Comments on: Tainted Pet Food Still on Shelves

By: Joy

Joy — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 02:10:31 +0000

Lilly,

There are foods that are on teh list that have just not been pulled off yet and there are foods that are tainted which just have not been identitified as such yet.

That means you have to check the lost AND watch your furbaby to make sure he or she is not avoiding the food you put down and that they are not acting listless or sick.

By: Lilly Marie.

Lilly Marie. — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 02:08:14 +0000

What foods are still on the shealves?

By: Sad in Nebraska

Sad in Nebraska — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 02:04:35 +0000

After losing three pets in one months time, the news just keeps getting worse, doesn’t it? While at the veterinarian this morning, she told me that clients tried to return their tainted foods to our Walmart and they REFUSED to take it all back!
REFUSED! What’s up with that?

By: Pet Connection Blog » Pet food recall:Friday night round-up

Pet Connection Blog » Pet food recall:Friday night round-up — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 00:49:51 +0000

[...] A personal take? The fact that there is still contaminated pet food out there on store shelves, and that the FDA seemed to imply at the hearing yesterday that there could be more recalls, are the two things worrying pet owners the most. From Joy at Dogster: This just adds to that wonderful trust we all have for these guys, doesn’t it? And notice the pet food industry lackey says that the main problem is communication. No, the problem is that some in the pet food industry import food supplies from countries with no or little control over their safety or quality. [...]

By: Hega & Ellie

Hega & Ellie — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:50:13 +0000

Ouote “Pet foods are safe,�? Ekedahl assured the committee.

Really Mr. Ekedahl? Then how do you explain the deaths of beloved family members? Ask the greiving families who have lost pets how safe they think your food is. What do your animals eat? How about your children..are you concerned about what is in their food? How do you sleep at night making comments like that? Why does the FDA not heavily fine stores that are STILL selling tainted food? Hit them in their wallets..that is the only thing they care about. Shame on all of you…from the FDA right on down the line.

By: Bob Knuck

Bob Knuck — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:42:34 +0000

Hi. I just stumbled on your blog and found it very interesting. I wanted to let you know that I found a website that is giving away free samples of a pet food that is made by Life's Abundance. It's derived from organically fed animals and has no wheat or wheat by-products. The site is http://www.precious-pets-paradise.com and you can get it from there. My dog loves it and I feel much safer giving my pet something that is so natural and is not on the recall list! Thought you might want to know!

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:19:56 +0000

Well, it just keeps getting worse. “Time” magazine today talks about pesticide-laden vegetables, seafood laden with salmonella and industrial pollutants, a cancer-causing dye used to enhance the color of egg yolks–it just goes on and on. Within their own borders, twelve (human) infants died and hundreds more suffered from severe malnutrition due to shoddy baby formula. Knowing the high regard in which they hold dogs there (skinning them alive to use their fur in coats exported here), our pets don’t stand a chance–but apparently neither do we humans. You can read more about it here:
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1610006,00.html

I’ve located an organic farm near our city where they raise and process their own beef, poultry, lamb, and pork–free range, grass fed, and certified organic. They have a very reasonably priced special pet food ground beef mix made out of organ meats (liver, heart) and nutritious fresh trimmings from their own processing. It’s very reasonably priced, it’s also certified organic, the organ meats are very nourishing for doggies, and we’re headed out there next weekend to shop on our own behalf and to stock up for Spencer.

By: spocko

spocko — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:05:20 +0000

Ooops that link didn't work. Try this. video link of pet food safety hearings

By: spocko

spocko — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:03:02 +0000

If you would like to watch video of Senator Durbin Grilling
Duane Ekedahl, in the senate hearings, go to my blog
Spocko’s Brain video clips of Senate pet food hearings

And while you are their you can read about the volunteer effort to get all tainted pet food off the shelves. I’ve been working with petfoodtracker.com, petconnection.com, howl911.com, itchmo.com and petsitUSA.com to organize this effort. We have created a few easy to read lists you can take to the store with you. And print out a list and help your less plugged in neighbors who don’t have the latest info. Think about the senior citizens with a pantry filled with tainted cat food!

Go to http://www.spockosbrain.com for more details.
LLAP,
Spocko

By: Joy

Joy — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:46:56 +0000

Pet Lover,

Great and true comments! Thanks!

Rhon,

I love your Senator Durbin too!