Cats and dogs are missing meals after a popular smart feeder went down
Petlibro’s Granary 2 feeder. | Image: Petlibro A Petlibro outage is preventing its smart pet feeders and other devices from performing scheduled tasks, like dispensing food. The outage began on Tuesday, with users across Reddit reporting that their smart feeders, litter boxes, and water fountains have gone offline. Though Petlibro maintains that "existing settings and schedules stored locally on your device will continue to operate as programmed," many users say that's not the case. Instead, some users report that Petlibro's RFID and Granary food dispensers are missing scheduled feedings due to the outage - a major problem for pet owners currently away from home. Some users say Petlibro … Read the full story at The Verge.
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August 12, 2026 · 3 min read · Synthesized from reporting by The Verge · How this works
Petlibro’s Granary 2 feeder. | Image: Petlibro A Petlibro outage is preventing its smart pet feeders and other devices from performing scheduled tasks, like dispensing food. The outage began on Tuesday, with users across Reddit reporting that their smart feeders, litter boxes, and water fountains have gone offline. Though Petlibro maintains that "existing settings and schedules stored locally on your device will continue to operate as programmed," many users say that's not the case. Instead, some users report that Petlibro's RFID and Granary food dispensers are missing scheduled feedings due to the outage - a major problem for pet owners currently away from home. Some users say Petlibro … Read the full story at The Verge.
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The research strongly corroborates the article's core claims about the Petlibro outage affecting multiple device types and preventing scheduled feedings despite company assurances. Source 1 directly matches the article text and confirms user reports of missed meals. However, the research provides limited detail on the specific Tuesday timeline or broader scope of the outage beyond what's reported in the summary.
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Source 1 (The Verge) confirms the outage affected Petlibro's smart feeders, litter boxes (Luma), and water fountains (Dockstream), with users reporting issues on Reddit.
Source 1 (The Verge) directly quotes Petlibro's claim and documents user contradictions, stating 'many users say that's not the case' and reporting missed scheduled feedings.
Source 1 (The Verge) specifically states that users 'report that Petlibro's RFID and Granary food dispensers are missing scheduled feedings due to the outage.'
Source 1 (The Verge) describes this as 'a major problem for pet owners currently away from home,' and Source 3 (BBC) documents pets being 'left hungry' during system failures.
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