Ok, so most of you know me, are probably expecting me to say boo fricking hoo, get over it. But not so. I too have a dog that is like family too me and my boys. She has had two TPLO surgeries at a cost of 3grand a piece and last Sept came down with Pancreatitis and spent two weeks in intensive care at a cost of 12 grand. Luckily she pulled through and is doing great now. I feel for these people who lost their pets, but class action is not the way to go. The only winners will be the attorneys. After 3-4 years of litigation, all the claimants will probably get a coupon for $2 off their next pet food purchase. I say fine if pet owners want to go after Menu foods on a one on one basis, but please don\’t de-file the memories of these pets by letting snakes take the share.
Totally agree with you Compman – Class Action only means millions of dollars to line the pockts of the attorney who jumped into the ring first – Firm believer of tort reform in this country – these leaches should be strung from the highest tree and left out to dry – They know perfectly well what the outcome will be and are praying on the emotionally distressed and generally uninformed public who think they are going to be compensated for their loss. Whether for a pet or another member of their family – the only winner is the snake that conned them into the nest.
I have no problem with a class action lawsuit if it leaves Menu bankrupt and without the ability to obtain insurance for their future claims (which will no doubt happen because this company\’s big concern is cutting corners to put bigger profits in the CEO\’s pockets.) Hence, shipping wheat products over from (lack of quality control) China rather than purchasing ingredients made here on this continent. Most of the companies affected by the recall don\’t care about your pets either; their big concern is making the most amount of money they can rather than offering a quality product.
I have to agree that the only people who win in class action suits are the attorneys. The US has the most expensive tort system and our litigious society is at the root of what is sending US companies to other countries to buy product and to set up shop in other countries. Until there is tort reform on a national basis it will only continue to get worse. Many states are already passing legislation capping damages, modifying the joint and several liability rule, limiting punitive damages, etc. There are two reports out that highlight the current state of our Union when it comes to litigation. The first is entitled \”Tort Excess 2005: The Necessity for Reform from a Policy, Legal and Risk Management Perspective\” (available at http://www.iii.org) and \”Jackpot Justice, The True Cost of America\’s Tort System\” (Just released and available at http://www.pacificresearch.org). It\’s time to start lobbying for tort reform on both a local and national level.
Menu foods is actually majority owned by a mutual fund. Guess who invests in mutual funds? yea, people like us. So if the goal is to bankrupt the company, by doing that you are taking a lot of regular people\’s retirement money and giving that to the trial lawyers. Sure, the kneejerk reaction is to punish, but who are you actually punishing?
Yeah, and GWB made his living running companies owned by his daddy\’s friends into the ground, along with the State of Texas and now USA. Your point is??
yeah, lowest unemployment rate in decades, highest per capita income on record. Stock markets at record highs, Home ownership at record highs, highest GNP in 50 years, God, I am so glad Bush got elected and put our economy in the toilet!!
Adjustor, its time to open your eyes and see thru the BDS.
Stock market at record highs? Not this month, last month or last year…
Unemployment at lowest level \”ever\”? not exactly. GNP? Lets talk foreign trade deficit, energy costs, health care oh, and that little conflict know as IRAQ.
GWB is an embarrassment and his administration is a disaster.
\”An Ottawa woman has become violently ill after eating some of her dog\’s food,\” the Canadian Press reports:
After noticing her dog, Missy, wasn\’t eating, [Eliane] Larabie said she took bites of Missy\’s Iams pet food in order to trick the terrier into thinking it was people food.
The ploy worked and the mealtime routine continued for about two weeks until both dog and master became sick on March 17.
It wasn\’t until she saw a TV news story about the Menu Foods recall that she connected the dots.
My point was simply that the big winners in class action suits are rarely, if ever, the injured parties. The attorneys don\’t lose. I find their ads patronizing and tend to be directed at a particular group. They air when most of us working folks are asleep. I could go on but I think it\’s just food for thought when considering who you want leading our nation.
The American legal system being what it is with respect to not placing much value upon animal (pet) life (in general, they are considered as chattel), those posters who opine that the lawyers are in it for themselves have a valid point.
