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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April 30th, 2007 at 7:32 am
37686 - Alice Ramsey
April 30th, 2007 at 7:34 am
Nancy Peterson 37615
April 30th, 2007 at 8:13 am
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Christin Bummer
April 30th, 2007 at 8:47 am
Kathy Burgess 40204
In memory of Mister Mistoffolees
Nov. 12, 1989 - March 26, 2007
April 30th, 2007 at 8:48 am
Ihave lost a kitten to this. Can you imagine our sorrow. What are YOU going to do save others. How can this happen in America? How can you let this happen?
April 30th, 2007 at 9:05 am
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Peggy Jeanes
April 30th, 2007 at 9:15 am
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April Ledger
April 30th, 2007 at 9:26 am
Sarah Herr 46526
April 30th, 2007 at 9:28 am
Lou Barovechio
70003
April 30th, 2007 at 9:29 am
Lou Barovechio
70003
April 30th, 2007 at 9:29 am
lou barovechio
70003
April 30th, 2007 at 9:35 am
Judie Lucas
83654
April 30th, 2007 at 9:55 am
I live in Zip Code 43147.
Marcia McClatchey
April 30th, 2007 at 9:57 am
53188
Connie Nawaz
April 30th, 2007 at 10:14 am
Kim Nelson 98148
Pets are family too and deserve the highest quality of food just like we do.
April 30th, 2007 at 10:22 am
for the Pet Food Accountability Petition:
Lee Werner 53181
April 30th, 2007 at 10:27 am
Lisa Welch
7524 Poppleton Plz #5
Omaha, NE 68124
April 30th, 2007 at 10:28 am
85712, Spencer and Debbie Cohen I am almost beyond words, its inconceivable that we,firstly, don’t use our own resources[farmers of american origin, yeah], and finally,wegot our just rewards, ultimately because of greed, from the Chinese. Its happened so many times before,I.e. soy sauce, baby formulas,uh gee how do you say
“sabatoge” stupid,dumb and unbelievable. At least the american farmers are probably saying
“we told you so”
April 30th, 2007 at 10:47 am
Mary Stanley 01420
April 30th, 2007 at 11:27 am
99350
Julie Hellyer
April 30th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
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Judy Butler
April 30th, 2007 at 12:17 pm
33411
Maria Daniels
April 30th, 2007 at 12:20 pm
97322
Donna Seale
April 30th, 2007 at 12:35 pm
04768 Tracy Snow-Cormier
April 30th, 2007 at 12:37 pm
04768 Tracy Snow-Cormier
April 30th, 2007 at 12:53 pm
04740 Dotty Dudley
April 30th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
11365 Lisa Wessely
April 30th, 2007 at 1:00 pm
Sandra Stone, 48307
April 30th, 2007 at 1:01 pm
barbara witkowski 95060
April 30th, 2007 at 1:08 pm
63119 claudette klein
April 30th, 2007 at 1:19 pm
Barbara Pifko
34691
April 30th, 2007 at 1:20 pm
04769
Pat Smith
April 30th, 2007 at 2:09 pm
49417
Mary Davis
April 30th, 2007 at 2:15 pm
Judy Carney
32570
April 30th, 2007 at 2:27 pm
02184 Nancy Diettrich
April 30th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
33624 Ed Contreras
33624 Fiona Contreras
33763 Ramona Lokey
33763 Katrina Lokey
33763 Steve Lokey
16037 Joanne Bicehouse
16037 Stephen Bicehouse
April 30th, 2007 at 2:53 pm
Shannon Kelly-Harmon 03235
April 30th, 2007 at 3:11 pm
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Julia Quesenberry
Why did it take so long for us to get the information about the poison food that we were feeding our beloved pets? Thousands of pets could have been saved if this information was made public as soon as Menu Foods knew about it. Sadly, there are people who are still letting this go on, and probably thousands more will die. These most innocent victims are completely trusting us for their well-being–and we are poisoning them, because information is being kept from us. Why? I pray for our pets who are at the mercy of these heartless killers.
April 30th, 2007 at 3:38 pm
43512 michelle cowle
April 30th, 2007 at 3:42 pm
34224 Karen Chappell
April 30th, 2007 at 3:45 pm
34224
Karen Chappell
April 30th, 2007 at 3:48 pm
34224
Carl Koch
April 30th, 2007 at 3:52 pm
19320
Karen Brunke
April 30th, 2007 at 4:11 pm
90290-3533
Suzanne Morris
How long will it take for legislation to catch up with our reality: that pets ARE our family–our babies, guardians, and healers?
April 30th, 2007 at 4:28 pm
Kristine Kamp-Adante
83864
April 30th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
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Tanya Mather
April 30th, 2007 at 4:57 pm
Anne Bussell
48089
April 30th, 2007 at 5:15 pm
This lack of regulating pet food is just unbelievable! It is time someone steps up to the plate, accepts responsibilty, and makes this situation right with anyone who had sick or animals that died! As a animal lover/ower this had caused me endless stress and worry. We spend billions a year on pet food and supplies! Dont we deserve better????
April 30th, 2007 at 5:25 pm
SARAH RAY 29150
April 30th, 2007 at 5:39 pm
Jan Turner, 37130