Pets Are Family Too

Menu Foods, one of the largest pet food manufacturers involved in the massive pet food recall of 2007, is a step closer to paying settlement claims to pet owners. The Ontario, Canada based Menu Foods who makes over 90 brands of pet food products, announced an update on the settlement of claims for pet owners whose dogs and cats were harmed or killed from eating their contaminated pet food products recalled in 2007 in the United States and Canada.

According to Menu Foods,

The Settlement Agreement will create a Settlement Fund of US$24 million that will
allow a potential recovery of up to 100% of all economic damages related to the pet food
recall that were incurred by pet owners and persons who purchased recalled pet food in
the United States and in Canada, subject to several limitations. The Settlement Fund will
be administered by a neutral third party claims administrator appointed by the court.

A hearing is scheduled for the U.S. on May 30, 2008 in Camden, New Jersey to approve the preliminary settlement agreement. Menu Foods is asking pet owners to read their website for the claims process instead of contacting them directly since the administration of the claims will be conducted by a neutral third party. Read the rest of this entry »