Chinese Pet Treats Linked to 900 Dog Deaths, Illnesses

ABC The Blotter ^ | May 23, 2012 | CINDY GALLI

[DJ MacWoW]

Let's buy MORE Chinese crap! /s

[SkyDancer]

You should see pictures of the stuff that’s wound up in food over there. Nuts (metal kind) screws, bolts, pieces of metal plus dead insect and animal parts. Why anyone would buy any foodstuffs from China is beyond me.

[driftdiver]

heck we stopped letting them put the toxic chemicals in baby formula, it has to go somewhere.

[Slings and Arrows]

Doggie ping?

[DJ MacWoW]

It’s difficult to find stuff that isn’t made in China. And often labels only say who the US distributor is. You have to search for the manufacturer.

[TheOldLady]

Nine hundred dog deaths that we know of.

[DJ MacWoW]

Yes. It’s probably much worse than that.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

I put a good portion of the blame on Nestle Purina. How could they be buying stuff from China, where known problems have arisen many times previous, and not be regularly testing that product? China has virtually no quality controls in place, but Purina surely does! It’s a huge company, with it’s own labs. No excuse! Yeah, made in China, but sold worldwide by Purina.
I’m gonna go read my catz petfood bag right now! It’s Purina.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Probably several thousand.

[SengirV]

Yes, because there is always a Big fat Chinese flag on every item that has it’s roots in China.

amirite?

[DJ MacWoW]

Two years ago I was feeding my cats dry Purina Cat Chow. I opened a new bag and gave it to all the cats, outdoors too. My 3 indoor cats vomited immediately. A woodchuck ate the bowl outside and we found it dead the next day. I don’t buy it anymore.

[Biggirl]

Oh Joe!

[moose07]

Thanks DJ, just reposted it this side of the pond.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Yeah,,,, I’m going to look for something else. But getting katz to change what they eat? You know what a pita that is! Need hairball relief food too.

[DJ MacWoW]

Good! :-)

[DJ MacWoW]

Yes. We had a hard time switching our oldest cat. But he got hungry enough eventually.

[The Cajun]

It is time to start uncovering all of the Chinese crap coming into the country!
Substandard to no standard electronics and even bolts (which I have experience with).
Bought some *grade 8* bolts from the local hardware store, would twist off and snap well before the minimum torque, very dangerous on heavy equipment.
Found out that they were made in China.
There electronic capacitors (Chinese) that you can buy locally are pure crap.

Where the hell is congress............I know, never mind.

[PeteB570]

We’ve been feeding our 2 cats Purina Friskies Sea Food Sensations since that flavor came out or we got the cats - can’t remember which came first. The oldest is 10 and they both seem to like it.

The dogs do also when they can grab a bit or two from the cats.

The dogs eat Kibbles & Bits.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

What did you switch to?

[mancini]

I don’t feed my dog anything made in China. I feel only slightly more confident buying treats from Colombia, Brazil or Thailand.