Comments on: Pet-food recall: Stepping in piles of bad public relations http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-stepping-in-piles-of-bad-public-relations/ Blogging by a team of pet-care experts. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:26:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: VJ http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-stepping-in-piles-of-bad-public-relations/comment-page-2/#comment-28437 VJ Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:07:49 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-stepping-in-piles-of-bad-public-relations/#comment-28437 In regards to the email in Call to Action from the lady so upset over the loss of her cat due to the C/D diet, Linda or Kat, wasn't there something posted earlier about a fund set up by a vet group to assist people monetarily ($50,000). I have to leave shortly. So could someone check this out. Maybe we can help this lady. In regards to the email in Call to Action from the lady so upset over the loss of her cat due to the C/D diet, Linda or Kat, wasn’t there something posted earlier about a fund set up by a vet group to assist people monetarily ($50,000). I have to leave shortly. So could someone check this out. Maybe we can help this lady.

]]> By: Phil from England http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-stepping-in-piles-of-bad-public-relations/comment-page-2/#comment-28435 Phil from England Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:40:55 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-stepping-in-piles-of-bad-public-relations/#comment-28435 How's this for bad PR: Feb 20th - Menu Foods receives first reports of problems with pet food. Feb 26th - Menu foods commence tests on 50 animals. Feb 26th & 27th - Menus CFO sells half his shares for $102,900. March 16th - Recall announced. Share price plunges CFO calls this a "horrible coincidence" http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070410.RMENU10/TPStory/Business Thanks itchmo How’s this for bad PR:

Feb 20th - Menu Foods receives first reports of problems with pet food.

Feb 26th - Menu foods commence tests on 50 animals.

Feb 26th & 27th - Menus CFO sells half his shares for $102,900.

March 16th - Recall announced. Share price plunges

CFO calls this a “horrible coincidence”

http://www.theglobeandmail.com.....y/Business

Thanks itchmo

]]> By: Sue Dunn http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-stepping-in-piles-of-bad-public-relations/comment-page-2/#comment-28312 Sue Dunn Tue, 10 Apr 2007 05:34:17 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-stepping-in-piles-of-bad-public-relations/#comment-28312 The latest Federal District Court lawsuit filings against Menu Foods can be viewed at http://tinyurl.com/2k57sm It would be good to save the food if anyone is contemplating any legal action. And, maybe even just for the potential ability to link pet deaths to this in the event the FDA might want to do further testing. This might help verify and provide evidence that the true number of pets harmed by this is far greater than the small number of dogs and cats tested at Menu Foods, that have been confirmed to be directly linked to the foods by the FDA. This could potentially provide better support for the product liability issues and help prevent this terrible tragedy in the future. Maybe it would be nice to have a centralized type of test results reporting for this, such as Banfield has done. The latest Federal District Court lawsuit filings against Menu Foods can be viewed at http://tinyurl.com/2k57sm It would be good to save the food if anyone is contemplating any legal action. And, maybe even just for the potential ability to link pet deaths to this in the event the FDA might want to do further testing. This might help verify and provide evidence that the true number of pets harmed by this is far greater than the small number of dogs and cats tested at Menu Foods, that have been confirmed to be directly linked to the foods by the FDA. This could potentially provide better support for the product liability issues and help prevent this terrible tragedy in the future. Maybe it would be nice to have a centralized type of test results reporting for this, such as Banfield has done.

]]> By: Kat http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-stepping-in-piles-of-bad-public-relations/comment-page-2/#comment-28263 Kat Tue, 10 Apr 2007 03:37:21 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-stepping-in-piles-of-bad-public-relations/#comment-28263 I know Sandi -- it felt like a sock in the gut, when I read the story. I came over here & posted it immediately. I know Sandi — it felt like a sock in the gut, when I read the story. I came over here & posted it immediately.

]]> By: Pamela J. Betz-Baron http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-stepping-in-piles-of-bad-public-relations/comment-page-2/#comment-28209 Pamela J. Betz-Baron Tue, 10 Apr 2007 02:32:03 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-stepping-in-piles-of-bad-public-relations/#comment-28209 Garyn, I'm so sorry you had to find your kitty like that. ((hug)) Garyn,

I’m so sorry you had to find your kitty like that.

((hug))

]]> By: Sandi K http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-stepping-in-piles-of-bad-public-relations/comment-page-2/#comment-28165 Sandi K Tue, 10 Apr 2007 01:52:35 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-stepping-in-piles-of-bad-public-relations/#comment-28165 Kat, those numbers are staggering and depressing and sickening. I cant find words for how awful this all is. I just remember our kitty taking her last breath in my arms, there is no excuse for this to happen to any pet. I feel nauseas from seeing these numbers. Kat, those numbers are staggering and depressing and sickening. I cant find words for how awful this all is. I just remember our kitty taking her last breath in my arms, there is no excuse for this to happen to any pet. I feel nauseas from seeing these numbers.

