Menu Foods, the Ontario, Canada-based company that produced the pet food, said Saturday it was recalling dog food sold throughout North America under 48 brands and cat food sold under 40 brands including Iams, Nutro and Eukanuba. The food was distributed by major retailers such as Wal-Mart, Kroger and Safeway.

An unknown number of cats and dogs had suffered kidney failure and about 10 died after eating the affected pet food, the company said.

Two other companies - Nestle Purina PetCare Co. and Hill’s Pet Nutrition Inc. - said Saturday that as a precaution they were voluntarily recalling some products made by Menu Foods.

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If you have a dog in your home, or any kind of pet for that matter, does it seem like kids form the closest bond with that dog? I remember losing two of my favorite dogs, both of which died during my growing up years - the kids were definitely more distraught than were my parents.

Just this last week I noticed how my youngest son is developing a love for a dog and how disappointed he is if he can’t find his favorite playmate. It seems like as an adult I enjoy the association with pets, but kids seem to form a deeper, more dependent relationship with the dog. This realization has helped my wife and I understand that while a family pet is referred to as a “family” pet, the strongest bonds cause us to want to refer to the dog as the belonging to the kids.