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Do you know what is in your pet food? Do you know where it comes from?
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Do you know what is in your pet food? Do you know where it comes from?
Tue, April 25, 2006 - 10:52 PM
Since i have become vegan, i have become much more aware of what goes into "commercial" food found at our local grocery stores. I am not only concerned for myself, but my furry companions as well. After learning about IAMS, and all the other brands that can be found
at the grocery store and most pet stores, i started to read and learn about what is in our pet food as well. Needless to say, i was horrified.
Think about this....
YOu have a choice as to what you can eat on a daily basis. YOU have a choice as to what you can eat for every meal. What do our furry comapnions get??? They get what they are given BY YOU. They dont have a choice. They dont have a voice. It is only fair and compassionate to give them the best possible nutrients possible that comes from holistic natural foods. Here in the Puget Sound area, there are many sources for holistic, all natural pet foods that are usally not sold at the big grocery stores. We have PCCs and other co-ops, Mud Bay Granary, Whole Food Markets, Marlene's Market, Green Cottage Pets, just to name a few. Not only do they have all natural, healthy, and even organic pet foods, but they do not SELL any animals whatsoever.
And whatever you do, PLEASE DO NOT SUPPORT PET STORES THAT SELL ANIMALS! THEY CAPITOLIZE OF BUYING AND SELLING OF CREATURES THAT HAVE MINDS, HEARTS, AND SOULS. They force them to live in wretched conditions. If you take a very close look at the conditons of these poor pathetic creatures and the conditions in which they are forced to live.....and if you research into WHERE THEY COME FROM AND HOW THEY ENDED UP IN THAT PET STORE FOR ANY JOEBLOW TO BUY TO DO WITH AS HE SEES FIT.......then you would be horrifed and terrified and utterly disgusted as well.
PLEASE BE KIND AND MAKE A COMPASSIONATE CHOICE FOR YOUR COMPANIONS AS WELL AS OTHERS. Please support only nolistic, natural pet food and the stores that sell it without making money of the suffering of others. Please feed your companion only the healthiest of foods.
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" Dead Cats & Dogs Used To Make Pet Food "
We see pictures of whole grains, prime cuts of meat and human grade vegetables on the bag, and we assume there's some chef in a pet food kitchen cooking up the best for our loved ones. Unfortunately, this is far from the truth.Most of what makes up dog and cat food comes from the rendering plant.
To render, as defined in Webster's Dictionary, is "to process as for industrial use: to render livestock carcasses and to extract oil from fat, blubber, etc., by melting."When chickens, lambs, cattle, swine, and other animals are slaughtered for food, usually only the lean muscle is cut off for human consumption.This leaves about 50 percent of a carcass left over. These leftovers are what become what we so commonly find on pet food labels, such as "meat-and-bone-meal" or "by-products.
"So basically, what pets eat are lungs, ligaments, bones, blood and intestines.Some other things that go into rendering to make your Cat and Dog Food are:
* Euthanized companion animals Cats a Dogs
* Spoiled meat from the supermarket, Styrofoam wrapping and all
* Road kill that can't be buried on the roadside
* The "4 D's" of cattle: dead, dying, disease and disabled
* Rancid restaurant grease
When dead animals from cow pastures are picked up, they may not be rendered until up to a week after they are dead. Because of this, it is estimated that E. coli bacteria contaminate more than 50 percent of meat meals.
The rendering process destroys the bacteria, but it does not eliminate the endotoxins bacteria release when they die.
These endotoxin, which can cause sickness and disease, are not tested for by pet food manufacturers.When all this comes to the rendering plant, it's put in a huge vat and shredded.Then it's cooked at 220 to 270 degrees for 20 to 60 minutes. After it cools, the grease is skimmed off the top.
This is "animal fat." The rest is pressed and dried. This is "meat and bone meal."Dogs wouldn't eat this stuff in the wild, so why will they eat it out of their bowls? Their noses are tricked by the smell of it. The smell of animal fats for dogs and fish oil for cats is sprayed on the dry, bland kibble bits to make them appetizing.
