#medeleys

[kittypatch]

Purina Fancy Feast & Medeley canned cat food

I have learned over the past 2 years that this company has NO integrity, honesty and transparency are definitely not included in their mission statements! When fancy feast products became scarce, I started asking questions. Customer service said it was just an increase in demand and localized to some areas. The retailers said they were told it was can shortage. So I called the can manufacturers and the distribution centers. There was NO can shortage. The demand increase must have been by an invisible entity because the distribution centers said they were just NOT getting product from Purina and it was not local, it was a nationwide problem.

So now all of a sudden we have new labels with reformulated products. That is NO coincidence! They cheapened the product and slapped a new label on the can. That took time and inventory depletion of old product was part of the plan. Also the new reformulated product not only looks disgusting but none of my 20 rescues want any part of it after most of the cats ended up puking up the first serving.

This company is deceptive and does not have our pets best interest in their plan! My mission is to replace all their reformulated products with another supplier. Even if I have to start cooking for my cats, I will not be held hostage by a disreputable corporation that flat out LIES to their customers.

[kittypatch]

Cat food prices are insane!

OMG PRICES WENT UP 16%

I need 680 3 oz cans every 2 weeks to feed my colony. That does not include dry food, litter for inside, treats, vet bills, cleaning supplies, meds, etc.

Every time there a jump like this in pet food prices I get swamped with cats being dumped. I just got 6 dumped since the prices went up again 3 weeks ago.

I am willing to buy bulk but there are no bulk sellers. Why? Manufacturers will not sell direct and claim they have no control over the retail price set by distributors.

I am beginning believe there is a price fixing conspiracy in pet supplies because whenever I find a deal it quickly becomes unavailable. And surprise the prices are about the same across all the distributors! And it happens within about 48 hours that they all increase their prices to the same level!

This industry is directly responsible for the increase in homeless pets, euthanasia, and suffering due to unbridled greed, and price fixing. And it seems only the rescuers are screaming because we are the hardest hit!

The charities supported by pet food distributors save less pets than setting reasonable prices would save. If people could afford to have pets and feed them they wouldn’t need to dump them, abandon them, or starve them.

Coupled with rising veterinary costs, which have also become insane, the critters no longer stand a chance!

I honestly don't know where to turn or what to do next. The 2 week food cost alone is now $500.

So here is my request. Please go to Fancy Feast, ProPlan, Iams, etc. and protest the fact that there is no case price or bulk price or volume discounts provided by them or their colluding, price fixing distributors. That the increases in the last 2 years is detrimental to the well being of too many animals! Flood their websites, FaceBook pages, phone lines, and mailboxes.

This really is an urgent issue. Please share this post more than once!

Thanks for your help!