dinner. he was particularly fond of my 90-ish year-old granny, and delighted when she’d feed him his dinner and then a half an hour later forget she’d fed him so he’d get his dinner again. I guess that explains why he was 45 pounds at his peak, which is pretty heavy for a beagle.
RIP, Sam (and Granny for that matter). I miss you both every day.
It’s the same scam that the big food industry does to us humans. Pump us full of GMO crap crops and present this processed food as real food. Any surprise they do the same to dogs?
Try Newman’s Own Organic Dog Treats, dog’s love ’em and at least you aren’t poisoning your pet. I don’t think there is much better available out there. You can find this easiest on the web. Good luck.
Yogi, do you think the ad agency has Professional Liability E&O? Of course, the owners of Beggin did have to approve the ads so they are ultimately culpable for false advertising.
so my problem here is no one knows to read labels! I worked at a pet store for awhile and every customer would ask me what is a healthy treat or food for my dog? well look at the label if the first 3 ingredients are not chicken, beef or pork it is not healthy at all. every thing is a filler then and there is no point in giving your pet that. that goes for their food as well. but if you don’t read and just buy what ever is cheap… that sounds like your own problem. my goodness people sue over stupid things…..
Many vets recommend Science Diet. It is a good food, but very expensive compared to IAMS. People like to spoil their animals and often feed them canned food. I am not sure I like those options either.
agent canned food is ok as long as you look at the label just like any thing else it can be filled with nothing but crappy fillers. but I agree people look more for what is fancy and looks good then what is healthy and looks different. but its not hard to read labels especially when half the people out there read their food labels cause they are trying to diet.
So he has the mindset and wherewithal to file a suit but can’t read the ingredients on the box.
SW, there is big money in artificial flavorings and aromas. Also, if you were to visit restaurant kitchens, you may not want to eat there.
“The notion that anyone would actually think we’re selling bacon is nonsense”
I guess ‘wheat corn sugar strips with chemically-added bacon scent’ wouldn’t sell.
Could I sell a jar of ‘Carroty Carrot Juice, Made with Delicious Real Carrots!’ with ads featuring a dancing cartoon carrot, except it’s really water, sugar, orange food coloring and 0.01% carrot juice?
Reminds me a bit of the Vitamin Water case where Coke argued with a straight face that of course all consumers knew it was a high-calorie garbage sugar soft drink and not a healthy water alternative.
Of course, we have come to celebrate products which contain virtually none of the active ingredient. Just look at the multi-billion dollar homeopathic medicine industry. For those unaware: “In homeopathy, the end product is often so diluted that it is indistinguishable from the dilutant (pure water, sugar or alcohol).”
You mean alcohol isn’t homeopathic? Oh well it’s five o clock somewhere.
Who’s running that show, the dog or the owner? Read the label. Isn’t that what our government has been telling us all along to do?
I heard he has filed several other lawsuits as well:
What? There are no Captains in Capt’n Crunch.
What? There are no Minions in the new Cheerio’s.
What? Elves don’t really make the Keebler Toll House Cookies.
What? There really aren’t any baseball players on the Phillies?
and there are no Girl Scouts in boxes of Girl Scout cookies either.
hey hey hey
What, Flo is fibbing about picking your own price for Auto Insurance?
Ruh-roh.
Deceptive practices on labels are everywhere. For one example, if you ever see “Natural” on an item, that means absolutely nothing in the US. “Free-range” means if you keep your barn door open for 5 minutes a day, you can call your products “free-range.” So if zero of your chickens walk outside, as long as the door was open for 5 minutes, you can call them free-range chickens. Grass fed, lightly sweetened, the list goes on.
Fact is, here the company did not lie: “made with real bacon” is 100% true. It may only be listed as the tenth item on the list of ingredients, but it’s made with real bacon as they claim. It’s not like the packaging said “made with 100% real bacon” – THAT would be viable grounds for a suit, IMO.
Rosenblatt, if we black listed all products being sold on the grocery shelves because they contained artificial ingredients, we would all starve to death.
disagree
Spoken like a true Vegan Rosenblatt. To each his own.