This company does deserve to be punished, however, for the heartache that it has caused and the lives that it has taken. That said, a sane resolution to the dispute would be the creation of a trust of several million dollars to be distributed among voluntary pet rescue organizations nationwide. In that fashion, the deserving get their due, and the profiteers do not.
this wouldn\’t be a problem if you owners would quit cutting back on our rights! We\’re hunters! We like to stalk our food and eat it on the spot. How would you like to eat some dried up drivel every day from the same plate; and from the floor at that. Never a choice on beverages; water water water; good grief, cry me a river, but what\’s the deal with the warm water from the sink. You keep your water bottle in that big box and I see ice in it sometimes, yet you want me to eat where your feet walk. If you\’ve notice, that cat sits right next to my dish, that\’s just like having someones butt plopped in your face everyday when you eat.
At least the bologna scraps have picked up since this thing started. The laugher is on you, as it was we, the dogs and cats, who spiked the food so we\’d get a break from that canned and bagged stuff you think we call food.
We\’re sick of waggin\’ our tails for that stuff; either get us something with taste, or we\’ll take a bite out of something for taste, if you know what I mean.
Ruff!
Signed paw print, Rin Tin Tin
(the preceding was a public service announcement on behalf of dogs and cats everywhere. no animals were harmed in the production of this spot.)
I was treating my cat for renal failure by administering fluids. I was still feeding her Iams and Prefered cat food the whole time. I had to have her put to sleep. Her blood work for renal failure was over the top. I would like to join the class action law suit. Please advise!
TPLO stands for tibial plateau leveling osteotomy . Here is a good website that describes what is done. Basically, they cut the kneecap off, then reposition it so instead of stretching the cruciant ligament, it compresses it while walking or running. http://vetsurgerycentral.com/tplo.htm
My Maggie just turned 10 years old. A golden Lab. She had the surgeries 9 months apart when she was 4.
Her last illness had nothing to do with dog food. It was just one of those things. I do feed her Innova Senior Plus dry and she likes it and it is good for her. She is very active still and if it weren\’t for the TPLO surgery, she would not be walking today.
Sharon, I feel for your loss. But have you read all the comments prior to your post? Class action will get you nothing. Maybe a $5 off coupon for new dog food. The only people who will make money on a class action suit will be the lawyers. If you want any satisfaction, you would be better to hire an attorney on your own and have him sue. I bet he would take the case on a contingency basis.
I have a cat that is about 14 years old and he has been eating Iams for about 8 mos. I threw all my Iams away as soon as I heard so I have no proof my cat is ill do to this; however I have spent a lot of money trying to get him better and I am afraid he will need to be put to sleep. He has all the symptoms. Is there anything that can be checked before he passes away to prove this? and I am having difficulty finding an attorney in San Antonio with a class action lawsuit RE this. Can anyone help?.
Sure, Steve, you can join. With the best of luck, you may end up with a free can of Alpo in about 6 years. Hope you can wait!. oh, btw, if you do decide to join a class action, the attorneys thank you whole heartedly. They will be dining on kobe beef, while the plaintiffs get Alpo.
please send me information on how to join the class action suit against the pet food companies. My Beloved cat, Kittyah, was murdered by tainted sophisticat cat food. Please send me an email.