These flavors usually come from rendered restaurant grease, animal fat, or other oils unfit for human consumption. Huge conglomerates use pet food companies as a cheap, and even profitable, way of disposing of the waste from their human food companies. Three of the five major pet food companies are owned by these huge corporations.
Who owns what? Corporation & Pet Foods:
Nestle: Alpo, Fancy Feast, Friskies, Mighty Dog, Purina One
Heinz: 9 Lives, Amore, Gravy Train, Kibbles-n-Bits, Nature's Recipe
Colgate-Palmolive: Hill's Science Diet
Proctor & Gamble: Eukanuba and Iams
Mars: Kal Kan, Mealtime, Pedigree, Sheba, Waltham's
VETERINARIANS AND PET FOOD:So why don't vets warn people? The question should be, what makes veterinarians think they can recommend food. In Food Pets Die For, Ann Martin says, Our family physician doesnt display weight loss products in the reception room So why is this going on in our veterinary clinics that do not specialize in nutrition. She says she considers it unethical for vets to sell pet food unless they are trained in pet nutrition.The reason your vet thinks so highly of the pet food they sell probably has more to do with money than nutrition. In vet school, the only classes offered on nutrition usually last a few weeks, and are taught by representatives from the pet food companies.
Vet students may also receive free food for their own dogs and cats at home. They could get an Iams notebook, a Purina purse and some free pizza.The companies also hire students to be representatives for the company and to promote their products to other students.This issue was even placed on the agenda for an Executive Committee meeting at the vet school at Colorado State University. According to the minutes discussion was held on how to handle dealing with pet food companies and their donations of pet food to the university. It was agreed to put together a task force to discuss this issue, investigate the possibilities, and make suggestions to the Executive Council on how to work with the numerous pet food companies that want to donate to CSU. There was no further mention of this topic in meetings since.
In May 2000, Purina made the announcement that in an effort to help university, veterinary hospitals provide optimal nutrition recommendations for dogs and cats, Ralston Purina is funding three new veterinary diet technician positions. They donated $100,000 to support these positions for the first year. How would you feel about a company that paid your salary?
CHEMICALS IN PET FOOD:Because the ingredients in pet food aren't exactly as pure as consumers are made to believe, not only is the food unhealthy, it may also be poisonous.When the "food" comes out of the rendering plant, there's no way it would be bought by a consumer or eaten by a dog. To make it more pleasing to the eyes of owners and the mouths of animals, the producers of pet food add a myriad of chemicals.To keep the food fresh, the first thing added is a preservative. The bags of food must stay fresh through shipping and on the shelf. There are several synthetic preservatives out there:
* Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)
* Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)
* Propylene glycol (also used as automotive antifreeze)
* Ethoxyquin
Their is little known about the effect these chemicals may have on an animal. Some experts and veterinarians claim ethoxyquin is the best and safest preservative on the market, others claim it is a potential carcinogen, causing skin problems and infertility in dogs.Some other things that may be added to your dog or cat food are:
* Coloring agents
* Drying agents
* Flavoring agents
* Lubricants
* Nutritive Sweeteners
* Texturizers
IS THERE CAT AND DOG IN PET FOOD?:Reporter John Eckhouse was one of the first people to discover the practice of sending euthanized pets to the rendering plants.He quoted an employee of Sacramento Rendering as saying, "Thousands and thousands of pounds of dogs and cats are picked up and brought here every day."When a vet tells a grieving owner that they'll "take care" of their dead loved one, they usually mean sending it off with the disposal company for rendering. This is all perfectly legal. Many veterinarians and especially shelters don't have the money to bury or cremate animals.Although many in the pet food industry deny that they use euthanized animals, proof that the practice goes on continues to surface.
Also Do you know what is in meat meal, the major constituent of dry dog/cat food?...Urine, fecal matter, hair, pus, meat (from animals, afflicted) with cancer and T.B., etc."
Tue, April 25, 2006 - 10:52 PM
Since i have become vegan, i have become much more aware of what goes into "commercial" food found at our local grocery stores. I am not only concerned for myself, but my furry companions as well. After learning about IAMS, and all the other brands that can be found
at the grocery store and most pet stores, i started to read and learn about what is in our pet food as well. Needless to say, i was horrified.
