Another Pet Food Producer Hit with Lawsuit — Royal Canin
More bad news on the dog food front.
Thanks to Tina, DejaVu’s furmom, for barking in this report from CTV.ca.
Petfood maker Royal Canin hit with lawsuit
Canadian PressTORONTO — A Canadian class action lawsuit has been filed against pet food maker Royal Canin Canada Co. on behalf of dog and cat owners claiming that certain products contain excessive amounts of vitamin D and have caused their pets to become sick or die.
One of the lawyers handling the plaintiffs’ case said the suit against Royal Canin has been in the works for months and is unrelated to the high-profile problems that have come to light at Menu Foods Income Fund (TSX:MEW.UN), a major North American pet food maker that announced last week it was recalling dozens of brands of “cuts and gravy” style products.In the United States, a Chicago woman sued Menu Foods on Tuesday, alleging the Canadian pet food manufacturer delayed announcing a recall of 60 million containers of dog and cat food despite knowing its products were contaminated and potentially deadly, the Associated Press reports.
Menu said it had not seen the suit and had no comment.
The suit against Royal Canin, filed Tuesday in the Ontario Superior Court, alleges the pet food maker — a subsidiary of a French company — either knew or should have known the levels of vitamin D were unsafe and could cause the animals to develop high levels of calcium in their blood, renal failure and other conditions.
None of the allegations have yet to be tested in court.
The Canadian lawsuit is seeking compensation for people who bought Royal Canin dog or cat food since Aug. 1, 2004.
Joel Rochon, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, said he wants the company cover the cost of veterinarian services related to the health problems, as well as the replacement cost of pets that have died, and reimburse the price of the food.
The claim outlines at least 59 Royal Canin products that it says should be included in the refund.
The lawsuit has been filed by law firms Rochon Genova LLP and Himelfarb Proszanski LLP.
Rochon said the case has been in development for up to six months and is not directly related a pet food recall issued by Menu Foods but Rochon added that his firm has been retained for a case involving Menu.
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I feel so bad for these people that have been affected. My pets dog is on the list but they are fine. I must have bought my batch at a different time then the others.
Where can i find a list of food that is affected. My dog eats royal canin but hasn’t had any problems yet.
They found out wha tthe contaminate was , Rat poisoning
the wheat came from China and it had rat poisoning in it. here is the link to the story . I am so mad that is what killed my dog. No wonder she acted like she did.
http://poopcity.typepad.com/poop_city/
hi questioni feed trixie royal canin dry dental rx small bite, they say no dry food has been contaminated to their knowledge, but trixie is not her usal self ,sort of sluggish and just generally different she is also not really eating at this time like she was,she eats but wayway less, no vomiting poops ok but she is not feeling well i can tell, im bring her to the vets, but could you please find out info on this for me, the 3rd ingrediant listed on her foood is you guessed it WHEAT GLUTEN :
worried momma audrey wilmot
This news is so troubling along with everything else we have been seeing in the dog food industry lately. I always had my own doubts about Royal Canin. Sadly, it seems to be just another company that flaunts its kibble as so wonderful, and they even have a Veterinary Prescription Diet, which, in reality, is truly a better choice brand-wise than SD or Eukanuba. They give fancy names to their kibbles, such as breed-specific needs and such. But really, it all comes down to ingredients.
Roya Canin, in my opinion, uses too much wheat and ground rice. Cooked brown rice is wonderful, but ground rice…well, why??
Once again, I urge all pawrents to do their own research in to home-cooked diets of meat, rice, veggies, and fruits. Kibble may be more convenient, but is your dog’s healthy really worth it?
Some of the articles said that Menu foods fed it to their own research animals and they died but still did not do a national recall….what kind of people do we have here making food for animals? certainly not animal lovers. I give my black lab Nutro hard food…has anyone heard anything about it…the kibbles/hard food? How can it not be contaminated if it is made at the same plant?
I’ve been following this case because my sister’s cat suffered from kidney failure from Menu Foods’ pet food. Apparently, pet owners may not get much out of suing the company because of how pets are only seen as personal property.
here are a few articles I found interesting:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/01/AR2007040100409.html
http://www.class-action-finder.com/consumer-products/49/
No cat should eat any form of dry food or treats.
Cats are obligate carnivores that need meat to survive, not cereals loaded with additives, chemicals and preservatives. The PFI makes huge profits by dumping corn, what, soy and rice into kibble products. This has absolutely nothing to do with our pet’s health. It is ALL junk food. Kibble is garbage, period. Return it for a refund.
See:
http://www.yourdiabeticcat.com
http://www.catinfo.org
http://www.catnutrition.org
http://www.naturalcathealth.blogspot.com