Thank you,
P. Perry
Yes my dog died from kidney failure and i have 2 cats being treated, join a class action law suit and call the fDA. Here is one Class action law group email for you. http://www.blimlaw.com You can also type in menu foods class action law suits and there is at least 3 to 6 lawyers suing and from what I hear they will all probably turn it into one large one but I am not sure about that but usually when it is against two companies, Menu Foods and the China co. that made the wheat gluten they judge tries to get it to become one large suit instead of a lot of different ones, but either way do it now before it is too late and you have to file a complaint with the FDA. You can email me and we can talk I know how you are feeling I am so sick, I have Lupus and the stess has caused a bad flare and I have two 9 year old girls who cry a lot and are depressed. This is wrong and we all need to fight to the end for our sweet pets who died in pain and for the ones like my cats and yours who are being treated and suffering from that. Bless you and you are in my prayers! My email is Libba66@gmail.com
Please read what I wrote to Stacey on here and also email me if you would like to we all need to stick together and fight for out sweet family members and not let this company get away with just paying vet bills acting like they are just property like a car or house that no one deserves anything for the pain and suffering of our pets and us and our families. We have given our love, companionship, food, grooming and vet care to these sweet pets and all they asked in return was our love, food, a warm bed and as my grandmother told me when the time comes to not let them suffer and to take them to the vet and let them go in peace. I wanted so bad to hang on to my sweet Manda but she was suffering and I saw in her eyes that if she could talk the only thing she would ask of me is Mommy please help me, please put me out of my suffering and with all the pain in the world and a piece of my heart missing i held her in my arms while they gave her the shot and told her she is now in heaven and will see me soon and we will play again in the fields of green. And for the pets that are not as severe as my Manda was the vets can save them depending on how bad their kidneys were effected. Luckly with my cats I caught them stealing her food fast and took it to my room so they only have minor damage and only have to go through about 2 to 3 weeks of fluid put under their skin 2 to 3 times a week, be on antibiotics and nasua medication. we have a lot of pet lovers on this fight and we have God on our side and I know in my heart these companies will not get away with this and they will pay more than just the vet bills. Pets are not property they are family and loved more than anyone can put into words. Good luck with your other cats they are in my heart.
Somehow, I have this feeling you are lawyer looking to profit from other peoples loss. As said by MANY professionals, animals are considered property and you can\’t get damages for property. The pockets that are going to get lined are the attorneys. What is wrong with going to the company and having them pay the vet bills? This is more than they would actually have to do. They are being generous. I do not believe there was any willful intent on their part. I too have animals and would be very upset had they got sick or died from this, but also, you have to be realistic. I am so sick of these snake oil salesmen (attorneys), just trying to make a buck off someone\’s elses misfortune. Go back under the rock you came from.
Compman I am far from a lawyer. I am severyly disabled from Lupus. Fibromyagia, Raynauds Syndrom and Migraines. I am a duaghter of and Air Force fighter Pilot who during his service he got his masters with and A and now has his PHD, He is now know as Sr.__-___–!! My mother was a stay at hom mom until we went to high scholl and my brother went to college and she had a degree. I have a degree in child development special ed. Most aides run out of the room crying or throwing up, but they were my babies. I also have a business degree and have managed two larg chain retail clothing stores, like a Dillards type. I have had over 22 surgeries and could no longer work and had to file for disability. I KNOW nothing of the law!! I am here to meet other who have sick pets or pets that have died like mine. It is not about the money it is about the fact that menu foods bought wheat gluten from a company in china and it was contaminated with rat poison not leagal in the USA. Second of all FDA rules state that any new product should be tested before it goes into the product meaning human food, animal food and drugs and many more things. The did no test the wheat gluten they just put it in their food and tested it on thier own animal test subjects and knew long before we did that there was a problem. Our pets were not property like a car or house that can be fixed or replaced. They are a one of a kind personality who is just as much a family member to us as our relatives are. If asked would you rather have your dog back or a million or billion dollars I would say I want my dog back, but seeing how that is impossible she is cremated and here in my home. I and thousands others feel that paying the vet bills is just not enough, their is the pain and suffering of the owners, the children and the pets