Petition to Require Pet Food Companies to be Held Accountable for Damages
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED:
Request that the U.S. Congress enact legislation to require pet food manufacturers and the companies that market those pet food brands to be held financially liable for any medical costs related to or contributing to the illness and/or death of a pet that can be reasonably attributed to the food consumed by the pet. And that all pet foods include the name of the manufacturer, not just the brand under which it is sold.
This petition is in response to the thousands of pet parents and owners who have suffered under the Menu Foods recall and their slow response that started on March 16th, 2007.
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In creating this petition, our motive is three-fold:
- First, we want to ease the pain and suffering of those who have lost their pets due to mistakes and negligence of pet food makers. The loss or illness of a pet can be emotionally devastating. On top of it, the financial burden of uninsured veterinary treatment can be a double-whammy, leading pet parents and their families to significant financial damage — often affecting other family members such as kids and the elderly. This legislation will create a venue for settling these cases fairly and out of court, eliminating the need for a lengthy court case, which companies rely on in order to reduce the likelihood of payout.
- Second, create a financial motive for pet food makers and marketers to set higher standards for pet food. We want to let them know that consumers are interested in higher-grade pet food. And that the longer a company waits in issuing warnings or recalls related to their product, the larger the potential financial damage. This new law would hold the manufacturers (often smaller, less financially sound organizations) and also the larger corporations that market the branded foods — who ultimately control what goes in them.
- Third, a clear public disclosure of who actually makes the food. Since the financial liability falls to the brand as well as the manufacturer, the name of the company that actually produced the food should be obvious to the consumer. How much clearer would this recall have been if the food was labeled “Made by Menu Foods”?
Once the final tally of the pet deaths is complete, the petition will be delivered to the head of the congressional committee that controls FDA funding (Dave Obey, D-WI, chairman of House Appropriations Committee).
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March 31st, 2007 at 3:34 pm
mary ann todt 19149
March 31st, 2007 at 3:39 pm
19149 m.a. todt we need laws to protect the pet food our dogs and cats eat what is the matter with the wheat from the good old USofA please tell me??????
March 31st, 2007 at 3:51 pm
J. Drennan 80013
March 31st, 2007 at 4:00 pm
91945 Barbara Bendekgey
March 31st, 2007 at 4:04 pm
Sandy Snyder 44845
March 31st, 2007 at 4:08 pm
04609 Don Brimmer
March 31st, 2007 at 4:17 pm
Gwenda Crowder 33707 you should be made to try the food yourself, then if it is safe for your tastebuds, we will buy it for our pets
March 31st, 2007 at 4:19 pm
33611 Madeline M Coker
33611 Edward A. Coker
We have consistently fed our dog, Riley, Eukanuba brand dry and wet food products. Riley’s health was severely compromised from consuming a recalled wet product and now we have been told that he will not recover from his illness. The veterinarians treating him have recommended we euthanize him. He is almost 10 years old, and has been a loving member of our family. However, we need to do what is best for our beloved Riley at this time and we are extremely saddened and sickened about this outcome. Thousands of pets and pet owners, including our Riley and us, have been tormented physically and emotionally from this tragedy. No one else, especially our pets, deserve to go through events such as this. It is imperative that every possible measure is taken to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of our pet population.
March 31st, 2007 at 4:28 pm
22202 sarah royden
March 31st, 2007 at 4:41 pm
We’re suffered a devastating loss. Why don’t YOU explain to my child?
March 31st, 2007 at 4:41 pm
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Patricia Cheesman
I lost my cat due to the pet food being distrubuted by Menu Foods and believe that our animals are part of our families and regulations should be enacted to ensure their safety.
March 31st, 2007 at 4:42 pm
90230 Leann Hennig
My precious little Pixie dachshund (age 14) died sometime in the wee hours of last Thursday (3-29-07) in a cage all alone at the puppy doctor’s hospital. Got the fateful call around 8:15 a.m. She had eaten Nutro Choice pouch food from 2-6-07 til 3-17-07 when the recall was announced. How her mommy and I miss her! Rest in peace wrapped in Aunt Meggie’s angel wings and wait at the Bridge for us, my little luv bug!
March 31st, 2007 at 4:44 pm
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Patricia Cheesman
I lost my cat due to the pet food being distrubuted by Menu Foods and believe that our animals are part of our families and regulations should be enacted to ensure their safety.
March 31st, 2007 at 4:56 pm
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Jodene Mills
March 31st, 2007 at 5:14 pm
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Genny McNabb
March 31st, 2007 at 5:23 pm
32277 Josh & Marie Avery
March 31st, 2007 at 5:34 pm
I have lost my yorkie after 9 years due to eating mighty dog in two weeks she went from healthy to not able to save. Donna Santoro 07722
March 31st, 2007 at 6:11 pm
90006 Nubia Bernard
March 31st, 2007 at 6:14 pm
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Bob Martin
bob.undercover@gmail.com
March 31st, 2007 at 6:15 pm
39047 Mike Bingham
I had a healthy and happy cat on Thursday and a dead cat on Sunday. She was my “trick cat” because she would sit up and beg for treats and catch them in her mouth like a dog!! She went on walks with me without a leash and was a great pal. I hope that this horrible situation will be motivation to more closely monitor the pet food industry.