Think about this....
YOu have a choice as to what you can eat on a daily basis. YOU have a choice as to what you can eat for every meal. What do our furry comapnions get??? They get what they are given BY YOU. They dont have a choice. They dont have a voice. It is only fair and compassionate to give them the best possible nutrients possible that comes from holistic natural foods. Here in the Puget Sound area, there are many sources for holistic, all natural pet foods that are usally not sold at the big grocery stores. We have PCCs and other co-ops, Mud Bay Granary, Whole Food Markets, Marlene's Market, Green Cottage Pets, just to name a few. Not only do they have all natural, healthy, and even organic pet foods, but they do not SELL any animals whatsoever.
And whatever you do, PLEASE DO NOT SUPPORT PET STORES THAT SELL ANIMALS! THEY CAPITOLIZE OF BUYING AND SELLING OF CREATURES THAT HAVE MINDS, HEARTS, AND SOULS. They force them to live in wretched conditions. If you take a very close look at the conditons of these poor pathetic creatures and the conditions in which they are forced to live.....and if you research into WHERE THEY COME FROM AND HOW THEY ENDED UP IN THAT PET STORE FOR ANY JOEBLOW TO BUY TO DO WITH AS HE SEES FIT.......then you would be horrifed and terrified and utterly disgusted as well.
PLEASE BE KIND AND MAKE A COMPASSIONATE CHOICE FOR YOUR COMPANIONS AS WELL AS OTHERS. Please support only nolistic, natural pet food and the stores that sell it without making money of the suffering of others. Please feed your companion only the healthiest of foods.
(((steps off soapbox)))
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" Dead Cats & Dogs Used To Make Pet Food "
We see pictures of whole grains, prime cuts of meat and human grade vegetables on the bag, and we assume there's some chef in a pet food kitchen cooking up the best for our loved ones. Unfortunately, this is far from the truth.Most of what makes up dog and cat food comes from the rendering plant.
To render, as defined in Webster's Dictionary, is "to process as for industrial use: to render livestock carcasses and to extract oil from fat, blubber, etc., by melting."When chickens, lambs, cattle, swine, and other animals are slaughtered for food, usually only the lean muscle is cut off for human consumption.This leaves about 50 percent of a carcass left over. These leftovers are what become what we so commonly find on pet food labels, such as "meat-and-bone-meal" or "by-products.
"So basically, what pets eat are lungs, ligaments, bones, blood and intestines.Some other things that go into rendering to make your Cat and Dog Food are:
* Euthanized companion animals Cats a Dogs
* Spoiled meat from the supermarket, Styrofoam wrapping and all
* Road kill that can't be buried on the roadside
* The "4 D's" of cattle: dead, dying, disease and disabled
* Rancid restaurant grease
When dead animals from cow pastures are picked up, they may not be rendered until up to a week after they are dead. Because of this, it is estimated that E. coli bacteria contaminate more than 50 percent of meat meals.
The rendering process destroys the bacteria, but it does not eliminate the endotoxins bacteria release when they die.
These endotoxin, which can cause sickness and disease, are not tested for by pet food manufacturers.When all this comes to the rendering plant, it's put in a huge vat and shredded.Then it's cooked at 220 to 270 degrees for 20 to 60 minutes. After it cools, the grease is skimmed off the top.
This is "animal fat." The rest is pressed and dried. This is "meat and bone meal."Dogs wouldn't eat this stuff in the wild, so why will they eat it out of their bowls? Their noses are tricked by the smell of it. The smell of animal fats for dogs and fish oil for cats is sprayed on the dry, bland kibble bits to make them appetizing.
These flavors usually come from rendered restaurant grease, animal fat, or other oils unfit for human consumption. Huge conglomerates use pet food companies as a cheap, and even profitable, way of disposing of the waste from their human food companies. Three of the five major pet food companies are owned by these huge corporations.
