Pet owner wants a refund over recalled pet food

By Lindsey Ward

Published: September 19, 2008

Angel, Bear and Buddy are three dogs that pretty much live worry free.  They spend their days outside and of course the three seem to love their family and the feeling is mutual

With all the pet food recalls in recent years, owner Steven Viar’s ears perk up when he hears the latest round and on Tuesday that’s what he saw on WSLS.

He checked the numbers on the bag.
“The codes matched up, so we stopped feeding the animals the cats and the dogs that brand food,” Viar said.
   
On Friday morning he drove to Kroger where he bought the pet food and to his surprise left with what he came to return

“They looked it up on their computer system and had no call backs at all on any pet food at this time and they will not refund my money for my pet food,” said Viar.

When we stopped by employees remembered Viar trying to return the food, but was unaware of any recent recalls.

The store manager says his employee made a mistake, because she should have taken back the food without any question.
   
Either way Viar isn’t going to give the food to any pet of his.

“I’m not going to feed them something, take any kind of chance and make them sick and hurt them and kill them,” he said.

WSLS spoke to a number of stores in the area.
   
Petsmart, Petland, and Food Lion, were aware of the recall although it did not apply to their products. 
   
Wal-Mart has pulled all recalled pet food from the shelves and will refund any customers who have bought them.