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Smucker’s Faces Multiple Lawsuits in Deadly Drug Dog Food Scandal
Another class-action lawsuit was filed against Big Heart Pet Brands and the J.M. Smucker Company for deceptively marketing Kibbles ‘N Bits dog food as being safe and healthy when in fact it contains a drug, “that is commonly used to euthanize dogs and cats,” according to court documents. RENDERED PETS TO BLAME The meat was allegedly sourced from animals that…
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Evanger’s Publishes Dog Food Test Results for Dangerous Drug, Horsemeat Questions Remain
In another feeble attempt to win back consumer trust, Evanger’s has taken it upon themselves to test more of their dog food for the presence of the deadly drug pentobarbital. The results of those tests have been slowly parsed out over the last few weeks, showing results for various dog foods which tested negative for the presence of the same…
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Evanger’s Declares War With The FDA, Denies Inedible Meat Used in Pet Food
In a move that can only be described as reckless, today Evanger’s Dog & Cat Food Company picked a fight with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for exposing the company for using inedible meat in their pet food. Where Evanger’s previously posted pug family updates regarding the recalls of their pentobarbital laced pet food, today all that…
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Evanger’s to Expand Pet Food Recall Amid Horse Meat and Deadly Drug Concerns; Blames Supplier and FDA for Problems
Evanger’s admits to finding horse DNA in its Hunk of Beef pet food in a letter sent to customers Tuesday. The company also has plans to recall all of its Hunk of Beef, Braised Beef Chunks with Gravy and Against the Grain Beef pet foods. A formal recall announcement will be issued later this week. DISMAYED BY RESULTS Suspicious of…
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Evanger’s Admits Horse Meat Found in Pet Food; Plans to Recall All Pet Foods with Beef for Pentobarbital Concerns
If you thought things could get any worse for Evanger’s – it just did. Joel Sher, the vice president of the company, admitted to a reporter that DNA analysis found horse meat in their pet food, saying when the company sent the food out for DNA analysis “the results showed beef, as well as horse DNA.” The testing was ordered…
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Evanger’s Misleading Claims, Misplaced Blame and Other Pet Food Lies
Like so many other pet food companies that lie with abandon and take consumers for a ride day in and day out, Evanger’s is distinctive in one respect, somehow they manage – with alarming frequency – to sink below their counterparts by continuing to lie so blatantly about their pet food despite all evidence to the contrary. BLAMING THE SUPPLIER…
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FTC Busts Mars Over Outrageous Eukanuba Dog Food Claim: That it Can Extend Dogs’ Lives by 30%
MARS PETCARE IN THE DOGHOUSE FOR BULLSHIT CLAIMS ABOUT EUKANUBA The Federal Trade Commission announced today a groundbreaking charge against Mars PetCare for lying to consumers. According to Mars Petcare false advertising campaign, its Eukanuba brand dog food could extend dogs’ lives by 30%. But the FTC alleges that Mars made misleading representations, in other words, they flat out lied…
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Mars sued over Greenies ‘#1 Vet Recommended’ claim, says it’s baloney
Judge orders Mars Inc. to substantiate claims in false advertising suit over dental dog chew Greenies. In a lawsuit filed last week, pet care giant Mars, Inc. stands accused of deceiving and misleading dog owners with a claim that its Greenies dental chews purportedly are the “#1 Vet Recommended Dental Chew.” Netherlands-based Paragon Pet Products Europe B.V. alleges that Mars’s…
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Consumers livid over Nestle-Purina acquisition of Merrick, Castor & Pollux, accusing them of selling out to Big Pet Food
Bye bye independent pet food brands, hello homogenization. Nestle-Purina announced yesterday it’s gobbling up some of pet parents favorite niche pet food brands Merrick and Castor & Pollux. Merrick Pet Care said yesterday it has signed an agreement for Nestlé Purina PetCare Company to purchase the company. Nestle-Purina, eyeing the growing demand for organic pet food, decided they wanted a…
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Blue Buffalo IPO predicted to be a big flat flop, bad press and bad food to blame
Blue’s Initial Public Offering (IPO) is set to be the biggest deal and the biggest flop on Wall Street this July. The problem with Blue Buffalo is, they just can’t seem to stop bullshitting consumers and potential investors that their food is all that when the Buff is actually all fluff. Blue Buffalo emphasizes in its advertising and in its…
