Pet owners will file the first, class action lawsuit Wednesday in Colorado against Menu Foods and other pet food manufacturers who sold bad product.
Denver attorney Jennifer Thomaidis says pet owners need answers. She’ll file the lawsuit on behalf of a woman whose cat ate some of the tainted Iams that had been part of the massive pet food recall. Thomaidis said, “At some point ,someone has to speak and say exactly how this happened and give some answers to the people of Colorado who are being affected and the pets that are being affected.”
According to the Denver district office of the F.D.A. more than 50 pets have died or have been euthanized because of failing kidneys. Throughout the country that number is much larger. Thomaidis is also working with Progressive Law Group in Madison, Wisconsin, which represents hundreds of pet owners.
Thomaidis says pet food manufacturers like Menu Foods and Del Monte need to be held accountable for what’s happened. “One question I would like to ask manufacturers. is,’what were you feeding your pet and how soon did you know about this?'” she said. Thomaidis will hold a press conference announcing the filing of the class action lawsuit. She anticipates more pet owners will join it.
Source: CW2 Denver
I hope these people get answers and that the source of the contamination gets hit with lawsuits.. they need to pay… I can’t imagine the hell of losing a pet unnecessarily…