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A grieving pet owner whose basset hound died after consuming Dynamic Pet Products Real Ham Bone for Dogs is suing the manufacturers of the product, saying it is falsely marketed as a safe chew toy for dogs because it is prone to splintering into shards that slice through dogs’ digestive systems.
Plaintiff Khristie Reed alleges in the class action lawsuit, filed May 2, that she and potentially thousands of other dog owners (and potential Class Members) had to watch their dogs suffer from injuries and sometimes die after ingesting shard’s from the allegedly defective “Real Ham Bone for Dogs” manufactured by defendants Dynamic Pet Products and Frick’s Meat Products Inc.
According to Reed’s dog chew toy class action lawsuit:
“The Real Ham Bone For Dogs is not appropriate for dogs and is not safe for its intended purpose, despite Defendants’ contrary representations. When chewed, Real Ham Bones For Dogs are prone to splintering into shards, which then slice through dogs’ digestive systems. Thousands of dogs have suffered a terrible array of illnesses, including stomach, intestinal and rectal bleeding, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation and seizures, and have died gruesome, bloody deaths as a result of chewing Defendants’ Real Ham Bone For Dogs.”
Since Dynamic began marketing their dog chew toy products in 2001, thousands of consumers across the nation have bought Dynamic dog chew toys from retail locations like Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, and Dollar General. Reed alleges the parent company created Dynamic as a way to sell the waste of its meat products by using it in their dog bone chew toys.
However, the FDA issued a 2010 statement, which warned dog owners that splinters from dog bones could result in severe pet injury and/or death.
Following this FDA warning, Missouri’s Better Business Bureau informed Dynamic and its parent company the dangers associated with their dog chew toy products. However, despite the FDA and MBBB warnings, Dynamic continued to market their dog bone chew toy products and neglected to add a safety warning, the Dynamic class action lawsuit claims.
The plaintiff further alleges that Dynamic was aware of the dog bone chew toy dangers in 2006, at which time numerous consumers complained to Dynamic that their pets were injured or died as a result of their dog chew toy products. Reed claims Dynamic and its parent company Frick violated Consumer Legal Remedies Act by continuing to market their dog bone chew toy products and misrepresents their pet products as safe.
According to the Dynamic dog chew toy class action lawsuit, Reed is seeking actual and punitive damages, as well as attorney’s fees. The class action lawsuit also seeks to establish an injunction to prevent Dynamic and Frick from continuing their unlawful business practices that harm consumers and their pets.
Plaintiff Khristie Reed is represented by Timothy G. Blood, Leslie E. Hurst and Thomas J. O’Reardon II of Blood Hurst & O’Reardon LLP.
The Dynamic Dog Chew Toy Class Action Lawsuit is Khristie Reed v. Dynamic Pet Products and Frick’s Meat Products Inc., Case No. 3:15-cv-00987 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
UPDATE: On Feb. 9, 2016, Dynamic Pet Products asked a California federal judge to dismiss the “Real Ham Bone” class action lawsuit, listing seven reasons why.
UPDATE 2: On July 21, 2016: the judge denied a motion made by Dynamic Pet Products to dismiss the chew toy class action lawsuit.
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33 thoughts onClass Action Says ‘Real Ham Bone’ Pet Chews Injured Thousands of Dogs
How do i join this class action? I just made the mistake of purchasing this product and within 4 hours my dog became deathly ill, throwing up every hour and having diarrhea and slight rectal bleeding. He didn’t eat or drink for 2 days. $450 in vet bull to treat him for dehydration, pain meds, antibiotics and xrays. Luckily hes pulling through.
My 2 dogs almost died from this product. If you google my name Gina McFarland and real hambone, you will see numerous stories and local news stations covered it. Frick paid the vet bills.
Ones responsibility as a pet owner is to look out for them,and make wise choices,and common sense.70% of the crap out there on shelves at pet stores are not good for the cats,and dogs.Very sorry some have to find out the hard way,and sorry for the losses, or anguish incurred.For 30 yrs.,i have bred,shown,trained dogs,besides their diet,(which is a quality one) nothing but natural dog cookies,an occasional milkbone,or raw bone,a small piece of meat,or cheese!As far as toys,Kong was making a ball my GSDS loved,but the seal kept coming loose on the end of the ball,the glue would not hold up to the dogs saliva,so had a dog eat the end piece!Could have been a disaster,but he must have eventually passed it.Now I am ultra careful with the balls i purchase for play even.
I cant agree more. Thanks for your comment. I have given my dogs raw bones and carcasses for years. It is the right thing to do for our pets. Unfortunately there is a lot of misdirected info online and in the Vet Community to avoid raw bones and raw altogether. keep spreading the word and little by little it will make a difference.
I don’t know how anyone could think that a COOKED BONE is good for any dog ….. Dogs kill chickens and birds and other animals , large an small in the wild or a backyard … They never have a problem because they are RAW …. ALL THESE SO CALLED TREATS THAT ARE SOLD IN STORES THAT ARE COOKED, SHOULD BE BAND …… A wolf in the wild or lions etc. never have problems …. because the meat is RAW !!!!!
I bought my Australian shepherd cattle dog this bone. He ate one third then went to bed. He had the worst gas. I mean rancid gas. To the point he woke us up. I threw the rest in the garbage.
I have always known that ham bones splinter…so why would anyone think these are safe???????
