Pet Food Class Action - How To Join
67
Who Can Join A Class Action?
I spoke with Cathy MacIvor of the Miami law firm of Maltzman Foreman, PA. Class Counsel following her filing of this class action law suit.
I asked Cathy which pet food companies this class action was filed against. Cathy shared with her press release with me which sites as defendants: (These are the people and companies she has filed the Class Action Law Suit Against)
Defendants:
- Mars, Inc
- Proctor and Gamble Co.
- Colgate Palmolive Company
- Del Monte Foods
- Nestle U.S.A. Inc
- Nutro Products, Inc.
- Menu Foods
- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc
- Target Corp.
- Publix Supermarkets, Inc.
- Winn Dixie Stores, Inc.
- PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc.
- Pet Supermarket, Inc.
- Petsmart Inc.
- (More have been named)
The reason for the Class Action Lawsuit against these companies:
- Pet Food Companies and Retailers Made False and Misleading Statements regarding the Contents of Pet Food to American Public
- "Premium" Pet Food Marketed and Sold as "Complete and Balanced" Contains Euthanized Dogs and Cats, Restaurant Grease, Hair, Hooves, and Diseased Animals, among other inedible garbage
When was this Class Action Lawsuit filed?
- The week of May 7, 2007
What is to be gained by this Class Action Lawsuit?
- The lawsuit seeks damages to consumers for the false representations made in the Defendants' advertising
- Damages for injuries
- Veterinarian bills
- Changes in how pet food is produced
- Changes in how pet food is advertised
- Changes in what goes into pet food
Who Can Join this Class Action Lawsuit?
- Anyone who has purchased products from these companies (trusting their advertising)
- Anyone who has had injury to their pet due to pet food
- Anyone who has had a pet suffer death due to pet food
How Do I Join this Class Action Lawsuit?
www.mflegal.com/petfoodlawsuit to join the lawsuit
If you wish to discuss this action or have any questions concerning this class action or your rights or interests with respect to these matters, please contact Maltzman Foreman PA (Catherine J. MacIvor, Esq.) at 1-305-358-6555, or via e-mail at info@mflegal.com.
For more information about Maltzman Foreman PA please visit http://www.mflegal.com/.
- Email Susan Peters at asksusanpeters@hotmail.com I will forward your information to Cathy MacIvor.
Ask Susan Peters Comments from Cathy MacIvor:
"Sadly," MacIvor said, "the Defendant pet food companies and retailers know that the pet loving American public loves their cats and dogs not like members of the family - they are family. The Defendants deceptive advertising specifically marketed premium healthy food to the American public knowing that they want to buy the best food that they can for their loved one and knowing that the food is at best garbage and at worst a toxic cornucopia of chemicals, additives, diseased meat and pentobarbital from euthanized animals. How does that reconcile with the Defendants claims of that the American public's pets deserve food that is as good as their owners?"
A copy of the complaint is available at http://www.mflegal.com/.
*************************************************
Other Sites of Interest:
- Ask Susan Peters (click here)
This site will link you to all of the articles written by Susan Peters.
- Pet Care Information (click here)
Great articles on pet safety, grooming advice, nail care, and just about anything you might need to know.
- Pet Food Recall Information (click here)
This site will answer all your pet food recall questions. Is your dog or cat food included in the recall? Is your pet food on the Safe List? What is the Recall all about and what is being done about it.
PrintShare it! — Rate it: up down flag this hub
Comments
Sherry,
You do NOT need receipts. I have already asked about that. Thank you so much, Sherry! I'm joining this class action, myself. Actually, this and the other page you mentioned are the SAME suit. The other page was Cathy MacIvor's press release (goes out tomorrow). She was kind enough to share it with me so I could pass it along to my pet loving readers!
Susan Peters
Thanks Susan, I think not needing receipts will make it easier for more of us to join in. I do realize that both of the hubpages are related but I thought a need to e mail both the press release itself and the opportunity to join the class action suit. Besides receiving both of the same suit makes it easier for people to pay attention to them.
