Grim Pet Food Saga Spurs Early Class Action Lawsuits
Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard
With a continuing rise in the number of pets harmed or killed by tainted pet food, the next inevitable phase of the calamity is unfolding: Lawsuits.
At least six class action suits already have been filed against Menu Foods, the Canadian firm that has recalled millions of servings of pet food that it manufactures for 42 brands of cat food and 53 brands of dog food sold nationwide.
In Oregon alone, at least 28 animals have died after eating the food - including five dogs in Springfield and one in Pleasant Hill, and two cats each in Eugene and Springfield and one in Pleasant Hill. Ill animals also have been listed in …
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Article title: Grim Pet Food Saga Spurs Early Class Action Lawsuits.
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Newspaper title: The Register Guard (Eugene, OR).
Publication date: March 30, 2007.
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