As you likely know by now, the massive pet food recall initiated by Menufoods has been expanded.
Now, they have recalled all cans of the brands on the list (53 brands on the dog list, 42 brands on the cat list), not just the date codes originally listed.
You may have heard some conflicting stories about the recall in the media - given the large impact of the story on pet owners, it's hard for the media not to fall over themselves to get a story out first even if it's a little light on facts.
So, I did a little patrol on the blogs I read and Gina Spadafori's website, Pet Connection stands out at being value added on the topic. If you don't know Gina, she's a syndicated columnist and author who is a passionate pet parent and writes very eloquently and to the point about pets, amongst other things.
Gina has been collecting information from pet owners on possible deaths related to the recall and reports that nearly 2,000 pets have been reported as deceased to the PetConnection database. Holy cow! That's a lot of sad families :(
So please, check out her site for the latest information and commentary on the pet food recall.
And if you suspect your pet has been affected by eating tainted food, please take her to the vet immediately.
Update: I just read an email update from Tracie Hotchner (pet expert and author too) on her take on the pet food recall - it certainly brings up some very interesting questions and you can read the whole article here.
But the one thing I wanted to note was that she mentions the following:
"There is now a place where pet owners can go to register information if they believe their animals have been affected. Go to the Food and Drug Administration from this link. Up until now, a number of pet websites and communities have been trying to function as clearing houses but ultimately there will not be much credibility for locations in which people “self-report” incidents. We hope this will provide some impact. But I wouldn’t hold my breath – we’re all waiting to exhale here."
