Henry Greenspan, one of my favorite contributors to TortDeform, had a top-ten list of what pet food manufacturers can learn from pharmaceuticals.  Here are my two favorites:

5. The "tort tax" will inevitably drive up the cost of pet food, with the consequence that millions of pets will simply starve to death on your sofa. Eventually, so will you.

6. Like pharmaceuticals, pet foods are regulated by the FDA, the gold standard of safety throughout the world. FDA's approval of a doggy biscuit should preempt state tort liability.  Source: What Pet Food Manufacturers Can Learn From Drug Companies | Tortdeform

Now, neither Henry nor I find anything funny abou the tragic deaths of animals due to contaminated pet food.  If I had my way, punitive damages and prison sentences would be handed out for this catastrophe; I like animals more than I like most people.