Rat Poison found in Recalled Pet Food

Christina Cole

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Menu Foods recalled several brands of cat and dog food products nationwide last week after many pets were getting sick and in some cases even dying.

Scientists have found a drug that is used to kill rats in two cat food samples but they are unclear as to how the substance got into the food. Menu Foods says 15 cats and 1 dog have died since the contamination, however, a veterinarian group says the number is really much higher and it may reach into the thousands.

A dual lawsuit has been filed against Menu Foods in California, blaming them for recent pet health problems. One woman claims her cat was healthy and happy until she became sick and was eventually diagnosed with kidney failure. The other cat owner claims his cat got sick after eating the contaminated cat food.

Both cases allege their cats were poisoned by the recalled pet food tainted with rat poison by Menu Foods.