Who owns what? Corporation & Pet Foods:
Nestle: Alpo, Fancy Feast, Friskies, Mighty Dog, Purina One
Heinz: 9 Lives, Amore, Gravy Train, Kibbles-n-Bits, Nature's Recipe
Colgate-Palmolive: Hill's Science Diet
Proctor & Gamble: Eukanuba and Iams
Mars: Kal Kan, Mealtime, Pedigree, Sheba, Waltham's
VETERINARIANS AND PET FOOD:So why don't vets warn people? The question should be, what makes veterinarians think they can recommend food. In Food Pets Die For, Ann Martin says, Our family physician doesnt display weight loss products in the reception room So why is this going on in our veterinary clinics that do not specialize in nutrition. She says she considers it unethical for vets to sell pet food unless they are trained in pet nutrition.The reason your vet thinks so highly of the pet food they sell probably has more to do with money than nutrition. In vet school, the only classes offered on nutrition usually last a few weeks, and are taught by representatives from the pet food companies.
Vet students may also receive free food for their own dogs and cats at home. They could get an Iams notebook, a Purina purse and some free pizza.The companies also hire students to be representatives for the company and to promote their products to other students.This issue was even placed on the agenda for an Executive Committee meeting at the vet school at Colorado State University. According to the minutes discussion was held on how to handle dealing with pet food companies and their donations of pet food to the university. It was agreed to put together a task force to discuss this issue, investigate the possibilities, and make suggestions to the Executive Council on how to work with the numerous pet food companies that want to donate to CSU. There was no further mention of this topic in meetings since.
In May 2000, Purina made the announcement that in an effort to help university, veterinary hospitals provide optimal nutrition recommendations for dogs and cats, Ralston Purina is funding three new veterinary diet technician positions. They donated $100,000 to support these positions for the first year. How would you feel about a company that paid your salary?
CHEMICALS IN PET FOOD:Because the ingredients in pet food aren't exactly as pure as consumers are made to believe, not only is the food unhealthy, it may also be poisonous.When the "food" comes out of the rendering plant, there's no way it would be bought by a consumer or eaten by a dog. To make it more pleasing to the eyes of owners and the mouths of animals, the producers of pet food add a myriad of chemicals.To keep the food fresh, the first thing added is a preservative. The bags of food must stay fresh through shipping and on the shelf. There are several synthetic preservatives out there:
* Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)
* Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)
* Propylene glycol (also used as automotive antifreeze)
* Ethoxyquin
Their is little known about the effect these chemicals may have on an animal. Some experts and veterinarians claim ethoxyquin is the best and safest preservative on the market, others claim it is a potential carcinogen, causing skin problems and infertility in dogs.Some other things that may be added to your dog or cat food are:
* Coloring agents
* Drying agents
* Flavoring agents
* Lubricants
* Nutritive Sweeteners
* Texturizers
IS THERE CAT AND DOG IN PET FOOD?:Reporter John Eckhouse was one of the first people to discover the practice of sending euthanized pets to the rendering plants.He quoted an employee of Sacramento Rendering as saying, "Thousands and thousands of pounds of dogs and cats are picked up and brought here every day."When a vet tells a grieving owner that they'll "take care" of their dead loved one, they usually mean sending it off with the disposal company for rendering. This is all perfectly legal. Many veterinarians and especially shelters don't have the money to bury or cremate animals.Although many in the pet food industry deny that they use euthanized animals, proof that the practice goes on continues to surface.
Also Do you know what is in meat meal, the major constituent of dry dog/cat food?...Urine, fecal matter, hair, pus, meat (from animals, afflicted) with cancer and T.B., etc."
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If your pet is a member of your family, would anything less suffice?
They do not have a choice as to what they are given to eat. That choice is yours.
Ive been using Chicken Soup for the Soul cat and Dog food for years now.
I thought it was the best for my animals. I feel the urge to rush home and check the label.
Makes you wonder a lil more what else they have been allowed to put in our food huh?
They have a rendering division.
The items which go into the plant, as I have seen with my own eyes, to be used as dog/cat food, are as follows...
1) Road kill (brought in by the police (both local and state), road crews, municipal workers, etc.