themselves suffered a lot!!!!!! I am a Christian and know I will see my sweet Manda one day in heaven. As for me being an attorny, please I wanted to be a vet but did not have the grades, I had to go to local community college to bring up my GPA and graduated with honors and was always on the deans list, but I fell in love with kids who have to have 10 or more handicaps to be considered SPH severly profoundly Handicapped and that hardly anyone would work with them and treat them with dignity, love and talk to them and read to them even if we did not know if they could hear us. The point is I love ALL ANIMALS and HANDICAPPED children and will fight for their rights till the day I die. They companies do deserve to pay for killing our animlas and making then sick it was their responsibility to have the new product tested and I have information that they new long before they called in the dog and cat food recall. But me a lawyer what a joke, I would rather save children, animlas, our planet, the way we treat each other but more than anything I just love to be with my two 9 year old girls Courtney and Karissa, they are my life and our pets are all of our lives. The girls each have a cat and bird and they have to feed them and clean the litter box, help shop for their food and toys. Courtney has a lovebird also, bunny and Tasha her young but the soffest cat I have ever touched. They are such loving cats and always want to cuddle. sorry dude don\’t sale snake oil I am afraid of snakes. I know one lawyer that is my cousin whom I have not seen in atleast 5 to 6 years, I love him and he loves me it just has to do with work kids and life and he lives a long drive from her in the middle of Arkansas, and just to make you happy he is not practicing law right now he is working in his fathers business and getting the green!!Sorry I can\’t crawl under a rock for you but my hopital bed wouldn\’t fit along with the tubes, air, medications, nurses and 9 year old kids and of course all of my pets!!!! You owe me an apology, i nevercame off as a lawere, I just repeated what i had just read on the internet myself. I am trying to help these people find the right class action lawyer, call the FDA (you have to file a report with the FDA so do it monday after easter weekend. And if I did get money it would got to animals in need depeding on the ammount I would love to open a special type shelter where all unwanted, abused, neglected and throw out can come and start again. I will have teen-agers. socializing the pets and specialist on the board to check the animal socialization skills I will also have a training group and vet care on site if possible. That is me and my best friend Dawn\’s dream to build a sancuary house for pets of all breeds and sizes even large breeds like horses. we are saving and when this dream comes true we are going to name it Manda\’s Sancuary House for all animals that need love, food, friends, trust, comfort and health and grooming care. Do I sound like a lawyer to you. My husband is In Saudi where it is dangerous and I am bed bound a lot of the day but will work until my death to make Manda\’s House come true and that we get to save a lot of precious animals!!
I apoligize for calling you a lawyer. You sound like the real deal as far as a caring person. You should be proud of what you have accomplished. If you could tell from my posts, I am not against these people who have lost their pets, I am all for them. I just don\’t agree with trying to use a class action suit to satisfy your loss. The only one who will win is the lawyers. You may end up with a coupon for $1.00 of some dog or cat food in about 3-4 years and the lawyers will be able to buy a new yacht!. You claim that the wheat gluten had rat poison in it and that the pet food company bought this without testing and then when they did find out, they didn\’t do anything. In all the articles of I have read, I have not seen these \”facts\”. Please provide credible links to show these as facts. Like I said before, in the eyes of the law, pets are treated as property. I don\’t like it either, but you have to face facts. You cannot get damages, either actual or punitive or emotional for a piece of property. Believe me, I don\’t consider my dog a piece of property. I consider her family but the doesn\’t change the law. I admire your desire to provide a sanctuary for pets someday. That is very noble. I don\’t know if I will ever be able to do that, but I do give money to the local SPCA every month. Also, I am not trying to defend the company here, just trying to show the realities of the case. How much more pain and hurt should these pet lovers be subject to just to see at the end they get practically nothing. If you want to see a change, then we need to lobby the FDA to regulate our imports better.
I brought my cat to the vet on Friday, March 9 before anything hit the news about tainted cat food. My cat was eating Science Diet savory chicken (senior) since January, 2007. She literally collapsed on Friday, March 9 when I came home from work. Her kidney values were way above normal and I now have her on a prescription diet and have to administer sub-Q fluids every other day. To make matters worse, my cat has a history of seizures (which have been more frequent) and is totally blind. I would like to join any class action lawsuits against Menu Foods and Hill\’s. Please advise.
