Rat Poison found in Dog Food

sillylilykitty · 03-23-2007, 06:07 PM

Well what about the polar bear? They want it dead.

sobreeze · 03-23-2007, 07:19 PM

I Did Not Hear About This Till This After Noon As I Was Out I Agree With Cubside Peta

Curbside Prophet · 03-23-2007, 07:21 PM

Well, I was joking, although I guess it's slightly plausible. I think a disgruntled employee is probably more likely.

sobreeze · 03-23-2007, 07:30 PM

Maybe But What Or Who Ever Is To Blame Should Be Punished Not Just A Slap On The Hand This Time This Is Just Like Murder Sorry I Have Been Very Upset That This Could Have Happened At All

ilovemychihuahua · 03-23-2007, 07:36 PM

AW!!! Poor little Pets died.

GRR!!!!!!!!!!

So, how does rat poison get in there? Isn't it perfectly closed?

sillylilykitty · 03-23-2007, 07:46 PM

My friend works for Nutro. She said the plant wheat gluten was sprayed with a chemical that is illegal in the United States, similar to Rat poison. Then the wheat gluten was sent to Canada to be put into the food and then the food was sent to the United States to be sold in stores.

ilovemychihuahua · 03-23-2007, 07:47 PM

WHAT?!?!?!?

sillylilykitty · 03-23-2007, 07:57 PM

Oh! I forgot to say the wheat gluten originated from China...

sobreeze · 03-23-2007, 09:48 PM

the wheat farmers in the united states should step up and protest any wheat products coming into the usa from other countrys our farmers get a raw deal mcdonalds buy beef from other countrys and noe wheat from china maybe we can be just like china someday and be a counrty run by a goverment that does not care about any living thing sorry all just not happy about all this

The Mack · 03-23-2007, 09:54 PM

One more reason to feed a premium food.

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the wheat farmers in the united states should step up and protest any wheat products coming into the usa from other countrys our farmers get a raw deal mcdonalds buy beef from other countrys and noe wheat from china maybe we can be just like china someday and be a counrty run by a goverment that does not care about any living thing sorry all just not happy about all this

Won't do any good. Labor is to high in the USA, it's cheaper for them to ship it all over then have it done here. Besides, all these people that want to put a house in the middle of a farm field, kinda cuts the possibilities down a little.

Wimble Woof · 03-23-2007, 10:04 PM

See, the thing is, IMO no matter what food you are feeding there is a possibility for things to go wrong, whether its contaminated wheat or something else.
I think too many people are missing the big picture here. It could happen at any time! All pet food companies are way to secretive and "sugar coat" too many things for my comfort.

Captbob · 03-23-2007, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by sobreeze

the wheat farmers in the united states should step up and protest any wheat products coming into the usa from other countrys our farmers get a raw deal mcdonalds buy beef from other countrys and noe wheat from china maybe we can be just like china someday and be a counrty run by a goverment that does not care about any living thing sorry all just not happy about all this

Nothing comes fom the US anymore...We outsource just about everything....

The Mack · 03-23-2007, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Wimble Woof

See, the thing is, IMO no matter what food you are feeding there is a possibility for things to go wrong, whether its contaminated wheat or something else.
I think too many people are missing the big picture here. It could happen at any time! All pet food companies are way to secretive and "sugar coat" too many things for my comfort.

You're right. There is a chance with it with everything. Not just limited to pet food. Human food (see peanut butter) horse feed (google purina) and whatever else. The ones who are in the premium level test more then others, only buy high quality, don't switch distributors, etc.

Captbob · 03-24-2007, 10:37 AM

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You're right. There is a chance with it with everything. Not just limited to pet food. Human food (see peanut butter) horse feed (google purina) and whatever else. The ones who are in the premium level test more then others, only buy high quality, don't switch distributors, etc.

I don't think any of the Ultra Premium brands like Natural Balance, Canidae, Innova, Timberwolf, Solid Gold...etc... had any problems. I think that alone makes an important point.

cshellenberger · 03-24-2007, 07:50 PM

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Well that web site is connected to the food industry, which doesn't like Peta because Peta is always picking on them, so I don't think what they say on that site is proof of anything.

The second story, abouth e Polar Bear is true, It's been all over the news.

drfong · 03-24-2007, 08:27 PM

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Nothing comes fom the US anymore...We outsource just about everything....
Yesterday 09:04 PM

I haven't seen the details about the source of the wheat glutton or rat poision yet, but as far as nothing coming from the US, that's not exactly true. In the area of "food stuff" we really feed the world. The us produces more food, more efficently than about anyone.

Ginny01OT · 03-24-2007, 09:04 PM

The Innova, Nature's VAriety and Timberwolf Organic websites alll had notices stating their food were NOT affected by the recall and one even went as far as to say that their hearts went to all those that had been. I thought that was great. I was giving my dogs all natural treats put out by Cadet (rabbit fillets, chicken fillets) but when I went to their website althought their offices are in NJ their products are from China. Even though they are "all natural" I WILL NOT buy them anymore because they are from China. U.S. food standards are different than China's and now that we found out the rat poisioning was from Wheat Gluten imported from China where they are permitted to do use rat poisoning for whatever reason (yes, I did hear that on the news, please correct me if I am wrong) I will not use products imported from China I don't care how "natural" they purport to be. I also won't buy any of the recalled brands--ever (never did, never will) or even those that had voluntary recalls because obviously they are importing ingredients from other countries to save a buck which may compromise my pets health. I heard on the news today that pet foods put out by DelMonte, although I don't know what they are, have made DelMonte stocks skyrocket because their foods (which are probably a reasonably priced product) were not involved at all.

The Mack · 03-25-2007, 10:48 PM

Delmonte is still grocery store brand, still not worth a damn.
Accidents happen, there would be nothing wrong from buying food from a company that had a recall. Im sure some company youve bougth from has had a recall.

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I don't think any of the Ultra Premium brands like Natural Balance, Canidae, Innova, Timberwolf, Solid Gold...etc... had any problems. I think that alone makes an important point.

Sure, they havent had a problem, its less likely to happen to them as they use a certain ingredient list, most times with less ingredients, that doesnt mean it cant happen to them though.

Ginny01OT · 03-25-2007, 10:57 PM

None of the pet food I use was recalled. I don't mind paying more and having to put a little more effort into feeding them if I know they have a better chance ob being safe. I understand that delmone is probably a not so great quality dog food; however, the point was their food was not affected and their stock prices boomed.

Captbob · 03-27-2007, 12:12 PM

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Sure, they havent had a problem, its less likely to happen to them as they use a certain ingredient list, most times with less ingredients, that doesnt mean it cant happen to them though.

It is because the ingredients in the better foods come from the US where there are regulations about what you can put in the food and spray on it. China and many of the 3rd world countries have no such regulations and that is how you can wind up with a rat poison that is outlawed in the US, contaminating the food.