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Dolphin-Safe Cat Food? Think Again. Lawsuit Accuses Nestle-Purina of Using Suppliers Whose Fishing Practices Endanger Marine Mammals.
Three separate class action lawsuits filed last week accuse Nestle-Purina PetCare Co., StarKist Co., and Bumble Bee Foods of fraudulently labeling their products as “Dolphin Safe,” while use suppliers whose fishing practices endanger marine mammals. The Nestle-Purina lawsuit, filed on May 13, 2019, in California federal courts, claims the company labels its Fancy Feast brand of cat food as “Dolphin…
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Purina Recalling Beneful and Pro Plan for Lack of Vitamins, Wet Dog Foods Affected
Purina is recalling all varieties of their Beneful Meals and Beneful Blends Wet Dog Foods and five varieties of their Pro Plan Savory Meals Wet Dog Foods a lack of vitamins. Purina says they discovered through “our own internal quality tests” that some of their wet dog foods may not contain the “recommended level of added vitamins and minerals.” Purina…
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Nestle Purina admits putting fish from slave labor in cat food
Nestlé Purina made the stunning admission that they had found evidence of that slaves were used to catch fish – fish used in their cat food. The unusual disclosure comes from Nestlé, which announced the conclusions of its year-long internal investigation on Monday. Nestlé contracted Verité, a non-governmental organization that tackles human rights problems, to conduct a three-month assessment of…
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Horrific abuse of rabbits used in pet food, investigation reveals
Crammed into battery cages and suffering in horrific conditions, these beautiful white rabbits may be destined for pet food bought by unsuspecting consumers in the US and abroad. They will never see daylight or forage on grass, instead they will spend their lives painfully on wire floors – sometimes alongside the carcasses of dead cage-mates – in order to let…
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Nestle Purina accused of using fish tied to slave labor in cat food
A nationwide class of pet food consumers filed a lawsuit this week against Nestlé Purina alleging that the pet food manufacturer knowingly supports a system of slave labor and human trafficking to produce its Fancy Feast cat food, while hiding its involvement with human rights violations from the public. The complaint alleges that Nestlé works with a Thai partner, Thai…
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Purina and Mars Admit Fish Caught by Slaves May Be in Your Pet Food
Imagine you walk down the aisle and choose your favorite fish-flavored cat food; you pause to consider the price or the ingredients. Maybe it’s a Mars brand or a Nestle Purina brand. It doesn’t really matter. Because the story I’m going to tell you will forever change how you look at the fish-flavored cat food. The brightly colored, little tin…
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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…
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Lawsuit over Beggin’ treats asks: Where’s the bacon? Answer: They’re ain’t none. Sorry!
Nestle Purina Petcare Co’s Beggin’ dog treats may fool dogs into thinking they are mostly made of real bacon, but a federal lawsuit claims that humans are gettin’ fooled too. Even Nestle Purina admits that they think pet parents are fools to believe the ads, saying: “The notion that anyone would actually think we’re selling bacon is nonsense.” The proposed…
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Putrid stench from Purina pet food plant still causing people to want to puke
Nestlé Purina PetCare has come under fire repeatedly for failing to stop the foul smell caused by steam emanating from a plant in Sudbury, England. For over a decade nearby residents have endured, despite repeated complaints, what has been colorfully described as something that smells like a “shit house door on a tuna boat”. Its not surprising that those residents…
