Pet Care: Dog And Cat Food Manufacturers Paying For Their Contaminated Products (Part 2)

Searching the Internet shows many companies wanting your claim, with lawsuits throughout North America. Importantly, these lawsuits need your participation, but don’t require payment, as fees are paid out of any judgment.

A difficulty with any lawsuit is deciding on the damages, if any. By law, animals are viewed as property, and so damages are usually based on the actual value of the pet. But your pets are much more than mere property, and the law may be unable to set a realistic value on the loss of a loved pet. Under today’s legal system, ‘pain and suffering’ does not apply to dog or cat loss.

Should these problems affect your pet, you may wish to become part of a class action suit. Searching the Internet will provide you various options. But no matter which legal team you use, you must be careful to keep track of items needed for the lawsuit: veterinarian bills and related care bills, food and food containers, store receipts, and anything else likely to be needed to prove your legal case. By gathering your paperwork, you improve your chances of being accepted for and winning a claim.

Time will tell if these lawsuits provide any compensation for the pet owners. But by putting a price on cat and dog care, there is the possibility that greater care will be shown towards petfood and petfood manufacturing from now on.

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