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UPDATE 6/2/2014: Nestle Purina and Waggin’ Train have agreed to settle three class action lawsuits alleging their jerky treats made in China have caused pets to get sick and/or die. The companies have agreed to create a $6.5 million settlement fund to compensate Class Members who believe their pets were harmed by the jerky treats. Click here for more information: http://www.topclassactions.
UPDATE 2: Instructions on how to file a claim for the Waggin’ Tails, Canyon Creek Ranch dog treat settlement are now available! Click here or visit www.DogTreatProductsSettlement.com for details.
A class action lawsuit claims Chinese-made treats sold by Del Monte subsidiary Milo’s Kitchen kill dogs and make them sick.
The Milo’s Kitchen class action lawsuit was filed by dog-owner Lisa Mazur, who says her healthy 7-year-old dog, Riley Rae, suffered kidney failure and had to be euthanized after being fed Milo’s Kitchen Chicken Jerky Dog Treats. Mazur claims the only change in Riley Rae’s diet was during January 2012 when she fed the Chicken Jerky Dog Treats to her dog “on occasion.” On February 1, Riley Ray became ill and was taken to the vet, where she was diagnosed with kidney failure. Riley Rae was administered intravenous fluids for four days without improvement, forcing Mazur to euthanize her on February 5.
Mazur says she was unaware the Milo’s Kitchen chicken jerky dog treats made in China were included in a November 18, 2011 warning about dog illnesses associated with chicken jerky dog treats made in China.
“Defendants’ packaging did not warn of any dangers from feeding its content to dogs… [and] the warning is downplayed” on the Milo’s Kitchen website, the class action lawsuit says.
“Defendants knew that there was a substantial risk of death or harm associated with their dog treats. No reasonable person would feed dog treats to their dogs knowing that there was a substantial risk of death or illness from doing so,” the Milo’s Kitchen class action lawsuit continues. “Plaintiff, and other consumers, did not learn of the FDA warning, until after their dogs had consumed the treated and either became ill or passed away.
“Defendants intentionally concealed known facts concerning the safety of their dog treats in order to increase or maintain sales.”
This is not the first dog treat manufacturer to be hit with a class action lawsuit by a pet owner whose dog died after eating Chinese-made chicken jerky dog treats. A grieving pet owner filed a $5 million class action lawsuit against the makers of Waggin’ Train “Yam Good” dog treats in April 2012 after his 9-year-old Pomeranian became sick and died of kidney failure 11 days after eating the treats.
Mazur is seeking compensatory damages and punitive damages for a proposed class of all persons in the U.S. (except Louisiana and Puerto Rico) who purchased any dog treat product containing chicken jerky manufactured or sold by Del Monte or Milo’s Kitchen and containing chicken imported from China, within the past four years. She is alleging common law fraud, unjust enrichment, negligence, product liability, unfair trade, breach of warranty, failure to warn and defective manufacture or design.
A copy of the Milo’s Kitchen Chinese-Made “Chicken Jerky Dog Treats” Class Action Lawsuit can be read here.
The case is Lisa Mazur v. Milo’s Kitchen, LLC; Del Monte Corp., et al., Case No. 12-cv-01011, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania.
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47 thoughts onMilo’s Kitchen Chicken Jerky Dog Treats Class Action Lawsuit
I had a poodle who also died after eating these treats. He had some seizures and just couldnt make it. I wish I knew about this before it was too late.
My lab became very ill and died the week before Christmas from the Milo’s treat. I never seen any warnings about them. He has them almost everyday for several weeks before he died. It is a devastating loss.
