I have been trying to stop myself from obsessing about the horrific Menu Foods story of hundreds of sick and dead pets.

But I just can't.

While the self reporting data base over on Pet Connection is anecdotal, over 500 deaths have been reported by owners. Clearly not all posters claims will ever be able to be substantiated. Many never will able to prove foul due to time elapsed, and lack of physical evidence; bodies and food already disposed of. No doubt after reading the heart wrenching comments on the site, that the official death toll of 16 is insulting to all of us with brains in our heads. Clearly we have not heard a realistic number from the FDA.
Perhaps we never will.

Over on Icthmo they have done a rudimentary math analysis of the situation. Check it out, it is very interesting.
Do a goggle search for Menu Pets and click on any of the local media outlets covering their local Vet hospitals with sick and dying pets and law suits. The enormity will blow your mind as it has mine.

I am sickened that the official number is 16, with most of those being from the companies own test lab. We will be reading about this story for a long long time.

Thursday pet Connection update-

Cats, deceased: 500
Dogs, deceased: 345

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