2) Dead animals from local farms, including cows, sheep, pigs, chickens, etc
3) All unused parts of chickens from the local chicken plant, including feathers, bones, beaks, etc
and
4) Grease from food establishments
The roadkill and dead animals might sit on the loading dock over a long weekend, just getting bigger and bigger as they decompose. I saw one deer, which sat on the dock for four days (4th of July weekend - 90 degree temps at night) actually explode from the gas pressure. Who knows how long this animal sat on the side of the road before it was brought in. They scooped this up Monday morning and took it in to be rendered.
You really have to see it for yourself to realize how bad it is.
I know I wouldn't eat anything that these animals were ground up into.
Don't forget about deseases such as rabies. Who knows what that does to dogs and cats?
really, when would cows eat other cows etc without humans putting it in their mouths?
besides, I think the person who suggested people food was not talking about pizza for cats or soda pop for canaries. I think the suggestion was really about whole foods -- yes, appropriate to species (duh) -- rather than god knows what that ends up in processed canned foods.
I WILL LEARN HOW TO MAKE MY OWN PET FOOD FOR MY CATS THAT I LOVE IMMENSLY!
J.P. Arial
Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
P.S.-Let's talk via email!
The best and safest meats I can think of for your cat or dog is...USDA inspected raw meats,
ground vegetables, cooked grains and some powdered calcium in a mixture that your pet will eat.
I add a little fish oil for taste and smell that my cat likes.
A little research is required to reach the proper ratio of incredients for your mixture, but the good health of your pet is worth it.
Lets talk.
Do not take your animals to a regular vet. They suck at animal health care. They should call it "animal health, don't care, just bring money".
To the very few vets who have good intentions, my war bonnett is off to you but get out while you can and go Homeopathic.
Medicine man much better than doctor with eyes and tongue of snake.
Homeopathic vets go by the animals constitution and it's specific needs since no two animals have the exact same needs.
Diet for dogs
Meat should be raw and fresh from the butcher. Beef, Lamb, Chicken, No pork or chicken bones.
VEGGIES, VEGGIES, VEGGIES....Organic, Organic, Organic.
Chopped fresh daily. ( yeah right ) hey we do it every day, get used to it if you want them to be healthy. Carrots, spinich, cucumbers, squash, dark leafy greens.
NO CHOCOLATE, GRAPES, SUGAR.
Fillers; Rice crackers, Whole Wheat Bran. Vita Wheat crackers
Avoid dry dog food at all cost. Never feed a dog out of a can for crying out loud.
Water. Please make sure it's clean, fresh and not contaminated tap water.
Spring, well or rain water only if clean.
A very small amout of pure sea salt will cure many problems. Do the research.
Good Additives; Liquid O2, MANGOSTEEN FRUIT or JUICE ( see zango ), Apples
Don't ask me about cats cause I'm allergic to them. Nice kitty
Ask your H vet.
Give you pets what they diserve. Good health.
We are all relations. Animal and man alike.
Aho
PS
All hate mail will be returned to sender with curse of crab infestation.
Georgiana B. Lohman, President and Co-Founder
Auburn Area Animal Rescue Foundation (A.A.A.R.F.)
http://www.aaarf.petfinder.org
http://www.dogfoodproject.com
and the other is http://www.caninecare.org
both are free info sites that don't sell nor support anything. Just trying to get info out so pet owners are informed. Canine care is run by people who lost pets to cancer and want to see things changed re: pet food regulations etc...
Dee
I've worked in vet clinics for years. FYI< euthanized animals are put in the "GARBAGE". The local dump. They pay big fees for them to come and pick up the euthanized and dead animals.
As to road kill, yep. What did you think they did with the bodies?
FYI, given the chance, your dog or cat would eat another of their specie just as easily as they would their dog or cat food.
Why on earth would you people go against nature just because of YOUR beliefs? These are animals. They have been eating each other for centuries before we came along.
So fifi who got ran over gets rendered and added as protein to your dog food. AND? Bessie the cow has been in there for years, Flicka the horse use to be put in there regularly, but now, only if they end up at the renderer plant. (which you'd be suprised many do end up there)
There is not enough money in a vet clinic to send the animals off for cremation. Those vets with a crematorium, charge big bucks for disposal to their clients and yes, they burn the bodies.