Ok, so most of you know me, are probably expecting me to say boo fricking hoo, get over it. But not so. I too have a dog that is like family too me and my boys. She has had two TPLO surgeries at a cost of 3grand a piece and last Sept came down with Pancreatitis and spent two weeks in intensive care at a cost of 12 grand. Luckily she pulled through and is doing great now. I feel for these people who lost their pets, but class action is not the way to go. The only winners will be the attorneys. After 3-4 years of litigation, all the claimants will probably get a coupon for $2 off their next pet food purchase. I say fine if pet owners want to go after Menu foods on a one on one basis, but please don\’t de-file the memories of these pets by letting snakes take the share.
Totally agree with you Compman – Class Action only means millions of dollars to line the pockts of the attorney who jumped into the ring first – Firm believer of tort reform in this country – these leaches should be strung from the highest tree and left out to dry – They know perfectly well what the outcome will be and are praying on the emotionally distressed and generally uninformed public who think they are going to be compensated for their loss. Whether for a pet or another member of their family – the only winner is the snake that conned them into the nest.
I have no problem with a class action lawsuit if it leaves Menu bankrupt and without the ability to obtain insurance for their future claims (which will no doubt happen because this company\’s big concern is cutting corners to put bigger profits in the CEO\’s pockets.) Hence, shipping wheat products over from (lack of quality control) China rather than purchasing ingredients made here on this continent. Most of the companies affected by the recall don\’t care about your pets either; their big concern is making the most amount of money they can rather than offering a quality product.
If you\’re looking for a decent dog food take a look at this list and don\’t pick anything with less than four stars.
http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/
I have to agree that the only people who win in class action suits are the attorneys. The US has the most expensive tort system and our litigious society is at the root of what is sending US companies to other countries to buy product and to set up shop in other countries. Until there is tort reform on a national basis it will only continue to get worse. Many states are already passing legislation capping damages, modifying the joint and several liability rule, limiting punitive damages, etc. There are two reports out that highlight the current state of our Union when it comes to litigation. The first is entitled \”Tort Excess 2005: The Necessity for Reform from a Policy, Legal and Risk Management Perspective\” (available at http://www.iii.org) and \”Jackpot Justice, The True Cost of America\’s Tort System\” (Just released and available at http://www.pacificresearch.org). It\’s time to start lobbying for tort reform on both a local and national level.
Lisa,
Menu foods is actually majority owned by a mutual fund. Guess who invests in mutual funds? yea, people like us. So if the goal is to bankrupt the company, by doing that you are taking a lot of regular people\’s retirement money and giving that to the trial lawyers. Sure, the kneejerk reaction is to punish, but who are you actually punishing?
Just an FYI. Democratic candidate John Edwards made his living as a class action attorney,
Yeah, and GWB made his living running companies owned by his daddy\’s friends into the ground, along with the State of Texas and now USA. Your point is??
yeah, lowest unemployment rate in decades, highest per capita income on record. Stock markets at record highs, Home ownership at record highs, highest GNP in 50 years, God, I am so glad Bush got elected and put our economy in the toilet!!
Adjustor, its time to open your eyes and see thru the BDS.
Stock market at record highs? Not this month, last month or last year…
Unemployment at lowest level \”ever\”? not exactly. GNP? Lets talk foreign trade deficit, energy costs, health care oh, and that little conflict know as IRAQ.
GWB is an embarrassment and his administration is a disaster.
\”An Ottawa woman has become violently ill after eating some of her dog\’s food,\” the Canadian Press reports:
After noticing her dog, Missy, wasn\’t eating, [Eliane] Larabie said she took bites of Missy\’s Iams pet food in order to trick the terrier into thinking it was people food.
The ploy worked and the mealtime routine continued for about two weeks until both dog and master became sick on March 17.
It wasn\’t until she saw a TV news story about the Menu Foods recall that she connected the dots.
Well,
She is Canadien!
My point was simply that the big winners in class action suits are rarely, if ever, the injured parties. The attorneys don\’t lose. I find their ads patronizing and tend to be directed at a particular group. They air when most of us working folks are asleep. I could go on but I think it\’s just food for thought when considering who you want leading our nation.
The American legal system being what it is with respect to not placing much value upon animal (pet) life (in general, they are considered as chattel), those posters who opine that the lawyers are in it for themselves have a valid point.