What does my diet have to do with “we would all starve if there were no artificial ingredients on the shelves?” For what it’s worth, I’m an omnivore anyway.
Isn’t the ad “Dogs don’t know it’s not real bacon” kind of a clue that it isn’t real bacon…
Bill Cosby “What, there are no roofies in this martini!”
Holy sh*t it’s come to this….
Here’s an obvious point no one had made yet, and as a dog owner it’s near and dear to my heart: DON’T FEED YOUR DOGS THAT CRAP.
There. No lawsuit necessary.
And of course dogs go nuts for Beggin’ Strips. It’s a treat. They go nuts for anything you put in front of their faces.
I happily pay a premium for a limited ingredient, high protein diet for my pups. They love what they eat, are healthy, and wouldn’t know the difference anyway. It’s my responsibility as an owner to look out for them, and feeding them Beggin’ Strips does not constitute looking out for them.
And you cannot tell me that anyone who has purchased that product didn’t look at the sale price first before the nutritional facts. It’s cheap food, kind of like that $0.99 cent bag of Funyuns one of my neighbors probably fed their kid for breakfast.
UW, people feed their kids all those sugary, chocolaty cereals all the time and then wonder why their kids are fat. The exercise many kids get these days are with their games and cell phones instead of playing sports and staying active.
I know it Agent. I’m a very busy guy, and somehow I have time to walk the dogs at least four times a day, go for a run, and eat dinner…..with the occasional Dorito binge (I’m not perfect, but I work out so I can occasionally dig into the really bad stuff).
I’m also not one for excuses. You’re responsible for what you put into your body and your family members’ bodies. It would be amazing if people started holding themselves personally accountable for their own actions. But it is 2015 I guess…
Wow UW, I don’t know anyone who walks their dogs four times a day. Most people just let their dogs out to do their business and perhaps they throw a ball for them to retrieve. I don’t run anymore,but walk and play golf on weekends. I think if one eats sensibly with a lot of fruit and vegy’s, they won’t be overweight.
As far as animals go, we have a large big boned cat who we give the Mature hair ball control diet (Iams) and he does pretty good, but he does like his Pounces (treats).
at the end of the day, does the dog really care? My dog used to lick himself in places that nobody ever should (why? because he could!), and he wasn’t particularly finicky when it came to his dinner. he was particularly fond of my 90-ish year-old granny, and delighted when she’d feed him his dinner and then a half an hour later forget she’d fed him so he’d get his dinner again. I guess that explains why he was 45 pounds at his peak, which is pretty heavy for a beagle.
RIP, Sam (and Granny for that matter). I miss you both every day.
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It’s the same scam that the big food industry does to us humans. Pump us full of GMO crap crops and present this processed food as real food. Any surprise they do the same to dogs?
Try Newman’s Own Organic Dog Treats, dog’s love ’em and at least you aren’t poisoning your pet. I don’t think there is much better available out there. You can find this easiest on the web. Good luck.
My question is? Who’s really eating the treats here?
Their ad agency was just beggin’ for trouble.
Yogi, do you think the ad agency has Professional Liability E&O? Of course, the owners of Beggin did have to approve the ads so they are ultimately culpable for false advertising.
I don’t have any questions for you Yogi, I just liked your pun :)
so my problem here is no one knows to read labels! I worked at a pet store for awhile and every customer would ask me what is a healthy treat or food for my dog? well look at the label if the first 3 ingredients are not chicken, beef or pork it is not healthy at all. every thing is a filler then and there is no point in giving your pet that. that goes for their food as well. but if you don’t read and just buy what ever is cheap… that sounds like your own problem. my goodness people sue over stupid things…..
Many vets recommend Science Diet. It is a good food, but very expensive compared to IAMS. People like to spoil their animals and often feed them canned food. I am not sure I like those options either.
agent canned food is ok as long as you look at the label just like any thing else it can be filled with nothing but crappy fillers. but I agree people look more for what is fancy and looks good then what is healthy and looks different. but its not hard to read labels especially when half the people out there read their food labels cause they are trying to diet.