But in places where we cannot bury, landfills are filling up......costs extravegant amounts of money to burn a carcass...what else are we to do?
It does your animals GOOD to have actual animal proteins and amino acids that cannot be synthesized.
Taurine cannot be synthisized yet. It is THE most important ingredient in Cat food for your cats health. Reason why they don't do well on dog food. Because dog food IS majority veggy, and not enough meat....dogs are carnivores but can live on a more veggie, less meat diet. Cats, however, MUST have more meat than veggies. Or suffer the consequences.
As a pet owner, you must be responsible for providing the PROPER diet for your animals. Regardless of your beliefs. If you don't like it, don't own those particular animals.
As to testing for this and that, most cancers are not passed through Eating. Most of the issues they are describing isnt' an issue during digestion. that is why Purina and the other companies dont' test for them. There is no real reason, so no reason to spend the funds.
You like your animal food to remain under 10 bucks a small bag right? More research and testing they do, the higher we pay for animal food.
Is it possible that taurine can be derived from yeast?
Yeast is a living organism, but not sentient.
Would this qualify as a vegan source of taurine?
It's called allowing personal values to snowball into ideological psychosis. It seems to be getting more common, probably another sign that spoiled Americans are gradually losing their fucked up goo-goo minds. Yeah, that's "progress" for you: slaughter a mosaic of sane beautiful cultures (Indians) out of the way so hordes of twitching psychotics can live in endless suburban rat-warrens
This produces the famed mass suicides of the lemmings, mothers eating their young, etc. How is that different from the human population today? We have mothers walking onto piers with their children in San Fransisco, removing their clothing, wrapping them up in plastic bags, and then tossing them into the bay; we have other mothers in Europe who try to flush their newborn babies down the toilet because they do not want to stop the party; and we have men in Africa raping newborns in the belief that sex with a virgin will cure AIDS. That's just a small part of the psychosis we see.
Another part of the psychosis is irrational thinking, as evidenced by this pet food debacle. I've been around dogs all my life and have been amazed at what they will eat: dead, rotting carcasses that have been there for weeks; just mowed grass; plastic; and, just about anything else that will fit in their mouths. I'm not saying this is healthy for them, but, it is what they do.
Contrary to popular belief, dogs are not strict carnivores, they are omnivores, again, they will eat anything. I have seen dogs of all shapes, colors & sizes eat grass. As such, their diet should reflect this. A healthy dog is easy to see, through routine check-ups & ever day observation. I, personally, think modern veterinarians are much like modern doctors, good at specific things, but usually miss the holistic picture; so, being personally informed is the best approach to take in regards to not only your pet's health, but yours, as well.
-Insanity is doing the exact same thing over and over and expecting different results.
It was the thought of some twitching psychotic trying to force veganism on their CAT, however, that prompted my comment. Some of the voices in this thread have me thinking this is all too likely. You could easily kill a cat this way, and it would not be pretty. One of my most beloved cats caught Feline Leukemia. I kept her alive for three years with interferon and immunoregulin, but neither my vet nor myself understood the risk of disrupting her taurine metabolism this way, so she ended up taurine-deficient which resulted in congestive heart failure.
Whether vets understand the "holistic picture" or not, most of them deeply love animals and would be on the warpath if they caught wind of some idiot trying to make their cat "go vegetarian." It's just. Simply. Stupid. If you can't stand it that a cat MUST HAVE animal tissue, do the world a big favor and don't have one.
Einstein's definition of insanity is all the rage these days, I know, but this one's more edifying: insanity means being cognitively disengaged from the reality outside yourself. Have you noticed, Steve, how solipsism is also all the rage these days?
These mouse-like rodents are found in Alaska and in northern countries around the world, mostly
favoring tundra and open grasslands. When these areas become overpopulated, they will disperse to better feeding grounds. In the course of doing this, some of them can get hurt or die.
Dispersal and Accidental death is a far cry from the MYTH of the instinctive, deliberate mass suicide. What we see is a mass dispersal and some do die in the process. But it is not suicide.
Disney film faked this bogus behavior.
