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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June 5th, 2007 at 6:04 pm
Helaine Gottschalk 32571
June 5th, 2007 at 6:10 pm
Mike Cheek 30680
June 5th, 2007 at 6:11 pm
97303, Gerrie Smith
97303 Dennis Thompson
97301 Ron Smith & Cindy Smith
We want manufacturers to be accountable for the products they market.
June 5th, 2007 at 6:24 pm
Johanna Albarron Zip-1842
I am spending a fortune a month on can Merrick dog food . I am hoping that I again have not been fooled that it is a caring dog food company.. My dog is diabetic and his diet is VERY important, And what he eats effects his sugar, so I am believing that I am buying a all natural dog food….. Only time will tell !!!!! As for the other company’s— I feel that criminal charges should be filed. They ALL need a good scare, not just a monitory loss.
June 5th, 2007 at 6:43 pm
Cynthia Randall 91423
June 5th, 2007 at 7:18 pm
B0M 1C0
Carol Rushton
June 5th, 2007 at 7:32 pm
I am MURDEROUSLY angry about this. The sheer stupidity, the levels of corporate greed and callousness, leaves me wanting to forcefeed the negligent idiots responsible for this mess something that will quickly and painfully destroy their kidneys. It would certainly be fitting, and certainly be fair.
June 5th, 2007 at 7:34 pm
98626
Betty Tanner
June 5th, 2007 at 7:45 pm
I cannot think of a more horrible way to treat our beloved, trusting pets!
June 5th, 2007 at 7:46 pm
61607
June 5th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
S.G. Schuster, 14618
June 5th, 2007 at 8:09 pm
Rose Hunt
94538
June 5th, 2007 at 9:12 pm
Phillip Brown
91710
June 5th, 2007 at 9:20 pm
33154-3322
Ellen Abramson
June 5th, 2007 at 9:59 pm
08731 Barbara Henckler
June 5th, 2007 at 11:18 pm
JOAN GORDON 77632
June 5th, 2007 at 11:40 pm
Sallia Bandy
78626
June 6th, 2007 at 12:21 am
60050
June 6th, 2007 at 12:37 am
92706
Robin Kruger
June 6th, 2007 at 1:40 am
37343 Michele Ashley
June 6th, 2007 at 7:42 am
D.H. Estabrooke, pet companion at 12590-4311. Action must be taken forthwith…no more dragging the feet. Thank you for your prompt attention and cooperation.
June 6th, 2007 at 9:11 am
Andrew Bronowski
02115
June 6th, 2007 at 9:16 am
78124
Michaela Cade
June 6th, 2007 at 9:34 am
Jennifer Hast
73003
It is sad that it should have to come to this. They should have been held accountable long ago
June 6th, 2007 at 10:17 am
45205
Linda Wissel
June 6th, 2007 at 10:22 am
T2A 4B5 T Evans
Simply said…The process’ for monitoring pet food should be just as stringent as it is for humans. Our pets bring so much into our lives and they are worth it! This whole pet food recall is a crime. However, I hope that out of it, something positive can happen. Please, show respect for these wonderful lives that bring so much to us. Hugs, Tdeb
June 6th, 2007 at 10:25 am
48150
L. Legge
June 6th, 2007 at 10:44 am
Heather Lyons, 60525
June 6th, 2007 at 12:40 pm
17050
Jayne Kopko
June 6th, 2007 at 1:28 pm
78240 Patti Sharp
June 6th, 2007 at 3:53 pm
75770
Jan Hamilton
June 6th, 2007 at 3:57 pm
01522
Kimberly Miller
June 6th, 2007 at 4:03 pm
Tina Buechner
30116
June 6th, 2007 at 4:41 pm
98380 Tim Hall
June 6th, 2007 at 5:14 pm
Lori Reyes
June 6th, 2007 at 5:18 pm
Lisa Sattler 54666
June 6th, 2007 at 5:29 pm
75050 Linda Hopwood
Something has to be done about this serious problem to our pets and if not stopped, will continue to affect us as a nation.
June 6th, 2007 at 5:59 pm
44875 Lynn Reiter
June 6th, 2007 at 6:02 pm
77048, Vanessa J. de Vera
June 6th, 2007 at 6:04 pm
Victoria Snelling
40059
June 6th, 2007 at 7:15 pm
93551
Marty Ormond
June 6th, 2007 at 9:05 pm
07424
Eileen Schram
June 6th, 2007 at 9:38 pm
Arnold Lausevich
June 6th, 2007 at 9:41 pm
72544
Brenda Stoner
June 6th, 2007 at 10:14 pm
Elizabeth Lyke
37217
June 6th, 2007 at 10:15 pm
65560
Kimberly Landt
June 6th, 2007 at 10:32 pm
Ryna Ramirez 01364
Our pets deserve the same rights we do when someone makes a mistake that cost them their health or worse their life. I have a special needs child with a therapy pet. Without his dog he would be so lost. There are times when only his dog can comfort him. The thought that the simple act of feeding his dog could cost him his best friend and that no one would be held accountable is a crime.
June 7th, 2007 at 12:20 am
Margo Ballard
80234
June 7th, 2007 at 12:53 am
04605-4548
Carolyn Larson
If you have not already done so, check out http://www.petfoodrecallfacts.com/
He has done an incredible job researching this whole nightmare.
June 7th, 2007 at 2:12 am
73859
Jo Boone