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Health See other Health Articles Title: Lawsuit claims Purina Beneful dry 'kibble' dog food is killing dogs CINCINNATI – A recent lawsuit claims Purina’s popular Beneful brand is hurting and killing pets. More than 3,000 online complaints have been filed by dog-owners claiming Purina Petcare Beneful’s dry “kibble” variety is killing and hurting dogs, according to the class action lawsuit filed Feb. 5 in federal court. The brand is still on store shelves in the Tri-State and has not been recalled. This class action suit concerns "kibble" dry food, which includes "Purina Beneful Health Weight"; "Purina Beneful Original"; "Purina Beneful Incredibites," and "Purina Beneful Healthy Growth for Puppies", "Purina Beneful Healthy Smile", "Purina Beneful Health Fiesta", "Purina Beneful Healthy Raidance", and "Purina Beneful Playful Life" varieties. The packaging used for these foods make the following claims, the suit claims: "Satisfaction Guaranteed. If you're not happy, we're not happy. Complete satisfaction or your money back..." "At Purina, we're unconditionally devoted to pets. We've dedicated over 80 years to developing the high-quality products that satisfy the needs of dogs and cats." "100% Complete and Balanced Nutrition" Yes, dogs can have it all -- and should! How? A special blend of wholesome ingredients, including grains, real beef, and accents of vitamin-rich veggies! It gives dogs the complete nutrition they need and a taste they love." (Beneful Original) "Made with wholesome rice, real chicken, soy, and accented with veggies and apples, it has the complete nutrition adult dogs need..." (Beneful Healthy Weight) "With real chicken, wholesome rice, and accents of vitamin-rich veggies, it has the complete nutrition puppies need..." (Beneful Healthy Growth for Puppies) "When your puppy is grown, Beneful has so many delicious ways to help keep him healthy and happy." (Beneful Healthy Growth for Puppies) The lawsuit lists stomach and related internal bleeding, liver malfunction or failure, vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, weight loss, seizures, bloat and kidney failure as symptoms consistently reported by dog-owners feeding their dogs Beneful, which is owned by Nestlé Purina Petcare Company. WCPO contacted Nestlé Purina Petcare Company for response to this suit. A spokesperson could not comment immediately. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Frank Lucido, who claimed in the suit that after purchasing a bag of Beneful for the first time in late December, all three of his dogs began falling ill with stomach and liver symptoms. He said he fed them only Beneful for less than a month. Dozer, Lucido’s English bulldog, ultimately died after beginning to show signs of internal bleeding in his stomach and lesions on his liver, the lawsuit states. Lucido’s German Shepherd Nella has shown similar symptoms and his third dog, a Labrador named Remo, has also been unwell and is currently undergoing testing, according to the suit. Lucido claims these illnesses, and similar illnesses of other dogs that have become sick and/or died after eating Beneful, were caused by toxic substances found in the food. Attorney James Young, of Morgan & Morgan out of Tampa, Florida, is one of the lawyers filing the suit, and he spoke with WCPO via Skype Tuesday afternoon. Young said, "We received hundreds of complaints. Nationally, there have been thousands of complaints about dogs who have eaten this dog food by Purina Beneful and suffered very serious side effects, including death." "The issues are pretty similar across the board," he said, "liver and kidney problems, which results in diarrhea, bloody stool, vomiting, and secondary harm." Specifically, the suit lists the automotive antifreeze component propylene glycol as a primary ingredient in Beneful’s dog food. Propylene glycol, a substance the suit says is toxic to cats and dogs, may be included in Beneful’s ingredients list because it helps retain the food’s moisture, according to the suit. Propylene glycol is a familiar ingredient in food safety cases. Fireball Whisky was recalled in Finland, Sweden, and Norway last October for what some claimed were dangerous levels of the chemical in the product. No recall of the whisky was made in the U.S. In an article posted to Daily Beast Tuesday, a Nestlé Purina spokesperson said, "We believe the lawsuit is without merit, and we intend to vigorously defend ourselves. Beneful is a high-quality, nutritious food enjoyed by millions of dogs each year, and there are no product quality issues with Beneful." The lawsuit is asking that Nestlé Purina Petcare Company pay actual, statutory and punitive damages to all those filed under the class action suit -- as well as forfeit any profits earned from the sale of the product in question. Poster Comment: Antifreeze? I hope none of you have fed your pups any of this garbage. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest
#1. To: Dakmar (#0)
This could explain why Murphy our Golden stays out all night chasing cars.
I haven't bought any of this particular food but Purina has bought out much of the dog/cat food manufacturing market and I do have other Purina dry food and have fed it to my dog and cat. The choices are becoming fewer and fewer. I can't get the dog to eat the high end stuff- Blue Buffalo. He likes the cheap stuff but expects to eat what we eat at the table. LOL! He thinks he's human. I did buy some of the Beneful wet food and he wouldn't eat it.
Out goes my supply of Purina hard tack cat food. Revolting. Put this Purina "spokesperson" in a cell to eat the hard tack for 4weeks 3x per day before the trial to show how safe Purina's food is. Then I'll be convinced.
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