Pet food contamination possibly intentional!

**AbbyMom** · 04-20-2007, 01:49 PM

This is so awful. You know the human food/pet food business is not going to stop buying less expensive ingredients from overseas. They're addicted to the low cost and they have to compete to stay in business.

The only way to guarantee safe food for our pets and ourselves is for the manufacturers to test every shipment and you know they won't do that.

Time to rethink the homemade cat food strategy.

**dukedogsmom** · 04-20-2007, 02:09 PM

I've been saying all along it was intentional

**dukedogsmom** · 04-20-2007, 02:12 PM

I've been saying all along it was intentional

I'm kind of scared to keep feeding the big names now. Don't know what to do, really. I've been using Pro Plan Senior dry.

**smokey the elder** · 04-20-2007, 03:53 PM

There may be ways of testing which aren't too expensive, which will tell genuine protein from other nitrogen-containing materials. I would be willing to pay a little extra for them to put near infrared or Raman (the two tests that would be most effective) to look at each shipment of product.

**Daisy and Delilah** · 04-20-2007, 04:21 PM

I think we'll find out alot more about this situation being not so accidental before it's over. If this grain has been fed to animals that have been slaughtered for food, our human food supply is contaminated as well. I wonder if anything any of us eat is safe now.

In the beginning, I thought of terrorists doing this somehow. Am I crazy to think this could be true or is it all just for the money?

**Ginger's Mom** · 04-20-2007, 04:40 PM

I have a question. Is it being implied that it was intentionally added by the grain supply companies to make the grain seem "richer?" Or is it being implied that the dog food companies used grains they knew were "supplemented" to make the dog food appear to have more protein. I have heard it said in such a way I am not sure who is accusing who of what anymore. Of course whichever way, we would have to assume that the companies were unaware of the possible side effects. (?)

**Laura's Babies** · 04-20-2007, 05:00 PM

Then they need to change the laws that ONLY ingredients grown in our own country be used for us and our pets consumption... They know we will pay for a safer product so why would that be a problem?

**lizbud** · 04-20-2007, 05:48 PM

Originally Posted by Laura's Babies

Then they need to change the laws that ONLY ingredients grown in our own country be used for us and our pets consumption... They know we will pay for a safer product so why would that be a problem?

I think this is a great idea for the pet food industry to adopt. We place
our trust in their companies.

I agree it was probably done intentionaly but probably not done with
malice. Big bucks $$$$$ was probably the motivation.

**Chica** · 04-21-2007, 05:48 PM

Oh My God!!!!! I Bet This Has Been Going On For Several Years. It Just Wasn't Announced To The Public Until Now!!!!! The Companies Just Want To Make Money!!!!!! What A Bunch Of Murderers!!!!!