Purina Says Food Is Safe 🐕🐩

Purina is adamantly denying there are any issues with its products. Complaints about Purina pet food sickening pets have been circulating on social media in recent weeks, sparking fear for dog and cat owners.

In an online statement, the company said, “Pet parents continue to be understandably scared by an online rumor that there is an issue with Purina pet foods. This rumor is false, and we are saddened to see the confusion and fear that it has caused.”

The claims got amplified in a Facebook group for pet owners, called Saving Pets One Pet @ A Time, in early December. Group administrator Kelly Bone says she has received 969 reports of dogs or cats getting ill after eating Purina food, including 234 deaths.

The symptoms have included lethargy, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle weakness, seizures, rapid weight loss and rectal bleeding. Purina says its quality assurance team investigated the rumor and “found no data or trend that would indicate an issue.”