]]> By: Kat http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-stepping-in-piles-of-bad-public-relations/comment-page-2/#comment-28143 Kat Tue, 10 Apr 2007 01:25:03 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-stepping-in-piles-of-bad-public-relations/#comment-28143 WOW! This article states 39,000 sick or dead: Tainted pet food may have sickened tens of thousands of cats and dogs WASHINGTON — Pet food contaminated with an industrial chemical may have sickened or killed 39,000 cats and dogs nationwide, based on an extrapolation from data released Monday by one of the nation's largest chains of veterinary hospitals. Banfield, The Pet Hospital, said an analysis of its database, compiled from records collected by its more than 615 veterinary hospitals, suggests that three out of every 10,000 cats and dogs that ate the pet food contaminated with melamine developed kidney failure. There are an estimated 60 million dogs and 70 million cats in the United States, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association. Here's the link for the rest of the article: http://www.startribune.com/484/story/1110143.html WOW! This article states 39,000 sick or dead:

Tainted pet food may have sickened tens of thousands of cats and dogs

WASHINGTON — Pet food contaminated with an industrial chemical may have sickened or killed 39,000 cats and dogs nationwide, based on an extrapolation from data released Monday by one of the nation’s largest chains of veterinary hospitals.

Banfield, The Pet Hospital, said an analysis of its database, compiled from records collected by its more than 615 veterinary hospitals, suggests that three out of every 10,000 cats and dogs that ate the pet food contaminated with melamine developed kidney failure. There are an estimated 60 million dogs and 70 million cats in the United States, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association.

Here’s the link for the rest of the article:

http://www.startribune.com/484/story/1110143.html

]]> By: Kat http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-stepping-in-piles-of-bad-public-relations/comment-page-2/#comment-28140 Kat Tue, 10 Apr 2007 01:19:47 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-stepping-in-piles-of-bad-public-relations/#comment-28140 Here's a new article from Science Daily: Cornell Details Effect Of Pet Food Contaminant, Melamine http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070409185542.htm Here’s a new article from Science Daily:

Cornell Details Effect Of Pet Food Contaminant, Melamine

http://www.sciencedaily.com/re.....185542.htm

]]> By: Sindy http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-stepping-in-piles-of-bad-public-relations/comment-page-2/#comment-28131 Sindy Tue, 10 Apr 2007 01:13:44 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-stepping-in-piles-of-bad-public-relations/#comment-28131 I feel that keeping the food is a better thing to do for now. Especially since a definite answer has not been given to us. I am also keeping the bags of dry with some sample left until this is settled. That way I will know exactly what he ate. Tigger is now on Merrick, Grammy's Pot Pie. He preferred the way the slices felt when he ate them but he did learn to eat loaf style eventually, he really didn't have a choice. I have wanted to get the vet tests done anyways since I've read about the Max Cat Calif. Chicken 3oz cans on the web in various sites and I would rather be safe than sorry. If my cat was to look sick, then I may be too late and wished I could have done something sooner. I think many of us wish we had that chance too. Our pets are not just animals to many of us and Menu foods knew that by how much money they had made by manufacturing pet food. I hope they now realize how much money the 'new' wheat gluten really saved them - NOT! I feel that keeping the food is a better thing to do for now. Especially since a definite answer has not been given to us. I am also keeping the bags of dry with some sample left until this is settled. That way I will know exactly what he ate. Tigger is now on Merrick, Grammy’s Pot Pie. He preferred the way the slices felt when he ate them but he did learn to eat loaf style eventually, he really didn’t have a choice.
I have wanted to get the vet tests done anyways since I’ve read about the Max Cat Calif. Chicken 3oz cans on the web in various sites and I would rather be safe than sorry. If my cat was to look sick, then I may be too late and wished I could have done something sooner. I think many of us wish we had that chance too.
Our pets are not just animals to many of us and Menu foods knew that by how much money they had made by manufacturing pet food. I hope they now realize how much money the ‘new’ wheat gluten really saved them - NOT!

]]> By: MFEMFEM http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-stepping-in-piles-of-bad-public-relations/comment-page-2/#comment-28126 MFEMFEM Tue, 10 Apr 2007 01:02:31 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-stepping-in-piles-of-bad-public-relations/#comment-28126 "Pet foods are one of the most highly regulated food products." The Pet Food Institute website. The Forbes Magazine comments hit the nail on the head. The above PFI propaganda shows that many of the pet food manufactures only care about nurturing one thing, their own GREED. Do they really think we are that stupid? “Pet foods are one of the most highly regulated food products.” The Pet Food Institute website.

The Forbes Magazine comments hit the nail on the head. The above PFI propaganda shows that many of the pet food manufactures only care about nurturing one thing, their own GREED. Do they really think we are that stupid?

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