However, am I the only one who is appalled at the fact that the pet food company tested its poison on live dogs and cats.

No, Mary, you are not the only one. It is sickening. People need to STOP buying any products which come from this company. Vote with your pocketbook and let them know this is not acceptable.

As many as one in six animals died in tests of dog and cat food that is part of a big recall. The manufacturer conducted the tests after complaints the products were poisoning pets around the country.

The government says Menu Foods tested suspect dog and cat food on as many as 50 animals after it learned of the problems. Seven test animals died. Menu Foods told the Food and Drug Administration it received the first complaints of kidney failure and deaths among cats and dogs on February 20th.

I find it equally outrageous they knew about it a month earlier before telling the public. That means they willingly let it be sold knowing it had already killed their poor "test" pets, the bastards.