Poop City

Yeti

Yeti passed away on 3-31-2007 after eating recalled dog food. He was a very good boy, and will be missed. - Badadam

Image c/o the BARC Pet Food Recall Photo Gallery

Mao

This is a picture of my boy Mao. I adopted him as a stray kitten in Asheville, NC in 1998. I worked in a record/cd store and one of my coworkers brought in a box with a blue eyed fuzzy kitten. She found him alone by the side of the road and planned to take him to the pound. I couldn't bear the thought of this sweet kitten heading to the pound, so that's how Mao and I met. He was fairly loud and demanding as a kitten, so I dubbed him Chairman Mao. I later found out Mao meant cat in Chinese. When I would call him, "Maomao," he would run to me and say, "Mao!"

He was patient kitty and dear companion. He put up with moves to Athens, Georgia. Flew on a plane with me to San Beranrdino, California, then finally settled with me in Charlotte, NC. He's been the one constant in my life the past 9 1/2 years.

At the end of this past February, he stopped eating. I took him to his vet and was told he had late stage kidney failure with off the chart readings. I made the decision to have him put to sleep. I stayed up all night with him, took pictures, and sobbed. He'd lay his head on my arm trying to comfort me. He was such a sweet empathetic creature.

I found out a couple of weeks ago about the recall. I fed Mao Iams Select Bites in Gravy daily before his sudden death. I am livid. I'm going to speak out on this issue as much as possible. I don't want Mao or the thousands of other animals to have died in vain. Menu Foods does not deserve protection. - fuzzybunnystew

Image c/o the BARC Pet Food Recall Photo Gallery

Blitz

Died March 23, 2007.

Image c/o the BARC Pet Food Recall Photo Gallery

Sasha

Sasha loved the Spring and Summer when she would lounge on the window sill in the warm sun. She loved having her tummy rubbed, and her purring would sound like a Mac truck. Missing you a lot, fluffy kitty. - Jetsy

Image c/o the BARC Pet Food Recall Photo Gallery

Pepper

I lost my precious 7 month old kitty, Pepper in January of this year. She was fed Iams Select Bites and NutroMax Gourmet Classics. She died a horrible death. I will be glad to tell you Pepper's story, the story of a newborn found in a grocery store parking lot, with her eyes still closed. Let me know if you are interested. - Elizabeth, Pepper's Mommy

Rusty

[S]ad to report that Rusty passed away due to tainted cat food.
We all miss him so deeply...  - mylovingwolf

Not just a number

Lisacat from Brooklyn Animal Resource Coalition has set up a recall photo gallery on Flickr. It includes contact info for grief counseling as well.

I will be adding a permanent link shortly. In the meantime:

Gallery main page.
Grief Counseling Centers and Phone Numbers.
Online Help with Grief and Recovery.

Photo: Lucy, c/o sarah is me. via Flickr