Back in May 16, 2008, we gave all four of our canines a Real Ham Bone (distributed by Dynamic Pet Products, Inc.) New product, so we supervised, removed the product after they had chewed awhile, returned back to them later (under our supervision). The following evening, May 17, 2008 around 8:00 p.m. one our PBGS was having trouble removing her feces. She was in terrible pain and wouldn’t let us get near her for the longest time so we could see what the problem was. Upon finally being able to clean her, we noticed an awful smell emitting from a very swollen anus with cuts and rips of skin around this same area. Emergency Call made to our vet, and she informed us she had NEVER SEEN ANYTHING like this. We witnessed “chunks” and “splinters” of this bone had become lodged blocking her intestine and therefore part of her colon protruded through her anus from all her “pushing” to relieve herself. She now had a bacterial infection. It took our vet 2 hours to sedate and remove the chunks and splinters using various methods. I did go after them for the $809.46 Vet bill and the company did send a check for $810.00.
Since this has happened, this particular dog has had an infection in and around her anus and then ended up causing her yet another issue, perianal fistula. Since this time above, I have spent $2,436.93 (does not include the $809.46 bill) for meds, exams, etc., just for the anus situation. This amount does NOT include the Rabies vac, DHLPP shots, nail trimming, etc.
I too want to be a part of this lawsuit.
My wife purchased a Real Ham Bone from Dynamic Pet Products on 3/28/15. When she got home with it we gave it to our best friend Teddy. He loved it. About 2 hours later, we fed him his normal dinner which he threw up part of. Teddy has never thrown up after eating his food before. During the evening, Teddy would lie down in one of his favorite places for a few minutes and then move to another. He couldn’t get comfortable all night. He sleeps with us, but didn’t get on the bed with us. I was up with him most of the night. On Sunday morning about 7:00 I decided to look up the maker of the bone product on the internet. When I read some of the complaints I immediately called my vets answering service. When the vet called me back, I told her about the ham bone and she said to get him to the animal hospital. We took Teddy to the hospital and they started him on IV, took x-rays and ultrasound. The vet said she could see 2 areas blocked with probable bone balls and a larger piece. After a couple of hours they said to take him home and follow instructions on an instruction sheet. We were only home for about an hour when Teddy went to the back of our property and tried to get under a large patch of blackberries. I thought to myself, Oh no, this is what happens when a dog is very sick or dying. I got him out of the blackberries and sat with him. He then started digging a hole and tried to get into it. I had him come closer to me and he again started digging another hole. He then had drool coming out of his mouth and was getting dirt all over his mouth and face. I cleaned Teddy up and had him follow me into the house. We were in the house for a little while and I saw Teddy go into the kitchen. When he didn’t come out in a couple of minutes I went to see if he was ok. When I saw him, I immediately shreaked OH My God. He was laying on the floor and not moving in a pool of reddish clear fluid. We cleaned him up and rushed him back to the hospital. They put him back on IV and said they would keep him overnight. We went back to the hospital a couple of times and I went back by myself at 10:00PM and stayed with him until midnight. During that time he would moan and cry out as he appeared to be trying to pass the bone fragments in him. By this time, he wasn’t even aware I was there. Diane took the day off on Monday and we picked Teddy up at the hospital at 7:30 to transport him to his own vet. The hospital is only open during non-business hours. When we got Teddy to his vet they started IV again and had a report of what had been done at the hospital. We finally left and returned home with instructions to call if anything changed. About 1 hour later we got a call from Teddys vet that we needed to get right back as Teddy wasn’t doing very well. We rushed back to the vet and were too late. Teddy died about 5 minutes before we got there. I had always told Teddy if he died before I did, I would be right there with him. I failed in that promise and I still cry when I think about it. While at the vet I could do nothing but moan, cry and hold onto Teddys lifeless body. That was the hardest thing I have ever had to do even at the age of 72. Teddy and I were supposed to grow old together. Diane and I definitely want this product off the market. We have been on Channel, 2, 8 & 12 in Portland with Teddys story. Channel 8 is coming to our house today to do a follow-up more in depth story. I have a great relationship with the BBB in St. Louis, the BBB in Oregon and a couple of the reporters. Please include us in your class action suit.
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I’m so sorry for your loss. Do all you can to have this company stopped.
Close to the same thing happened to our beloved Nugget. I cant believe these terrible people could continue to sell a three dollar product with little leftover for profit when they know it kills dogs. When I called them to tell them their product killed my dog, they asked what I would like them to do. I said , Stop killing dogs! I want your product off the market! Shameful.
i have used these bones before and finally had to stop using them. i had 2 large dogs and these things would sliver so bad that once in awhile we would have to go unlodge peices of bones from the dogs jaws. they was slivering and then the dogs would get those slivers lodged between the upper and lower jaw, they would cry and wine because it was hurting them and then we have to get the animal and reach into the mouth and dislodge the peice from between the lower and upper jaws, not to mention the blood involved at the times it happened. i can believe these kill animals, i have seen myself what these do to dogs mouths alone. horrible product, naturally after it happening twice to each animal, we never gave them one or any others ever again unless they was fresh meatlocker bones that didnt sliver like these did. secondly for the most parts they didnt even really like the bones themselves just the flavoring on them. once that was gone the rest of the bones went to waste mostly. let me know if a claim comes up, i will sign up!!