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Woman buys over $1K in tainted pet food
seattlepi.com ^ | 03/22/2007

Posted on 03/22/2007 3:12:55 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd

BEAUFORT, S.C. -- A woman said she was so worried about reports of tainted pet food she spent more than $1,000 buying all the product she could find at her local Wal-Mart. Margaret Trask said she filled a shopping cart full of canned pet food made by Canadian company Menu Foods at the Beaufort Wal-Mart after hearing about the recall Friday.

She returned Wednesday morning to buy more food and came back that night to buy even more, but Trask said store officials asked her to leave. She said store employees were taking some of the food off the shelves.

Trask plans to throw the food away so no animals eat it. She figures she spent more than $1,000.

Some of the 60 million cans and pouches of food have been blamed for kidney failure in scores of animals and killed at least 16 pets.

Not all the food Trask bought was included in the recall.

Trask also took out classified ads in at least two local newspapers, listing all off the recall pet food brands.

"A lot of people don't know about the recall," Trask said. "I don't know what else to do."


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: petfood
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I often wonder how some people manage to even dress themselves; they're so stupid.
1 posted on 03/22/2007 3:12:57 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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To: Responsibility2nd

"I don't know what else to do."

Panic seems to be a good option.

Sheesh.


2 posted on 03/22/2007 3:14:03 PM PDT by flashbunny (<--- Free Anti-Rino graphics! See Rudy the Rino get exposed as a liberal with his own words!)
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To: Responsibility2nd

She is a few fries short of a Happy Meal.


3 posted on 03/22/2007 3:14:47 PM PDT by stockpirate (Rudy Giuliani, John McCain and Mitt Romney, are liberals masquerading as conservatives.)
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To: Responsibility2nd
This is sort of crazy. The pet stores would probable remove the food anyway.

"Trask plans to throw the food away so no animals eat it."

So now the raccoons and squirrels and other wildlife can eat it.

4 posted on 03/22/2007 3:15:10 PM PDT by Jedi Master Pikachu ( What is your take on Acts 15:20 (abstaining from blood) about eating meat? Could you freepmail?)
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To: Responsibility2nd

"A lot of people don't know about the recall," Trask said. "I don't know what else to do."


How about let the store employees do their job and take the products off the shelf without wasting your money.

I could use one thousand dollars, hand it over.


5 posted on 03/22/2007 3:15:17 PM PDT by Redcitizen (Senator Palpatine for President in 2008!)
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To: Responsibility2nd

And she probably votes Democrat too...ugh


6 posted on 03/22/2007 3:15:53 PM PDT by Lucky9teen (I used 2 think people were factually ignorant but talking 2 liberals I realize people R just stupid.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

So she rewards the company for their mistake? LOL!


7 posted on 03/22/2007 3:17:30 PM PDT by tsowellfan (http://www.youtube.com/CafeNetAmerica)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Yes, this poor woman was a bit overwrought. But why wasn't the tainted pet food removed? Why couldn't the store do that? Did she have a talk with someone who refused to remove the tainted food?


8 posted on 03/22/2007 3:18:10 PM PDT by TruthConquers (Delenda est publius schola)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Shopping for a lawsuit maybe, her poor pets...


9 posted on 03/22/2007 3:19:21 PM PDT by kinoxi
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To: Lucky9teen

LOL ! Think she'll vote Obama or Hitlary ? Maybe Kucinich ...


10 posted on 03/22/2007 3:22:35 PM PDT by Neu Pragmatist (LIBERALS : -- ROMNEY DEFEATS THEM -- RUDY GUNBANDIANI EMBRACES THEM !)
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Seeing her reaction to this, she'll probably find a way to vote for them all....just to be safe ;)
11 posted on 03/22/2007 3:23:42 PM PDT by Lucky9teen (I used 2 think people were factually ignorant but talking 2 liberals I realize people R just stupid.)
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To: TruthConquers

I was at the grocery store on Sunday and they were pulling the products from the shelves, but they told me that it was only a voluntary recall.


12 posted on 03/22/2007 3:28:36 PM PDT by Andy'smom
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To: Lucky9teen

Nice...


13 posted on 03/22/2007 3:30:01 PM PDT by Neu Pragmatist (LIBERALS : -- ROMNEY DEFEATS THEM -- RUDY GUNBANDIANI EMBRACES THEM !)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Maybe she wants to off some pets ... or some people.


14 posted on 03/22/2007 3:31:44 PM PDT by coloradan (Failing to protect the liberties of your enemies establishes precedents that will reach to yourself.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

If it was her own money,,, I really would not care, but, yes, stupid does what a stupid is.


15 posted on 03/22/2007 3:34:04 PM PDT by Prophet in the wilderness (PSALM 53 : 1 The FOOL hath said in his heart , There is no GOD .)
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And she probably votes Democrat too...ugh

Probably?? I'd say it's more likely to be a case of definitely.

16 posted on 03/22/2007 3:35:41 PM PDT by Bob
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To: Responsibility2nd

Please please please do not let this oxygen thief breed.


17 posted on 03/22/2007 3:36:25 PM PDT by Centurion2000 (If you're not being shot at, it's not a high stress job.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

She's wants to be first in line for the lawsuit lottery that will surely follow. One night she accidentally feeds Fido from a tainted can and - oops - time to get a trail liar and sue, sue, sue.


18 posted on 03/22/2007 3:38:15 PM PDT by Tall_Texan (When you extend your hand to a Democrat, the only thing you can expect to get is rabies.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Idiot alert.....more money than sense.


19 posted on 03/22/2007 3:39:44 PM PDT by ThisLittleLightofMine
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I wish I had a thousand dollars to just waste on tainted pet food. Only I wouldn't spend it on tainted pet food, I'd actually buy something useful with it. Good god.
20 posted on 03/22/2007 3:51:52 PM PDT by niftyspiffy ("..any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind...")
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