Accidents can happen? If Champion were a baby food company, and there were sick and dead babies, would you have the same response? Are poisoned pets considered a lesser value of life than poisoned babies?

Okay, let's say it is an *accident*. And let's talk about democratic societies then. In a democratic society, if you have a car *accident* and injur or kill someone, you must pay the damages caused by the *accident*. You don't get to decide how much to pay, like Champion feels they have the right to. You must pay for all the damages caused by your *accident*.

Cross posted from one of the affected pet parent who's cat is paralyzed regarding the amount offered by Champion as compensation for their *accident*:

"I think the main issue we need to clearly get across to our overseas friends on the blogs/sites is that you don't automatically qualify for $2000. (this is Australian dollars).
If you only saw your vet twice say, at $50 each time that's $100.

Then if you spent $900 on a cage, incontinence sheets, acupuncture treatments from an animal chinese medicine practitioner that wasn't a vet, some physiotherapy sessions with a physiotherapist who was a practitioner for animals as well as humans that wasn't a vet, the most you would get is another $100

Then if you spent over 6 months say, $500 on supplements - MethylB12, antioxidants, the most you would get is another $100

So you could have spent $1500 and only be entitled to receive $300 under this pathetic fund.

NOT GOOD ENOUGH CHAMPION"

Gee, I hope this attitude doesn't catch on. I can just see criminals standing up in front of a judge saying "but it was an accident and I shouldn't be held responsible".