Comments on: Makers Of Tainted Pet Food To Pay $24M

Contaminated Food Linked To Thousands Of Animal Deaths Prompts Settlement

[nothappyatall]

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Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal, Brown Rice, White Rice, Lamb Meal, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Herring Meal, Flax Seed, Sun Cured Alfalfa Meal, Sunflower Oil, Chicken, Lecithin, Monocalcium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Linoleic Acid, Rosemary Extract, Sage Extract, Dried Enterococcus Faecium, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentation Extract, Dried Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation Extract, Inulin (from Chicory root), Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Fermentation Solubles

Yucca Schidigera Extract, Mixed Tocopherols (source of Vitamin E), Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Cobalt Amino Acid Chelate, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (source of B2), Beta Carotene, Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Calcium Iodate, Folic Acid, D-Biotin, Sodium Selenite, Papaya, Vitamin B12 Supplement.

[nothappyatall]

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Chicken, Turkey and Lamb Meats
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Fish Meats
F.D.A. inspected fish has been tested to have no ethoxyquin residual. Dry & canned multi-meat formulations contain Herring. (Dolphin friendly producers)

Brown Rice and White Rice
U.S.D.A. Grade #1 Rice has been tested to have no pesticide residual, and aflatoxin free.


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[nothappyatall]

(AP)Pet owners could also ask for the fair market value of their deceased pets, if that is higher than the costs incurred. Owners who do not have documentation of their expenses can get up to $900 each. All claims are subject to a review."

"There is no fair market value on our pets"
Posted by msay3

Right, and "fair market" value for a dog someone obtained free from a newspaper ad or for $35 from a shelter is what the value would be.
If you bought a purebred for $1200 such as a Landseer Newfoundland or Mastiff which typically are OVER $1200 you are out some money, because all they will cover is the MEDICAL costs you already paid and "fair market value" which in the case of say, a 7 year old dog is not going to be very much.

$5,000 PER DOG is what they should be offering

[msay3]

(AP)Pet owners could also ask for the fair market value of their deceased pets, if that is higher than the costs incurred. Owners who do not have documentation of their expenses can get up to $900 each. All claims are subject to a review. -----------------------------

There is no fair market value on our pets.....any more than there is fair market value of a human...Some people don''t seem to grasp that concept, but that is their loss. They are missing out on a lot....

[msay3]

STOP SUING EVERYBODY everytime something goes a little wrong with a product or service...its costing us a fortune with every dollar awarded.

Posted by DaVicar2 at 01:53 PM : May 23, 2008


Somebody has do do something....Here we have China poisoning our pets, endangering our children with lead paint, and now they have infiltrated the medical world with their deadly batches of heparin.....I''m almost afraid to buy any prescription medication anymore. I guess we''ll all be done in by the "China Syndrome" one way or the other......

[jimbo554]

Jeez, is every last thing nowadays another opportunity for people to show how heartless and meanspirited they are?

To say just "go out and buy another one" is to ignore all the loving attachment that has grown between pets and their owners.

[msay3]

Remember: Dogs & cats are better than kids because they:

Eat less,

Don''t ask for money all the time,

Are easier to train,

Usually come when called,

Never drive your car,

Don''t hang out with drug-using friends,

Don''t smoke or drink,

Don''t worry about having to buy the latest fashions,

Don''t wear your clothes,

Don''t need a gazillion dollars for college,

And if they get pregnant, you can sell their children.

[hypnotoad72]

STOP SUING EVERYBODY everytime something goes a little wrong with a product or service...its costing us a fortune with every dollar awarded.

Posted by DaVicar2
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Where was their quality control?

There is a difference between an causing an accident and deliberately cutting corners.

And, yes, some people are greedy fools too (think the idiot who was in the car and spilled McDonalds coffee, the type that most people typically think is a HOT beverage and then blames McD for the problem...)

Now, which of the three scenarios seems most likely? "Cutting corners" is the most likely choice, but how can you prove it was an accident? And all the pets that died...

[usmcvn2]

No they are not. They are family. Most dogs are better then most people and if a speeding car was coming at a stranger and my dog, I''''d save my dog first.


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Posted by SgtRDS-E4 at 03:24 PM : May 23, 2008


Randy,
I like Dogs better then other people. A Dog has never betrayed me!

[nothappyatall]

"Scuse me, but I NEVER equated human life with dogs! YOU DID..."

That''s RIGHT, *I* did because I value dogs more than I would value you.

"My point is just the opposite...theyre JUST DOGS and CATS..."

Your point stinks, MY point is dogs deserve to live like any other living thing. As far as people goo- theres far too MANY, time to stop the growth rate with con.doms, birth control, education and abortion on demand for the accidents that dont get caught in time.

"get over it, and get on with your LIFE!"
Posted by DaVicar2"

Seems to me YOU are the one who needs to get over it, this story is about a dog, if you dislike animals that much go read a story about an infant in Nigeria or something and swoon there.