Pet food woes

Our animals' food supply had been running quite low, and yes, we had noticed. We just held off for so long because we weren't sure which foods to buy for them ever since the dog/cat food recall earlier this month (or maybe even last month). Sure, the food we get them may not be on the list, but who knows whether the next bit of news will tell us that the brand of dog or cat food we just purchased is the newest discovered brand that has been contaminated?

It took me nearly an hour to decide which food to get them at the pet shop and it made me sad that I had to pretty much guess which food would be the least likely to kill my animals. I decided on The Good Life Recipe for the dogs and the cat. I hope it was a good decision. As I was browsing the huge variety of overpriced and overly lavish shampoos, conditioners, and colognes for my pooches, I overheard this:

The bell rings or the automatic door opens and a man hurries in.
The man (to the cashier): Hi, my wife just told me about the food recall, and I have this (he hands her a receipt or UPC).
Cashier: Was it the xxxxx kind?
The man: Yes. We just heard about it this morning. We don't have the bag. Our dogs have eaten 3/4 of it.
Cashier: Let me get my manager to see if she can help you.

Everything just seemed to fade out for a while, then I heard him say to the manager, "I thought they were just cold. I didn't know." How sad is that?! They didn't even know and it's been maybe more than a month since this first surfaced. I wanted to cry for them and all the other people whose animals got sick or died. I would solve this problem myself by cooking food for them, but I don't even do that for us, so I don't want them to starve.