More than 95 pet owners have joined a class-action lawsuit against Menu Foods Inc., saying it produced and distributed pet food that might be dangerous, and possibly deadly, to animals.
Jacqueline Johnson of Madison, Wisconsin, filed the suit Tuesday. The complaint contends her gray tabby, Gumbie, became ill after eating food from an Iams Select Bites […]
Rat poison was found in the pet food suspected of causing kidney failure that killed at least 16 cats and dogs, but scientists still don’t know how it got there, state officials said Friday.
The toxin was identified as aminopterin, which is used to kill rats in some countries, state Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker said.
Aminopterin is […]
More than 95 pet owners have joined a class-action lawsuit against Menu Foods Inc., saying it produced and distributed pet food that might be dangerous, and possibly deadly, to animals.
Jacqueline Johnson of Madison, Wisconsin, filed the suit Tuesday. The complaint contends her gray tabby, Gumbie, became ill after eating food from an Iams Select Bites […]
Rat poison was found in the pet food suspected of causing kidney failure that killed at least 16 cats and dogs, but scientists still don’t know how it got there, state officials said Friday.
The toxin was identified as aminopterin, which is used to kill rats in some countries, state Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker said.
Aminopterin is […]
Toronto-based Menu Foods is recalling more than 80 plus name brands of “wet” dog and cat food.
There’s concern the food can cause kidney failure, even death in pets.
So why are some of the recalled brands still on shelves?
Our cameras caught nine Iam’s brand dog food cans still on the shelves at the Marc’s store in […]
About a month ago Tony, a dog, ruptured a disc and started fighting to breathe. His owner, Jane Phipps, rushed him to a veterinary hospital. He underwent surgery and spent 30 days on a ventilator.
Tony pulled through, although he still needs physical therapy.
Meanwhile, Phipps needs $25,000 to cover her vet bill. So far, her only […]
A recall of potentially deadly pet food has dog and cat owners studying their animals for even the slightest hint of illness and swamping veterinarians nationwide with calls about symptoms both real and imagined.
“It’s like we’re on pins and needles,” said Brian Paone, a 27-year-old loan auditor in Knoxville, Tenn., who scheduled a blood test […]
A Boise-based pet insurance company believes a nationwide pet food recall may be sickening more animals than previously thought.
Pets Best Insurance is aware of about 140 cases of animals becoming sick due to possible consumption of tainted Menu brand foods.
The company is already receiving claims from those they insure to pay for medical bills related […]
A local pet owner wishes he would have known about pet insurance before his cat, Stitch, died from renal failure after eating recalled pet food, he said.
Instead, Frank Zavorski said he paid a hefty veterinarian bill to try to save his beloved cat to no avail.
“I never knew about pet insurance,” Zavaroski said. “I found […]
A woman said she was so worried about reports of tainted pet food she spent more than $1,000 buying all the product she could find at her local Wal-Mart. Margaret Trask said she filled a shopping cart full of canned pet food made by Canadian company Menu Foods at the Beaufort Wal-Mart after hearing about […]