This company does deserve to be punished, however, for the heartache that it has caused and the lives that it has taken. That said, a sane resolution to the dispute would be the creation of a trust of several million dollars to be distributed among voluntary pet rescue organizations nationwide. In that fashion, the deserving get their due, and the profiteers do not.
what is TPLO surgery, how old is your friend, what brand
this wouldn\’t be a problem if you owners would quit cutting back on our rights! We\’re hunters! We like to stalk our food and eat it on the spot. How would you like to eat some dried up drivel every day from the same plate; and from the floor at that. Never a choice on beverages; water water water; good grief, cry me a river, but what\’s the deal with the warm water from the sink. You keep your water bottle in that big box and I see ice in it sometimes, yet you want me to eat where your feet walk. If you\’ve notice, that cat sits right next to my dish, that\’s just like having someones butt plopped in your face everyday when you eat.
At least the bologna scraps have picked up since this thing started. The laugher is on you, as it was we, the dogs and cats, who spiked the food so we\’d get a break from that canned and bagged stuff you think we call food.
We\’re sick of waggin\’ our tails for that stuff; either get us something with taste, or we\’ll take a bite out of something for taste, if you know what I mean.
Ruff!
Signed paw print, Rin Tin Tin
(the preceding was a public service announcement on behalf of dogs and cats everywhere. no animals were harmed in the production of this spot.)
nice comment to read while drinking my starbucks..hope you get a lot of spoiled baloney..better yet try spam
I was treating my cat for renal failure by administering fluids. I was still feeding her Iams and Prefered cat food the whole time. I had to have her put to sleep. Her blood work for renal failure was over the top. I would like to join the class action law suit. Please advise!
TPLO stands for tibial plateau leveling osteotomy . Here is a good website that describes what is done. Basically, they cut the kneecap off, then reposition it so instead of stretching the cruciant ligament, it compresses it while walking or running. http://vetsurgerycentral.com/tplo.htm
My Maggie just turned 10 years old. A golden Lab. She had the surgeries 9 months apart when she was 4.
Her last illness had nothing to do with dog food. It was just one of those things. I do feed her Innova Senior Plus dry and she likes it and it is good for her. She is very active still and if it weren\’t for the TPLO surgery, she would not be walking today.
Sharon, I feel for your loss. But have you read all the comments prior to your post? Class action will get you nothing. Maybe a $5 off coupon for new dog food. The only people who will make money on a class action suit will be the lawyers. If you want any satisfaction, you would be better to hire an attorney on your own and have him sue. I bet he would take the case on a contingency basis.
I have a cat that is about 14 years old and he has been eating Iams for about 8 mos. I threw all my Iams away as soon as I heard so I have no proof my cat is ill do to this; however I have spent a lot of money trying to get him better and I am afraid he will need to be put to sleep. He has all the symptoms. Is there anything that can be checked before he passes away to prove this? and I am having difficulty finding an attorney in San Antonio with a class action lawsuit RE this. Can anyone help?.
I don\’t have an animal but reading these stories make me feel as if i lost a pet, can i still join the class action suit and win free money too?
Sure, Steve, you can join. With the best of luck, you may end up with a free can of Alpo in about 6 years. Hope you can wait!. oh, btw, if you do decide to join a class action, the attorneys thank you whole heartedly. They will be dining on kobe beef, while the plaintiffs get Alpo.
please send me information on how to join the class action suit against the pet food companies. My Beloved cat, Kittyah, was murdered by tainted sophisticat cat food. Please send me an email.
