Nestle Purina, Mars Petcare and Hill's Pet Nutrition have been accused of conspiring together – publicising pet food that contains no special ingredient, least of all drugs or products with medicinal uses, as "prescription" food.
Although to buy the food consumers must have a prescription signed by their vet, what they buy is, in the end, the same as any other pet food on the market. The only real difference is the price – much higher in the case of prescription food.
All these facts lead the consumers to believe – wrongly – that the food they are buying their ailing pets will be in some way beneficial for them. This is a lie.
The false promotion of pet food described as “prescription”, even though the ingredients of these pet foods are no different from any non-prescription pet food, is fraud and should be treated as such. But what vets issues these "prescriptions" for a basically useless pet food? The ones that work at the Banfield Pet Hospital and Blue Pearl Vet Hospital.
That is why we ask that, no matter the outcome of the lawsuit, Nestle Purina, Mars Petcare Hill's Pet Nutrition, Petsmart, Banfield Pet Hospital and Blue Pearl Vet Hospital voluntarily issue refunds to all mislead pet owners.
To whom it may concern,
you have been accused of conspiring – publicising pet food that contains no special ingredient, least of all drugs or products with medicinal uses, as "prescription" food.
Although to buy the food consumers must have a prescription signed by their vet, what they buy is, in the end, the same as any other pet food on the market. The only real difference is the price – much higher in the case of prescription food.
All these facts lead the consumers to believe – wrongly – that the food they are buying their ailing pets will be in some way beneficial for them. This is a lie.
The false promotion of pet food described as “prescription”, even though the ingredients of these pet foods are no different from any non-prescription pet food, is fraud and should be treated as such. But what vets issues these "prescriptions" for a basically useless pet food? The ones that work at the Banfield Pet Hospital and Blue Pearl Vet Hospital.
That is why we ask that, no matter the outcome of the lawsuit, that you voluntarily issue refunds to all mislead pet owners.
Sincerely,
unsatisfied customers.