Sherry,
I'm so glad to have you behind me! You are a great supporter of this effort and I'm happy to have you helping.
Susan Peters
I already submitted an email complaint and information to the lawfirm Maltzman and Foreman so that I can become part of the class action lawsuit against the pet food companies.
You go, girl!
Susan
Hi Susan. I have been reading your blogs and you're doing great stuff... It's really horrifying how pet food companies have been cheating pet lovers...keep up the good work! Cheers!
Adite
Adite,
Thank you so much! I'm glad I can help.
Susan Peters
TO SUSAN PETERS, THANKS FOR THE INFO BUT I TRIED TO PRINT THE "HOW TO JOIN THE PET FOOD CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT 63" AND ONLY GOT THE FIRST PAGE. THE OTHER 4 WERE BLANK! ALSO, "THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST PET FOOD COMPANIES 77" ARTICLE ALSO PRINTED ONLY THE FIRST PAGE OF 4! WHAT INFORMATION DO YOU NEED TO GET ME ON THE LIST? I WILL SUBMIT IT TO YOU VIA EMAIL OR WHATEVER. I LOST MY BEST FRIEND AND PROTECTOR OF ME AND MY PROPERTY, AN AKC GERMAN SHEPHERD, TO THE TAINTED DOG FOOD AND THEN MY FRIEND LOST HER DOG AFTER SHE FED HER DOG THE LEFT OVER DOG FOOD I GAVE HER AT THE TIME BECAUSE WE DID NOT KNOW ABOUT ANY RECALL UNTIL ALMOST (4) MONTHS LATER! WRITE BACK, JANET TAYLOR.
Janet,
I tried to print these pages, too. I don't know why they are coming up blank on the last few. I'll check with Hub Pages on that one.
To sign up on -line
www.mflegal.com/petfoodlawsuit to join the lawsuit or call
please contact Maltzman Foreman PA (Catherine J. MacIvor, Esq.) at 1-305-358-6555, or via e-mail at info@mflegal.com.
Still need help? Send an email to me and I'll get you headed in the right direction ( asksusanpeters@hotmail.com )
Susan Peters
My best friends cat was diagnosed with kidney failure a month before recall was stated. The vet checked her cats blood because he had a growth on the back of his leg to be removed to make sure it wasn't cancer. Routine blood work which trhank god she caught. She fed her Tucker the Iams cat food. When she went to file with the class action , she was told that her entry was denied - WHY IS THIS?
The vet put her cat on a hard cat food that is supposed to help try andd reverse the failure, months go by - only time will tell if his remedy is working.
God bless all who have lost there best friend.
Michelle,
Your friend needs to visit with Cathy MacIvor about this. I can't see any reason her claim would be denied. This is what the Class Action is based on. Please have your friend contact Cathy MacIvor, your friend and Cathy can review your friend's claims together.
Susan Peters
I really wish people would state the exact brand and selection of foods which any animal was taking that seemed to cause symptoms or death, and the exact brands of food that they are reccommended by the vets instead of saying, "a hard brand" or a IAMS brand. Because our shared info of brands is going to help everyone to have our own discussion and might lean us better in the way of solutions for ourselves. For example, my cat may be on a brand, and show symptoms, yet its not on recall list, if there are 10 others who post symptoms, and simply state, a "soft brand" or Hard brand" what if it is the same brand as my cat is showing symptoms on, or others cats are on, we then cannot add and say our cats ate that too, and therefore warn others in that way using names. Please do not be afraid to state brands and flavors you use. We will not conclude anything. But it is VERY helpful to add to the inner knowlege base of us who are seeking conversation by real situations. It seems people are afraid they cannot name names, but we can state the truth, if our pets ate a brand, state the brand. I think this will help with actual knowlege, otherwise its all sort of anonymous brands and gives me no help. As I have fed my cat lots of different brands, with lots of different symptoms. Thank you. Michelle
Michelle,
Everyone, please list the brands, types and information of the products you are feeding.
