Posted on 04/19/2007 4:58:56 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
WASHINGTON // Federal investigators are probing whether Chinese producers laced a key ingredient in pet food with an industrial chemical in order to boost the price of their shipments
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Referring to the contamination that has prompted the recall of more than 100 brands of pet food, investigators are trying to determine whether Chinese producers purposely added melamine to their wheat gluten shipments to Menu Foods.
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I know not everyone is going to do so, but I do highly recommend homecooking for your pets. (I'm a broken record).
“Go to http://www.onlynaturalpets.com They sell Nature’s Variety Raw Instinct.. no grains food... and Nature’s Logic Grain Free food along with a couple of other organic, grain-free foods.
I know not everyone is going to do so, but I do highly recommend homecooking for your pets.”
Great advice.
Was it not Slick Willy who granted China MFN status well before 2001?
One of his many paybacks for all the illegal campaign $.
That makes me so sad to hear that.
Klintoon Legacy *ping*
The FDA is still covering up.
Please ping me, I have 4 dogs and am a breeder! I’ve been cooking for my dogs since this started & glad I’m doing so, as this just keeps getting worse!
Oddly, the FDA site sends you to the Menu Foods site, the Menu Foods site sends you back to the FDA site. No one is listing the new foods affected!!!
We need to put together a ping list as this thing does keep growing — I’ve never done a ping list per-see... any suggestions mom?
I tried to report it to Purina, their site has a form to fill out but when you send it you get an error page. I tried to call them today & was on hold so long, I hung up!!
It is very sad and I imagine a whole lot of the dogs and cats are not reported at all..
Last night they had ostrich tendons and we took them away 1/2 of the way through and put on the kitchen counter... all day they kept standing on tip-toes looking to see if they were still there and after dinner all went in and sat for their tendons. Right now we are eating desert and not one dog is begging, they are too happy with their ostrich tendons.
Where can you purchase it??? Freepmail me, please.
They way I have made some of the ping lists I’ve done on big topics like this, is to go through the threads and build a word document with the user names that posted. Then I ping everyone on it and ask them if they want to remain on the list. (You could also just keep it updated on your profile page if you want) You just put all the names separated by the ; in the word document or profile page, then you all you have to do is copy and paste it when you need it.
I will help you if you want, but I will need to work on it a little tomorrow and over the weekend if you want my help.
You can post here that you want to start a ping list and people will reply or freepmail you.
Also you can start a brand new thread at a peak time with a tile saying you are creating a pet food recall list.
You can store the list on your profile page for everyone to use or keep it in a private file for yourself to post with..
What else can I cook for my dogs for their main meal? I’ve been boiling chicken, rice & fresh veggies. My dogs love carrots, cabbage, apple etc. Thanks.
I like the profile page idea.. probably better to start it with the next article, I’m certain there will be one -— unfortunately...
Part of the day tomorrow and over the weekend I will start harvesting names that seem to need the info and are following the topic. We will ping them and let them know they are on a ping list and if they want removed. We can keep the master on your profile page. That way if there is breaking news, someone can grab it and post.
Eggs are a perfect protein... the protein all other proteins are measured against.... put an egg in boiling water and barely cook the white and then give it to them with the yolk still in a soft stage. Crush the shells and give them the shell, too for a perfect balance in their diet.. I get free range eggs from hare-today when I order their food, with the shell crushed in.... yogurt, cottage cheese, even buttermilk mixed into their food...
canned solid pack pumpkin -- is good for constipation as well as diarrhea... pumpkin is one of the few foods that cleans toxins out of the upper intestines.... and is great fiber.. I give my dogs a tablesoon or two of pumpkin in their food periodically just for an intestinal cleanse.. you can mix raw (or lightly steamed) liver (organs) with your vegies and the balance being the meat, cottage cheese, etc... just remember they are little wolves and want to eat accordingly.
oh... I almost forgot — yes some apple is good, so is blueberries.... just no grapes.... if your dogs tolerate the avocado fruit, it’s a good fat for their skin in small amounts.. too much may be too rich for some dogs...
sounds good to me..
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