Lawsuit Over Top Brand Pet Food Marketing Reaches Supreme Court

Royal Canin and Purina were sued over a prescription requirement for purchasing pet food that consumers say is misleading.

The Supreme Court in Washington on Sept. 18, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Pet owners who sued two pet food makers over their requirements for a veterinarian’s prescription urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Aug. 5 to overturn a precedent that they fear will impede their case.

Since its filing in Missouri in 2019, the heavily litigated class action lawsuit has bounced around between state and federal courts.