They don't stop popping up, all over Brazil, cases of dog deaths or hospitalizations with a history of poisoning after ingesting Bassar Pet Food products. This Monday (5), delegate Danúbia Quadros, rresponsible for investigations in Minas Gerais, reported that there are at least 40 deaths suspected of being linked to the consumption of the canine snacksystem. (The time).
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The case gained national attention and there are reports of similar deaths (intoxication after consuming the snack) in at least 10 Brazilian states.
The canine snack factory was closed on Friday (2) in São Paulo, by the Ministry of Agriculture, which also ordered all batches of products distributed across the country to be removed from the shelves. However, there are still no reports indicating contamination at the factory and what the causative agent would be. Therefore, everything is still considered suspicious. (Read the company's positioning here!)
The Civil Police of Minas Gerais – where investigations began – has already detected the presence of the substance toxic mono-ethylene glycol in at least one of the snack samples examined. (G1). Expert Renata Fontes said at a press conference that the toxic substance found in a sample, so far, cannot be used in any type of food.
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What should I do if I suspect my dog has been poisoned by the suspicious treat?
In addition to emergency medical procedures, guided by a veterinarian and staff, the owner of an animal that has ingested a Bassar Pet Food treat – whatever the brand – must IMMEDIATELY save the packaging so that it can be inspected by the police at the case investigation process, guides lawyer Fábio Balieiro, from the firm Theodoro & Balieiro Advogados, representative of some guardians in court.
“It is important that the owner files a police report at the consumer police station in his state, recording the death and hospitalization of the dog, indicating that he consumed the suspected product”, advises Balieiro.
In addition to helping to clarify the case, recording the incident will serve as a starting point for a compensation action. To do this, the guardian needs to look for a lawyer. “If the contamination of the products is confirmed – by the competent bodies – it is up to the owner who lost their pet, and had hospitalization and medication costs, to request reimbursement for the amounts spent”, he explains. “Apart from the moral damage, there are other possibilities for financial compensation. There is an owner who spent 35 thousand reais in one week trying to save his pet.”
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The guardian must also:
- keep the invoice for the suspicious treat (which the animal ingested before becoming ill). If you threw it away, you can ask for a duplicate
- take photos of the packaging that was purchased, with the batch number, brand and manufacture
- seal packaging of the suspected product and hand over the material to police authorities for inspection
- gather all receipts showing medication costs, hospital stays, exams and procedures that were carried out on the animal
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