March 31st, 2007 at 6:15 pm
Kat Myers, 24012
March 31st, 2007 at 6:18 pm
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Kat Myers
March 31st, 2007 at 6:24 pm
Julie Summerell, 27614
March 31st, 2007 at 6:24 pm
This makes “me” sick and I haven’t eaten any of this food!
The makers of this pet food should be eating this themselves
to test with. This is totally uncalled for and if it were safe for
“us humans” to eat, then we could share with our fur babies
who we consider to be our daughters & sons also !!
March 31st, 2007 at 6:26 pm
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Meridee Phistry
I lost my cat the day of the recall. I might have been able to save her had I known about the poisened food.
March 31st, 2007 at 6:35 pm
IF WE REALLY WANT HOMELAND SECURITY IN THIS COUNTRY WE MUST STOP IMPORTING FOOD FROM OTHER COUNTRYS………. NOW!
LORETTA ANDERSON 95949
March 31st, 2007 at 6:42 pm
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Dianna C. Long
I am so upset about learning that I may have been feeding my precious animal friends poison via their food. I depend on the food companies to make safe products. I am at a lost to say how disturbed I am with this pet food scandel. Companies who distribute the food should make sure where the food comes from is lisated on the food containers and government should make sure that anything we feed our animal companions is safe enough for humans to eat. I am appalled!
March 31st, 2007 at 7:04 pm
Mary Jane Lakota 01020
March 31st, 2007 at 7:16 pm
patricia pasquarello
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March 31st, 2007 at 7:21 pm
My heart aches for those who lost their four pawed family members in this hideous crime. I think that the people who test these foods ought to be required to taste them themselves before ever putting them on the market. They do it in the food manufacturing of pasta etc, so why not pet food????
I have 2 cats and 2 dogs. I am very very scared that there might be more brands that will come forth later and say that they too need to recall. Maybe we need to just go back to table scraps. At least we know what the pets get is what we are getting!
March 31st, 2007 at 7:23 pm
Evelyn Glendening
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March 31st, 2007 at 7:25 pm
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keri roe
March 31st, 2007 at 7:26 pm
This is so scary. We should be able to take our suspect pets into the vet for required tests without worrying about money. I have 2 cats that show blood in their urine (from using my urine test strips) and it is going to be at least 2 weeks to a month before I have any money to take them in. Do you really think they will be ok?
March 31st, 2007 at 7:48 pm
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Michael J. Roszkowski
March 31st, 2007 at 7:49 pm
Money! Money! Money! what are you going to do with all that money? When you burn in hell, for murdering innocent animals!!
March 31st, 2007 at 7:50 pm
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Michael Roszkowski
March 31st, 2007 at 8:00 pm
IT’S SAD TO THINK THAT YOUR COMPANY TAKES PROFIT OVER PEOPLE AND THEIR BELOVED PETS!
March 31st, 2007 at 8:31 pm
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Michele Jackman
March 31st, 2007 at 8:36 pm
45205 judith rothenberg
45205 rick storms
March 31st, 2007 at 8:49 pm
55092 Lisa Kelley
I am outraged that these companies think this is no big deal. Menu foods lost 9 cats and they took their time recalling this poison. The FDA claims this tainted gluten has been sold to dry food makers but will not release the names of what companies are using it. How can I know what is safe to feed my kitties? FDA, pet food companies, Menu foods must all be held accountable for this mayham. We must boycott companies that won’t take responsibility for this. We must demand safe food for our beloved pets.
March 31st, 2007 at 8:49 pm
Terri Arzie
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March 31st, 2007 at 8:53 pm
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Laura Clark
March 31st, 2007 at 8:54 pm
34609 Valerie Felter
March 31st, 2007 at 9:01 pm
22851 carolyn blosser i lost one of my babys snowbell, i cried for 3 weeks, and am not over the lose yet.
March 31st, 2007 at 9:09 pm
Karen Collins 37642 — I lost my MO on the 15th of March. He was my humor pill and always by my side. He loved me without question and I found daily strength from his companionship. I feel empty, oh, so empty. To me money is not the issue — I don’t money from a company that killed my dog. All I want is justice and to see the criminals serve their time (I’m serving mine now).
March 31st, 2007 at 9:13 pm
mark wayne slay 35203
i think its a crying shame that a company would send out food for what we all refer to as our furbabys and mans best friend that is not tested to make sure its safe after all human food companys test their product s to make sure its safe why shouldnt petfood companys be held accountable if their product kills if some human gets sick and dies from a product for human consumption the companys are sued and lose millions if a pet food company sells pet food that kills its oh well its just a dumb animal they will get another pet my smokey isnt a pet hes my child and if he is sick i worry and heaven help me if he dies because some companys food caused it
March 31st, 2007 at 9:13 pm
New Bern, NC 28560
Deanna Stewart
March 31st, 2007 at 9:15 pm
34482 Cynthia Stockbridge
March 31st, 2007 at 9:19 pm
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March 31st, 2007 at 9:29 pm
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Donald Wadsworth