Plight of the Recall

There are tales all over the internet about the losses suffered after the pet food recall. No one has an exact total of how many pets have died. What we do know is that this is only the tip of the iceberg. Before and during the recall's early days many pets were treated, only to come home and eat the tainted food again, resulting in their deaths. The whole twisted tale is sad. There is a beautiful write up posted at All Creatures by Jean Townsend - Johns Island, SC. There is one passage that a reader pointed out and wants to pass along to others. It is particularly poignant:

For some, the story ended there. But for others, there was one more horrifying chapter. Because kidney failure causes nausea, it's often hard to get recovering pets to eat. So a lot of these owners got down on their hands and knees and coaxed and begged and eventually hand-fed their pets the very same food that had made them sick. Those animals ended up right back in the hospital and died, because their loving owners didn't know that the food was tainted.

To read the entire passage, click HERE. It is a well written, moving piece.

It sure makes me wonder about Pinky Lee. She was eating Science Diet canned food.