Thank you,
P. Perry
Yes my dog died from kidney failure and i have 2 cats being treated, join a class action law suit and call the fDA. Here is one Class action law group email for you.
http://www.blimlaw.com You can also type in menu foods class action law suits and there is at least 3 to 6 lawyers suing and from what I hear they will all probably turn it into one large one but I am not sure about that but usually when it is against two companies, Menu Foods and the China co. that made the wheat gluten they judge tries to get it to become one large suit instead of a lot of different ones, but either way do it now before it is too late and you have to file a complaint with the FDA. You can email me and we can talk I know how you are feeling I am so sick, I have Lupus and the stess has caused a bad flare and I have two 9 year old girls who cry a lot and are depressed. This is wrong and we all need to fight to the end for our sweet pets who died in pain and for the ones like my cats and yours who are being treated and suffering from that. Bless you and you are in my prayers! My email is Libba66@gmail.com
Please read what I wrote to Stacey on here and also email me if you would like to we all need to stick together and fight for out sweet family members and not let this company get away with just paying vet bills acting like they are just property like a car or house that no one deserves anything for the pain and suffering of our pets and us and our families. We have given our love, companionship, food, grooming and vet care to these sweet pets and all they asked in return was our love, food, a warm bed and as my grandmother told me when the time comes to not let them suffer and to take them to the vet and let them go in peace. I wanted so bad to hang on to my sweet Manda but she was suffering and I saw in her eyes that if she could talk the only thing she would ask of me is Mommy please help me, please put me out of my suffering and with all the pain in the world and a piece of my heart missing i held her in my arms while they gave her the shot and told her she is now in heaven and will see me soon and we will play again in the fields of green. And for the pets that are not as severe as my Manda was the vets can save them depending on how bad their kidneys were effected. Luckly with my cats I caught them stealing her food fast and took it to my room so they only have minor damage and only have to go through about 2 to 3 weeks of fluid put under their skin 2 to 3 times a week, be on antibiotics and nasua medication. we have a lot of pet lovers on this fight and we have God on our side and I know in my heart these companies will not get away with this and they will pay more than just the vet bills. Pets are not property they are family and loved more than anyone can put into words. Good luck with your other cats they are in my heart.
Somehow, I have this feeling you are lawyer looking to profit from other peoples loss. As said by MANY professionals, animals are considered property and you can\’t get damages for property. The pockets that are going to get lined are the attorneys. What is wrong with going to the company and having them pay the vet bills? This is more than they would actually have to do. They are being generous. I do not believe there was any willful intent on their part. I too have animals and would be very upset had they got sick or died from this, but also, you have to be realistic. I am so sick of these snake oil salesmen (attorneys), just trying to make a buck off someone\’s elses misfortune. Go back under the rock you came from.
Amen, you hit it on the head,
Compman I am far from a lawyer. I am severyly disabled from Lupus. Fibromyagia, Raynauds Syndrom and Migraines. I am a duaghter of and Air Force fighter Pilot who during his service he got his masters with and A and now has his PHD, He is now know as Sr.__-___–!! My mother was a stay at hom mom until we went to high scholl and my brother went to college and she had a degree. I have a degree in child development special ed. Most aides run out of the room crying or throwing up, but they were my babies. I also have a business degree and have managed two larg chain retail clothing stores, like a Dillards type. I have had over 22 surgeries and could no longer work and had to file for disability. I KNOW nothing of the law!! I am here to meet other who have sick pets or pets that have died like mine. It is not about the money it is about the fact that menu foods bought wheat gluten from a company in china and it was contaminated with rat poison not leagal in the USA. Second of all FDA rules state that any new product should be tested before it goes into the product meaning human food, animal food and drugs and many more things. The did no test the wheat gluten they just put it in their food and tested it on thier own animal test subjects and knew long before we did that there was a problem. Our pets were not property like a car or house that can be fixed or replaced. They are a one of a kind personality who is just as much a family member to us as our relatives are. If asked would you rather have your dog back or a million or billion dollars I would say I want my dog back, but seeing how that is impossible she is cremated and here in my home. I and thousands others feel that paying the vet bills is just not enough, their is the pain and suffering of the owners, the children and the pets themselves suffered a lot!!!!!! I am