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Ocelot II

(129,067 posts) Fri Apr 25, 2025, 09:17 PM Apr 2025

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

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/

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Fancy Feast Recalls 1 Million Cans Of Food That Cats Just Kind Of Stared At Before Wandering Away (Original Post) Ocelot II Apr 2025 OP

... catbyte Apr 2025 #1

Snort littlemissmartypants Apr 2025 #2

this childless cat dude... OldSWODog Apr 2025 #3

Good Grief, same here! And my cat doesn't get any of the varieties named... Rhiannon12866 Apr 2025 #4

Me, too, OldSWODog! ShazzieB Apr 2025 #14

My cat orangecrush Apr 2025 #5

car? OldSWODog Apr 2025 #8

Fixed orangecrush Apr 2025 #15

I had to check the link, as anybody who is owned by a house tiger niyad Apr 2025 #6

"Oh, you bought a whole case of my favorite food? Now I can't like it any more." Ocelot II Apr 2025 #7

I loved that meme when I first saw it. So very true. niyad Apr 2025 #9

very much owned OldSWODog Apr 2025 #10

We called Fancy Feast crack for cats radical noodle Apr 2025 #11

Congrats on 10K posting milestones, radical noodle Niagara Apr 2025 #17

Thank you!! radical noodle Apr 2025 #18

You're welcome! Niagara Apr 2025 #19

So wait, there is or is not a recall? poli-junkie Apr 2025 #12

It's satire - The Onion. Ocelot II Apr 2025 #13

My kitties to a tee! 😂 herding cats Apr 2025 #16

catbyte

(38,654 posts)

1. ...

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Fri Apr 25, 2025, 10:12 PM

Apr 2025

the story of my life.

littlemissmartypants

(31,636 posts)

2. Snort

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 10:14 PM

Apr 2025

❤️

OldSWODog

(131 posts)

3. this childless cat dude...

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 10:17 PM

Apr 2025

...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

(250,208 posts)

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

Reply to OldSWODog (Reply #3)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 10:36 PM

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ShazzieB

(22,208 posts)

14. Me, too, OldSWODog!

Reply to OldSWODog (Reply #3)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 11:52 PM

Apr 2025

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

orangecrush

(28,333 posts)

5. My cat

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Fri Apr 25, 2025, 10:37 PM

Apr 2025

Last edited Sat Apr 26, 2025, 12:55 AM - Edit history (1)

Does this on a regular basis.

OldSWODog

(131 posts)

8. car?

Reply to orangecrush (Reply #5)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 10:51 PM

Apr 2025

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

(28,333 posts)

15. Fixed

Reply to OldSWODog (Reply #8)

Sat Apr 26, 2025, 12:55 AM

Apr 2025

Thanks!

niyad

(129,540 posts)

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

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 10:46 PM

Apr 2025

is VERY famliar with the described behaviour.

Ocelot II

(129,067 posts)

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

Reply to niyad (Reply #6)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 10:48 PM

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niyad

(129,540 posts)

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

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #7)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 10:52 PM

Apr 2025

OldSWODog

(131 posts)

10. very much owned

Reply to niyad (Reply #6)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 11:00 PM

Apr 2025

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