Louisiana Pet Lawyer

Pet Food Recall and Your Rights

If you think your pet has been affected by any of the foods recalled, here are some practical steps to take:

• You can Contact Menu Foods directly regarding your claim, but consult an attorney before signing any financial settlement.
• Save all vet bills and records.
• If you have possibly tainted food, save it.  Label it clearly and keep it in a safe place away from the food you are feeding.
• Save the purchase receipt for the food if you have it.

Source for post Animal Legal Defense Fund

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Help Ban Cockfighting in Louisiana

The Louisiana House Committee on Agriculture finally approved legislation to ban cockfighting! This is an enormous step, but unfortunately the bill allows a phase out of this cruel sport.  Please encourage your representatives to support an immediate ban on cockfighting. Louisiana is the last state to allow the sport and President Bush just signed a federal law making interstate cockfighting a felony.  It's time for Louisiana to step up to the plate.

For more information on making a call to your representatives and for a list of representatives, click here.

National Pet Foundation Pet Food Recall List

I encourage you to sign up for the National Pet Foundation Pet Food Recall list. The recall list is still growing.

The latest email (5/3/07) contains this information:

Over 200 cat and dog food item were added to the recall list today.
Please forward this information to any family or friends that have pets.
Some of these are new brands and some are extended recalls
(within already recalled brands). This is the largest recall since the
initial FDA findings that pet food was killing dogs and cats. (emphasis added)

New Dog Recalls:
http://www.nationalpetfoundation.com/foods/0307dog.html

New Cat Food Recalls:
http://www.nationalpetfoundation.com/foods/0307cat.html

Get notifications within the hour of new recalls and save your
pets life. Sign your family and friends up for the free pet alerts at:
http://nationalpetfoundation.com/pet-food-recall.html

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