That warehouse with the problem isn't distributing to New England per the list they had.  That may be somewhere on this thread.  You could try asking them at your local store.

I'm still going to buy it if it is available in my store.  So far I only see dry dog food (but not the CORE that I use).  The cases of canned are in shrink wrap.  The only dry I currently use is the CORE for dogs.  So, if they carry it, I'll inspect the bags first for any rips or odors.  Don't know what else to do.  I still have the feed store for back up.  I've been getting a lot on-line lately and am following the same procedure of checking.  Buying on line is really a crap shoot since you don't know what will show up until the delivery man arrives. 

P.S.  I hadn't thought about cross-contamination issues.   

Judy,

What size cans did they have?   They only had a few of the 3 ounce and 5.5 ounce cans here in open cases, but they were still stocking.  I have to go back and check.  I do buy some of the smaller ones, too, to keep on hand for snacks.

(sorry, I'm asking everybody this.    )

Probably Chicken & Herring and Chicken & Lobster.  Mine like the Chicken & Herring, not crazy about the lobster one, though.

Which ones did Socks like?

The local Petco here (Portland Oregon) has Wellness 5.5oz cans and 3.oz cans -  but no 13oz ones of any flavor.  I think the full range of kibble is also there - just bought a small bag of CORE for Cato to try (even though he doesn't deserve it) and a few 3oz cans to try on Kaffe.   I sniffed at the bags and cans and looked them over very well and all seemed OK.

Too bad you didn't get even instead of throwing it out. I'd have contacted both the FDA local inspector and the local health department and filed complaints for the taped up bag given that we pretty well know what happened to it. Yuck!