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In another questionably timed weekend release, Menu Foods has expanded the recall of their dog and cat food products to include all wet foods regardless of the date code.

The safety precaution comes days after it was discovered that some of the pet food products Menu Foods manufactured were tainted with rat poison.

Several dogs and cats fell ill or died of kidney failure across North America.

Menu Foods says it will compensate pet owners for any vet bills caused by the tainted food.

Controversy is brewing over the number of pet deaths reported from the tainted food. The AP continues to report the official government number of 16, while logic would dictate that it has to be more. This is 60 million containers of dog and cat food tainted with rat poison. Are we really going with 16 here? PetConnection.com's self-reporting database is up to more than 1700 dead pets. And that's just among folks who know to go to the site to report the death of their pet. This thing is so widespread, reporting 16 pet deaths is an outrageous abomination.

In other Menu Foods recall-related news:

• The recall of rat poison-tainted food is turning pet lovers into pet chefs.
• Folks have started a Flickr group to post photos of their Menu Foods victims.
• A Canadian woman says she's sick after eating rat poison-tained Menu Foods products.
• PETA wants all involved companies investigated and their dry pet foods recalled and tested for poisons.
• Industry's Dirty Lie Revealed: Store brands are the same as expensive premium brands.
• SC Woman Buys $1000 Worth of Wal-Mart Pet Food to Save the Pets of Others
• PetSitUsa.com is hosting a list of non-recalled pet foods. Personally, I can't condone anything but going dry.