a Christian and know I will see my sweet Manda one day in heaven. As for me being an attorny, please I wanted to be a vet but did not have the grades, I had to go to local community college to bring up my GPA and graduated with honors and was always on the deans list, but I fell in love with kids who have to have 10 or more handicaps to be considered SPH severly profoundly Handicapped and that hardly anyone would work with them and treat them with dignity, love and talk to them and read to them even if we did not know if they could hear us. The point is I love ALL ANIMALS and HANDICAPPED children and will fight for their rights till the day I die. They companies do deserve to pay for killing our animlas and making then sick it was their responsibility to have the new product tested and I have information that they new long before they called in the dog and cat food recall. But me a lawyer what a joke, I would rather save children, animlas, our planet, the way we treat each other but more than anything I just love to be with my two 9 year old girls Courtney and Karissa, they are my life and our pets are all of our lives. The girls each have a cat and bird and they have to feed them and clean the litter box, help shop for their food and toys. Courtney has a lovebird also, bunny and Tasha her young but the soffest cat I have ever touched. They are such loving cats and always want to cuddle. sorry dude don\’t sale snake oil I am afraid of snakes. I know one lawyer that is my cousin whom I have not seen in atleast 5 to 6 years, I love him and he loves me it just has to do with work kids and life and he lives a long drive from her in the middle of Arkansas, and just to make you happy he is not practicing law right now he is working in his fathers business and getting the green!!Sorry I can\’t crawl under a rock for you but my hopital bed wouldn\’t fit along with the tubes, air, medications, nurses and 9 year old kids and of course all of my pets!!!! You owe me an apology, i nevercame off as a lawere, I just repeated what i had just read on the internet myself. I am trying to help these people find the right class action lawyer, call the FDA (you have to file a report with the FDA so do it monday after easter weekend. And if I did get money it would got to animals in need depeding on the ammount I would love to open a special type shelter where all unwanted, abused, neglected and throw out can come and start again. I will have teen-agers. socializing the pets and specialist on the board to check the animal socialization skills I will also have a training group and vet care on site if possible. That is me and my best friend Dawn\’s dream to build a sancuary house for pets of all breeds and sizes even large breeds like horses. we are saving and when this dream comes true we are going to name it Manda\’s Sancuary House for all animals that need love, food, friends, trust, comfort and health and grooming care. Do I sound like a lawyer to you. My husband is In Saudi where it is dangerous and I am bed bound a lot of the day but will work until my death to make Manda\’s House come true and that we get to save a lot of precious animals!!
Libba,
I apoligize for calling you a lawyer. You sound like the real deal as far as a caring person. You should be proud of what you have accomplished. If you could tell from my posts, I am not against these people who have lost their pets, I am all for them. I just don\’t agree with trying to use a class action suit to satisfy your loss. The only one who will win is the lawyers. You may end up with a coupon for $1.00 of some dog or cat food in about 3-4 years and the lawyers will be able to buy a new yacht!. You claim that the wheat gluten had rat poison in it and that the pet food company bought this without testing and then when they did find out, they didn\’t do anything. In all the articles of I have read, I have not seen these \”facts\”. Please provide credible links to show these as facts. Like I said before, in the eyes of the law, pets are treated as property. I don\’t like it either, but you have to face facts. You cannot get damages, either actual or punitive or emotional for a piece of property. Believe me, I don\’t consider my dog a piece of property. I consider her family but the doesn\’t change the law. I admire your desire to provide a sanctuary for pets someday. That is very noble. I don\’t know if I will ever be able to do that, but I do give money to the local SPCA every month. Also, I am not trying to defend the company here, just trying to show the realities of the case. How much more pain and hurt should these pet lovers be subject to just to see at the end they get practically nothing. If you want to see a change, then we need to lobby the FDA to regulate our imports better.
I brought my cat to the vet on Friday, March 9 before anything hit the news about tainted cat food. My cat was eating Science Diet savory chicken (senior) since January, 2007. She literally collapsed on Friday, March 9 when I came home from work. Her kidney values were way above normal and I now have her on a prescription diet and have to administer sub-Q fluids every other day. To make matters worse, my cat has a history of seizures (which have been more frequent) and is totally blind. I would like to join any class action lawsuits against Menu Foods and Hill\’s. Please advise.
it amazes me that people can contribute on this forum but seem to be unable to read or comprehend.