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The makers of the Milo’s Kitchen brand of pet treats are facing a class action lawsuit from one dog owner who says their treats made her dog dangerously ill.
Plaintiff Sharel Mawby says the defendant’s dog treats poisoned her dog, Honda. In 2012, she bought two bags of Milo’s Kitchen chicken dog treats from a Wal-Mart in Missouri, she says.
After Honda ate some of the treats, she alleges, he began exhibiting signs that he had eaten something bad for him – signs including “lethargy, a swollen belly, diarrhea and excessive consumption of water.”
Mawby says she did not over-feed Honda with the treats and that she had made no changes to Honda’s diet other than feeding him the new Milo’s Kitchen treats.
Though the product’s labeling describes the treats as “wholesome,” “100% real,” and “made with the same quality of ingredients and care that you want with your food,” Mawby now claims the treats are anything but. She alleges Milo’s Kitchen chicken dog treats are made with “substandard, non-wholesome ingredients that were contaminated with poisonous antibiotics and other potentially lethal substances,” some of which she says were imported from China.
These ingredients can cause acute renal failure or other potentially life-threatening illnesses in dogs, Mawby alleges. She believes Milo’s Kitchen marketed their chicken dog treats deceptively to appeal to consumers’ interest in higher-quality dog food products.
Mawby cites two warnings issued by the FDA concerning chicken-flavored dog treats like those made by Milo’s Kitchen. In September 2007, the agency advised consumers of a “potential association between development of illness in dogs and the consumption of chicken jerky products also described as chicken tenders, strips or treats.”
Then in November 2011, Mawby says, the FDA issued another warning, this time about chicken flavored dog treats imported from China. The agency noted it had received a large number of reports from dog owners and veterinarians about dog illness associated with these imported chicken jerky treats. Some of these reported incidents apparently ended in the dog’s death.
Mawby says that from 2010 to 2012, the FDA received 2,674 reports of dog illnesses and 501 reports of dog deaths associated with chicken dog treats imported from China. Some of these reports specifically identify Milo’s Kitchen chicken dog treats as the suspected cause of illness.
Defendants named in this pet treats class action lawsuit include Milo’s Kitchen LLC, its parent company Big Heart Pet Brands (which formerly did business as Del Monte Corporation or Del Monte Foods), and Big Heart’s parent company The J.M. Smucker Company.
Mawby seeks to represent a Class consisting of all consumers who purchased Milo’s Kitchen chicken dog treats within the state of Missouri between Mar. 1, 2011 and Jan. 31, 2013.
She is asking the court to award her and potential Class Members both actual and statutory damages, attorneys’ fees and costs of litigation, with pre- and post-judgment interest.
The plaintiff is represented by Christopher S. Shank, David L. Heinemann, and Stephen J. Moore of Shank & Moore.
The Milo’s Kitchen Dog Treats Class Action Lawsuit is Mawby v. Milo’s Kitchen LLC, et al., Case No. 1616-CV03384, in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri at Independence.
UPDATE: March 2019, the Missouri Milo’s Kitchen dog treats class action settlement is now open.Click here to file a claim.
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22 thoughts onMilo’s Kitchen Class Action Says Pet Treats are Dangerous
My pet dog PJ has kidney problems and has always had Milo treats. I bought these products faithfully because I thought they were made I. The USA and were safe to use now my sweet girl who is not eight years old is having major kidney issues,
Fancy had to be rush to the vet twice after eating these treats never thought it was from the treats so glad I stopped giving them to her
I don’t feed these to my dogs anymore. They had all the symptoms others claim. WHAT KIND OF COMPANY WOULD SELL THIS JUNK; A COMPANY THAT DESERVES A BIG LAWSUIT!
I bought theses at wal mart for my dog as well and he had diarrhea and very lethargic. He hasn’t eaten in 2 days the chicken looked molded and I was unsure do I gave him a few jerky then I bought another package and sme thing I feel horrible
This is a terrible product and I will never feed them to my dogs again. They also got very sick!
we had two sibarian huskey both passed away one first had a stroke and then got violently sick the vet did a full 3000.00 dollar work up didnt have cancer nothing a mistry death due to this chewys one week later our other sibarian passed exactly the same way shame on them shame
Why is this Limited to only Missouri? I was under the impression these Dog treats, which I have given to my Dog Plenty of times, was made in the USA, as stated on the packaging..How can I include myself in the Lawsuit? Im from NY and while my Dog is a Picky eater, she has ate the same regular food for 13 years. The treats mentioned here were the only ones she liked and although I have noticed Diahrea many times, I assumed it was her possible eating stuff off the carpet. Please let me know where or who I need to contact…
I have bought all my dogs the years. I had to put down one of my dogs last year. He was not that old either. I am hoping my two other dogs do not experience any side effects from these tests. They are only 2 & 3. My other dog was only 5. Can you still get in on this lawsuit I emailed the company numerous times about things I had heard about their treats. No response.
I feel so bad my little dog I rescued she’s 5 pounds and I bought the same chicken jerky I didn’t put the two together but She became very sick and had to take her to the vet several times and did some x-rays everything you can think of regarding the diarrhoea and being lethargic I had so many vet bills but that was my dog my baby just her and I and I just trusted that you were using excellent product I don’t have a lot of money but I spent what I did have I spent on my little dog what do I need to do to also sign up for this as she is also my service dog Princess Bella.
I already sent my name and email and pushed the wrong button so hopefully the first one took
I purchased the chicken jerky and sweet potato and my dog Lucy loved them. I gave her one every night as a treat, within 2 week she was severely ill and almost dies. She started acting disoriented, like she did not know what she was suppose to do. I took her to the Vet and her intestines were infected and and needed and operation $1,500 later. (Thank God) she is okay and doing well.