Pet Food Class Action Lawsuit

I've been Googling feebly and intermittently for over a year for information about a class action lawsuit. I kept running into things that looked like ambulance-chasers fishing for clients, but I didn't find THE lawsuit until today.

Go here if your pet ate any of the recalled pet food and got sick around that time [link removed because it's now defunct; go here instead]. The page includes links to recall lists if you're not sure. (In addition to the well-publicized cat and dog food recalls, there were also recalls for rat food, bird food, ferret food... I'm not sure what else.) It also links to the form where you can give them your info.

If you're not sure whether you should be included in the class or not, fill out the form anyway. I don't think they've finalized all of those details yet, but they can decide whether or not you meet the requirements based on the info you give them.

If your pet didn't get sick, but you had to go to the vet for tests to make sure, it won't hurt to fill out the form.

If you have really good evidence - autopsy results, empty cans with lot numbers on them, dated store receipts, etc. - you might be better off filing a lawsuit on your own. You may not be able to do that if you participate in the class action. (I don't think filling out the form commits you as a member of the class.)

This won't bring your pet back. It won't heal damaged kidneys. It won't change the still-inadequate mechanisms that are supposed to protect pets and their humans from contaminated foods. It won't even make you feel better. The settlement amount is likely to be insultingly small. Frankly, I doubt that it will accomplish anything at all.

But if you've still got some grief to spare, you might as well pass a tiny portion of it up the line to someone who had a hand in causing it.