We received a bag of the Milo’s Kitchen Chicken Grillers as a gift for our dog, Riley, for Christmas. We gave her 2 treats on Christmas Day and noticed she was acting a little funny over the next few days, just not herself, but we didn’t think of it as being due to the treats. We attributed it to being away for the Holidays and her not being in her own home. I gave her another one of these treats last night and we came home today after work to house full of vomit (with blood). I decided to Google the Milo’s treats because it is the only new thing that we’ve given her in her diet. I’m usually up on the latest Chinese dog treat issues, but I didn’t see that these were made in China initially on the bag since the print is so small. I was amazed to see what was out here. She has eaten 3 of these treats total and she is sick! She is a boxer mix and weighs 45 pounds. We are hoping that it ends with just a little bit of vomiting and that nothing has happened to her kidneys yet, I am definitely scared, but I will be taking her to the vet ASAP. Why are U.S. companies distributing or being allowed to distribute something like this that comes in from another country?!?!?! They clearly are more concerned with making money than the welfare of our beloved pets that we consider part of our families!
Please keep me posted. We lost our Westie and he died a terrrible death after eating a treat. my wife and I blame ourselves for not looking closer at the package…in very small print on the back said “made in china” BS bS BS china.
I started giving my dog Chicken Grillers and he loves them. He has been getting really lathargic and I am worried that these too maybe causing him to be this way. The Chicken Meatball ones are made in the USA so we will stick with them for now and see how it goes. I am worried about this though.
6 days ago I gave my dog a Milo’s Kitchen chicken jerky strip….5 days ago he became lethargic, 4 days ago he began vomiting followed by bloody diarrhea and a 105 temp! He is now hospitalized and we are unsure if he’s going to live. I too contacted the company who responded that they will be sending me a packet of paper work to fill out??? This company should be ashamed of themselves for allowing so many animals to lose their lives!
I too had a four year old American Eskie dog nearly die from eating Milo”s Chicken Jerky treats this August 2012. I barely gave him 1/2 a strip a day when I got home from work. Within a week he suffered with explosive diahrrea, and non-stop vomiting. He wouldn’t eat or drink and I had to rush him to the emergency vet thinking he’d been poisoned. The vet did every test, but could only say that he might have developed “Addison’s disease”…which is rare in this breed. I started to do my research and only then did I learn of the warnings and dangers of Chicken strips from China. I immediated contactyed the FDA to complain.
He slowly recovered in two weeks time with anitibiotics, a bland diet, and no activity. He seems to be doing fine now.
I also compained to Del Monte Foods, the distributor of this brand in America, and they sent me a large packet of documents to fill out. I had to get the full doctor’s report signed and notirized and provide them with my dog’s complete health history. After four months I just received a letter (just a print out of what they say on their website about the class action suit) and an offer of $135.00 as an expression of “gratitude” for taking the time to provide them with all the verterinary info. Of course, they still claim no responsibility, but I figured it was just their way of eliminating another claimant from the ongoing class action suit. My doctor bill was over $500, but many have suffered much greater loss, including the loss of the lives of their beloved animals. I want to know how to JOIN this class action suit and not settle for the “gratitude” payoff they’re offering me.
I have been feeding my chihuahua’s these treats for a week. My older dog has developed scabs on her ears. there have been no change to her diet, environment, etc. I am throwing the rest away.
Our 1 year old dog tiny, a chihuahua mix, almost died a few months ago after eating Milo’s chicken jerky. It was the first time we had ever given him treats. Within two days he had bloody diarrhea, vomiting, he was extremely weak, lost 1 lb. and became lethargic. I rushed him to the vet who tested him for parvo and other illnesses which came out negative. the vet said it appeared to be some unknown type of poison or bacteria which he is never exposed to in our home. he told me to prepare for the worst, gave me meds and i took him home dropper fed him water, pedialite, and vet prescribed soft dog food. it was touch and go for about 3 days but i nursed him back to health round the clock and to the vets surprise, he pulled through and is back to normal. i will never buy milos again i am angry that stores still sell these products! not only did our beloved dog almost die but we had $700 in vet expenses!
we lost our beloved sheperd dixie healthy after eatting chicken jerky 6 weeks later had to put her down vet could not diagnose her sudden stroke like sikeness we are lost with out her..