Aye, that's true of any industry. But the problem here in not with the industry but with those they have contracted to produce the actual merchandise -- in this case pet food.
I have no doubt Purina, Hill Science, Iams, etc. take, and have taken, the greatest care in producing a wholesome, worthwhile product; unfortunately, those they have sub-contracted this product to, the Chinese, simply have not. I can imagine the damage control going on at these corporate HQs...and the angry phone calls and emails raining down on their agents in mainland China; even now you can hear contracts being ripped up while the Chinese cadre merely shrug their shoulders. They can't be successfully sued and they know it.
The free market works, and even now it is correcting itself. Pet food producers are searching out and lining up new, reliable producers for their product. When the dust settles, they will trumpet to the consumer that their products are once again safe.
(I posted the article simply to pass it along to fellow Freepers. With a grin and a wink, I have to admit that, frankly, I'm just too dog gone lazy to make homemade meals for my two cats. Heck, my husband's lucky if his dinner doesn't come out of a box and/or the freezer!)
I’ve got her on Hill’s k/d but I think she gets bored with it...it’s not as tasty or varied as her old Fancy Feast varieties. I’d like to make her some homemade treats once in a while.