Animals
The deaths of dozens of dogs and cats nationwide have been linked to imported pet food containing Chinese wheat gluten tainted with the chemical melamine. (Emphasis ours.)
How many times have dozens of reputable sources said it’s not dozens, but thousands of deaths? Oregon alone reported dozens of deaths. Dan Caterinicchia, we are sorely disappointed in your ability to Google. And it’s not just melamine, or just wheat gluten. Tsk. Tsk.
Trust! I don't think so the FDA is the same agency that knew products were contaminated but refused to give pet owners the names of the products so we could avoid buying them and feeding them to our innocent pets. We had to wait for the companies to decide to do the 'right thing' and voluntarily recall their products. So NO I don't trust the FDA to protect me or my pets.
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- More News On The Pet Food Recall
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Animals
Pet Food Recall ~ From Itchmo
Do read the whole post, but I just had to comment on this.
The deaths of dozens of dogs and cats nationwide have been linked to imported pet food containing Chinese wheat gluten tainted with the chemical melamine. (Emphasis ours.)
How many times have dozens of reputable sources said it’s not dozens, but thousands of deaths? Oregon alone reported dozens of deaths. Dan Caterinicchia, we are sorely disappointed in your ability to Google. And it’s not just melamine, or just wheat gluten. Tsk. Tsk.
Every time some idiot reporter implies that it was only a dozen dogs and cats who died I want to throw up. It was THOUSANDS and to imply otherwise is insulting to the THOUSANDS of owners who are still grieving the loss of their pets.
More than 5 million people visited a Web site dedicated to the issue in April alone and consumers appear to trust the agency’s information since its recall pages routinely top searches done using Google Inc.’s engine, Arbesfeld said.
Trust! I don't think so the FDA is the same agency that knew products were contaminated but refused to give pet owners the names of the products so we could avoid buying them and feeding them to our innocent pets. We had to wait for the companies to decide to do the 'right thing' and voluntarily recall their products. So NO I don't trust the FDA to protect me or my pets.
- Pet Food Recall ~ They Couldn't Be More Wrong ~xenophobia At Heart Of Product Panic In Us
From The China Daily, Debasish Roy Chowdhury whines, But the product scares and recalls the US media seems fixated on are the ones from China. It is the faulty tires, toothpaste, pet food, seafood and toys with a China connection that are making all...
- Proud To Be One Of Those Troublesome Bloggers About The Pet Food Recall
From Pet Connection Blog Here’s the piece, emphasis mine. The difference here being that from the point of view of a public relations trade publication, the “crisis” was bad PR. For us “off-the-charts” bloggers and pet owners, it was thousands...
- March 27th ~ Update On Pet Food Recall
A new report is circulating that the recent number of deaths allegedly due to the Menu Foods pet food poisoning scandal may be just the tip of the iceberg. Many more deaths have not been officially reported, and that the problem may be more extensive...
- More News On The Pet Food Recall
I would give anything if Whiskers was still alive, no matter how high the medical bill. The pet food recall is still a hot topic in the news. Owners Furious Over Deadly Pet Food RecallAnd they still don't know why our pets died needlessly.The Food...
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Whiskers died March 9th, 2007 of kidney failure after eating Special Kitty Pouch cat food. From CBS News An unknown number of cats and dogs had suffered kidney failure and about 10 died after eating the affected pet food, veterinarian and CBS News correspondent...