Fancy Feast Recalls 1 Million Cans Of Food That Cats Just Kind Of Stared At Before Wandering Away

[Ocelot II]

ST. LOUIS—Apologizing to all customers who had received a defective product, pet food giant Fancy Feast issued a massive recall Friday for 1 million cans of food that cats just kind of stared at before wandering away. “Any cans of Fancy Feast Classic Paté, Grilled, or Gravy Lovers should be returned for a full refund due to an issue where cats sniff at them a few times and then leave without taking a single bite,” said a recall announcement on the company’s website, adding that cats would not even return to consume the affected cans later on, when they were meowing at their owners to indicate they were hungry. “We’ve received multiple reports that cats are giving the involved products blank, unimpressed looks despite the fact that they seemed to go nuts for the stuff just last week. Unfortunately, the problem appears to persist even after stirring in a few of those crispy salmon treats they love, since they’ll just pick out the treats and leave the rest behind.” Fancy Feast also recommended throwing out any cardboard boxes the cans had arrived in due to the risk of cats playing around in the containers instead of the enormous cat tree their owners dropped 200 bucks on.

https://theonion.com/fancy-feast-recalls-1-million-cans-of-food-that-cats-just-kind-of-stared-at-before-wandering-away/

[catbyte]

1. ...

the story of my life.

[littlemissmartypants]

2. Snort

❤️

[OldSWODog]

3. this childless cat dude...

...bought this hook, line and sinker until the last sentence...in my defense, we (Ms OSD and I) have taken our most recent adoptee (and reigning house tiger) through major dental work (only two teeth left) and a current bout of colitis, so I'm overly sensitive right now...this has provided a full chuckle, which combined with the queen cat's affection, has provided a relative balance with the day's edition of insanity...ok, it's the weekend (as capably noted by Aristus in another OP)...cheers, OSD

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Good Grief, same here! And my cat doesn't get any of the varieties named...

[ShazzieB]

14. Me, too, OldSWODog!

It doesn't usually take me long to recognize something from The Onion, but this one was sooo convincing!

[orangecrush]

5. My cat

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Does this on a regular basis.

[OldSWODog]

8. car?

I'm betting that's a typo...hey, it's Friday night...some of my best typos are after the cocktail hour...cheers, OSD

[orangecrush]

15. Fixed

Thanks!

[niyad]

6. I had to check the link, as anybody who is owned by a house tiger

is VERY famliar with the described behaviour.

[Ocelot II]

7. "Oh, you bought a whole case of my favorite food? Now I can't like it any more."

[niyad]

9. I loved that meme when I first saw it. So very true.

[OldSWODog]

10. very much owned

the vet refers to me as the cat's Chief of Staff (and that's a promotion; my highest posting in the navy was XO)...and to Ms OSD as the house tiger's Ombudsman...even the canine furry ones, when we were also owned by a long series of doggoes, were considered as staff by an even longer series of felines...we're fortunate to have taken in some many sanity savers over the decades...cheers, OSD

[radical noodle]

11. We called Fancy Feast crack for cats

until we adopted a cat that won't touch it. Turns out he prefers prescription food at $100 for 8 lb.

[Niagara]

17. Congrats on 10K posting milestones, radical noodle

[radical noodle]

18. Thank you!!

[Niagara]

19. You're welcome!

[poli-junkie]

12. So wait, there is or is not a recall?

I don’t appreciate this humor as I have 2 cats who eat Fancy Feast.

[Ocelot II]

13. It's satire - The Onion.

[herding cats]

16. My kitties to a tee! 😂

Snobby little divas one and all!