Susan
WE bought Special Kitty Cat food. Still have 5 packages left.
Do you still have your receipts?
I would love to test your product but I really need the receipt that goes with it to make it count.
Susan Peters
We lost our beloved cat Timmy two weeks ago two months short of his 9th birthday. He was an indoor cat who had never been sick a day in his life - and he was the joy of our family. On the evening of May 16, he started vomiting. He also emitted a strange smell that was totally unfamiliar. I rushed him to his lifelong vet who diagnosed renal failure and referred him to an animal hospital in West Los Angeles with more sophisticated diagnostic equipment. There it was ascertained that he was in complete renal failure and unable to urinate. Over the next 24 hours, despite a number of emergency interventions, he was still unable to urinate and began developing twitches, unsteadiness and was in great pain. Finally, less than 48 hours after his first symptoms, his condition was deemed hopeless and he was put down. We are devastated by the loss of this lovely, sweet little animal. While we had been feeding him Friskies canned food (prime filets) as well as Temptations (Mars, Inc.) treats all his life, we had recently added some other foods as we had been uneasy about the pet food situation. The other foods we fed him included Goodlife Recipe (meals and treats, Mars, Inc) and Feline Greenies (S&M NuTek). He had been eating the latter foods for about two months before his death. We had an autopsy performed and it showed extensive crystalization in his kidneys consistent with (according to his vet) the kind of poisoning cats are experiencing from tainted cat food.Kathy
Kathleen,
Bless your heart! I am so sorry. You have told me the same story as so many other people. As you know just because a pet food hasn't made the recall list doesn't mean that it won't be recalled or that it hasn't caused pet deaths. I added even more products to the recall list today.
Oh, don't forget that June 17 - June 23 is the National Pet Food Boycott. Too many pets have died due to these pet foods and we are standing up to the pet food producers. Feed a jar of baby food if you don't have time to cook. That should hold you over until the boycott has passed.
Susan Peters
I have 5 sick cats and the only thing that I can figure they have in common is the food. Purina both dry and wet? Has anyone had any recent problems?
I don't know what's happened to this but I'd like to add my very late two cents: I've purchased Fancy Feast for many many years and much of the "meat" is rubbery and my cats can't chew it. You can't even pull it apart it's so substandard. It's trash!
I have had two cats so far with inflammatory bowel disease which I attribute to manufactured food. Cats are carnivores not vegetarians!! It's a nice thought to believe cats and dogs can survive by the owners "I don't eat meat" but they cannot! My cats are on raw diets, they look beautiful! I monitor their nutritional status frequently.
Pet food made of entrails, diseased animals, and murdered cats and dogs slowly but surely destroys their digestive systems.
Just think- we feed them slow poison and put poison on them monthly in the form of deadly neurotoxins marketed to kill fleas! Can you say cat lymphoma???
Diamond dog food caused my golden retrievers to have diahrea and vomiting - I was told to switch to Healthwise and after the first two bags am faced with the same results with both dogs. When I stopped the dog food the problem was solved when I started it again the problem began again....I thought it was a digestion issue with Diamond, and got the same results with Healthwise (I was told that Healthwise was better for the digestive system). I have always paid for my dog food with my credit card, so I have proof...and I have always bought my dog food from the same store.
sherry says:
3 years ago
Susan your efforts do not go unnoticed. Great job. I emailed this page and the other class action suit to as many people as I know to try to get everybody involved. We all need to stand together and fight these pet food companies. I hope that everybody that reads these two hubpages of yours do what I did and circulate them to allow people to get involved. If I need a receipt for any pet food purchased to join in I am out of luck, if not I will join the fight. With or without receipts I still think that eveybody needs to band together and do whatever we can to change the pet food industry for the better health and lives of our pets.