Woman sick after eating tainted pet food

[columbine]

I don't know about Canada, but in the United States of America, it's fairly common for poor people to eat pet food because they can't afford human food. But it's not often they'll admit it, because they're afraid of ridicule or pity.

Love, Columbine

[sparks19]

I don't know about Canada, but in the United States of America, it's fairly common for poor people to eat pet food because they can't afford human food. But it's not often they'll admit it, because they're afraid of ridicule or pity.

Love, Columbine

well it doesn't sound like this was the case.... it is one thing to eat for survival... but to try to trick your dog into eating somethign it doesn't want? You would think that if you dog didn't want it.... perhaps it might not be very good.

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

It shouldn't matter whether we try our dogs food or not - it should be safe enough for us to eat, no matter what brand it is.

[columbine]

well it doesn't sound like this was the case.... it is one thing to eat for survival... but to try to trick your dog into eating somethign it doesn't want? You would think that if you dog didn't want it.... perhaps it might not be very good.

I wasn't there, so I can't know, but I'm guessing that perhaps this might just have been her story so as not to have to admit that she was eating dog food for sustenance. You'd be surprised how many people will eat pet food or garbage before accepting charity - it's a deeply ingrained value for some people. But since "never accept charity" is a matter of false pride - maintaining a certain face to the outer world - getting caught eating pet food would be worth fibbing about too, since it would mean that you'd committed the equally egregious misdeed of failing to provide adequately for yourself.

It's a fading and little-understood ethic, but it's still around.

[sirrahved]

One of the rules I try to follow in life... If my dog won't eat something, I'm sure not going to eat it!

[critter crazy]

I wasn't there, so I can't know, but I'm guessing that perhaps this might just have been her story so as not to have to admit that she was eating dog food for sustenance. You'd be surprised how many people will eat pet food or garbage before accepting charity - it's a deeply ingrained value for some people. But since "never accept charity" is a matter of false pride - maintaining a certain face to the outer world - getting caught eating pet food would be worth fibbing about too, since it would mean that you'd committed the equally egregious misdeed of failing to provide adequately for yourself.

It's a fading and little-understood ethic, but it's still around.

Okay this has me thinking! Why would you choose to eat dog food, when for the same price or less you can buy real canned Human food??? Dog food isnt exactly cheap! I mean a can of Raviolis is cheaper than a can of dog food!

[Catty1]

But I bet you ravioli has less nutrition than dog food. It's crappy for protein.

[My Peanuts]

My cousin (more like my sister) used to taste her dog's food if it was switched. She said she wanted to know how it tasted before coaxing the dog to eat it. I know it's a little weird, but I've done weirder things for the good of my pets

[caseysmom]

The vet my daughter volunteers with tries dog food sometimes....he is a great guy and the dogs are just one of the family members to him..

I am sort of surpirsed by everyone's critisism of this woman, I wouldn't do it but why judge?

[king2005]

I am sort of surpirsed by everyone's critisism of this woman, I wouldn't do it but why judge?

The little dog we had (omg so many yrs ago) Missy, was the pickiest eatter, going days without eatting anything... If you pretended to eat her food as if it was your, then handed her some, she would gobble it up.

With my old dog, I liked it when he would drool like crazy for a treat. So I would take a milk bone & would bite it & say mmmmm (thinking EWWWWW! why am I doing this again!).. He would drool like crazy, then I'd give him his treat & give him the piece I bit off

[elizabethann]

I don't know about Canada, but in the United States of America, it's fairly common for poor people to eat pet food because they can't afford human food. But it's not often they'll admit it, because they're afraid of ridicule or pity.

Love, Columbine

My Mom fed my Step-Father cat food once. She was making his sandwhich and thought she was giving him canned tuna. It ended up being tuna alright.....canned tuna cat food. He ate it.

[king2005]

My Mom fed my Step-Father cat food once. She was making his sandwhich and thought she was giving him canned tuna. It ended up being tuna alright.....canned tuna cat food. He ate it.

EWWWWWWWWW hehehe


Ok think about this.. Why would a human eat dog food? BABIES!!!
I'm sure most of us as little ones got into the dog food more then once & was eatting it. I wonder how many babies are gonna be ill off of this recall?!?!

[columbine]

Ok think about this.. Why would a human eat dog food? BABIES!!!
I'm sure most of us as little ones got into the dog food more then once & was eatting it. I wonder how many babies are gonna be ill off of this recall?!?!

I hadn't even thought of that!
Love, Columbine

[Lori Jordan]

Some people,I live 25 minutes away from ottawa and have never heard this story until now..lol

Tells you how much i read a paper.

[catnapper]

Ok think about this.. Why would a human eat dog food? BABIES!!! I'm sure most of us as little ones got into the dog food more then once & was eatting it. I wonder how many babies are gonna be ill off of this recall?!?!

Hmmm.... Cam was trying to eat doggy food, but it was dry and not one morsel actually made it past the lips. Now, if there was wet food in the bowl? Nicki wouldn't have let Cam anywhere near the bowl!

Poor woman, but seriously, I love my pets but I'll never, ever, ever eat wet pet food. Pouncer's refusing to eat his very expensive prescription wet food.... do you think I'm going to taste it and make yum-yum sounds for him? Heck no!

I can't help but feel this is a reason for a law suit. How much food must she have eaten in order to get any reaction? It had to be many cans' worth, because in human poisoning, their murderer/attempted murderer gave them lots of rat poision in their food over time before their bodies started to show symptoms. If you're just trying to make the food seem yummmy, you're going to take a spoonful of the food at most. I am not a doctor (but play one on forums ) but one spoon can't have resulted in a serious health crisis.