So, a good general compromise for the masses would be to get them off the BHT and corn and at least feed them something with natural ingredients. Here's one for you metal freaks...they seal the food in an aluminum bag so they don't have to use preservatives.
Now, I'm not a vegan (although I live in Vegas) or a vegetarian and neither is my dog. She's a lean and mean and if she finds road kill she'll at least sample it. Oh yeah, I happen to love my non-homeopathic Veterinarian as well! Pat Hauk at Falmingo Pet Clinic is the absolute most caring vet I know. He's the Ghandi of the animal care system.
Hey, gotta run, my greasy double cheese burger and fries order is up...
, That has been Avertised as one of the most Favorite Foods Health wise by the AVA.
Due to False Advertising ,Poor Marketing planning and and either in adequate or Impropoer Labeling the above Dogs digested Glyco .Pol.. Styrafoam, the meat of a Skunk, Racoon and the commmon Norway Rat. These were discovered via Lab analisise along with Rabbies and the HIV stran (They are working as we speak) if that came from Human remains or some other venue , such as the dead carcuses of Lab. Animals.
My Female Boxer net worth was estimated at $6,000.00 dollars due to her Show record and the fact she was 3 weeks with pups. This was Her first Breeding and I planed on Breeding her #5 times over the next 7 years depending on her first offsrings show performanced andcompisition. Her Mate my Male was valued at
$3,000.00 + ( unable to safely calculate Stud Fees))
i will keep you all abreast of this situation as it developes and perhaps you can all help .
The more you learn the more disgusted you become with how everything around you operates.
It should be no surprise when you find out how ingenious pet food manufactures become when supplying the public and maximizing profits at the same time.
Some of us may have a false assumption that everything is above board and that our pets best interests are being served. Apparently not! Kind of makes you wonder what shortcuts are being taken in the human food industry as well. Lunch anyone?
I can see why the term educated consumer is used more often in news reporting. Knowing that manufacturers are and have been "pulling the wool", or should I say "rendered" over our eyes, it now falls on the consumer to be their own advocate. Nothing wrong with that but you'd hope by now service and pride had a little more value than profits.
Author: PetFoodStory.com
I have been trying to find out which rendering plant is owned by Colgate Palmolive. I can't find the name anywhere. If someone knows the name I'd love to have it.
I also have a question about raw food. I'd like very much to feed it, but have heard that someone who has a compromised immune system can't have contact with my dogs. Is this true? I have a friend who is on meds ever since she broke her neck. She says she could not come to visit if the dogs were eating raw.
Thanks for any help you can give.
At any rate, I have read this article and have not seen anything that shows where you gathered your information from, all I see is alot of biased talk and a list of manufacturers / companies, there must be a laundry list of either written materials or web sites where the basis of all this you had put together came from. now I am not saying your full of crap and I am most definitely not going to disagree that many animals make it into rendering plants either, BUT I would like to see the sources of your information. My girl friends close friend is going "ape shit" about the pet food their cats seem to scarf down at an insane rate stating that she needs to change pet food now, they do jump to conclusions so easily and as the 1 guy that wants to calmly take a step back and examine things carefully and take into consideration all the facts from all sides before making a snap judgement, I found this article and many others that are basically the same and offer not a shred of info source. just a different heading and topic. I would appreciate it if you or whomever is moderating this site could get back to me with some answers. Thanks in advance.
Many blessings to all who work to make animals' lives better. We are their only voice. ♥ So I am using my voice to post this repeatedly, until it somehow falls into the hands of someone who has the authority and the courage to help us put an end to puppy and kittens mills, once and for all.... PUPPY MILLS ARE GLUTTING THE SYSTEM
We will euthanize 10,000 pets today at our animal shelters and city Animal Care & Control facilities. We will euthanize 10,000 pets tomorrow too, and most every day. Unless our lawmakers enact regulations on the production of puppy and kitten mills, this pet overpopulation crisis is doomed to increase. This is costing our government millions of dollars, which are OUR TAX DOLLARS! And they are being spent to KILL PETS that the PUPPY MILLS ARE PRODUCING. What is wrong with this picture? The USDA has NEGLECTED to regulate this mill production, to the point that our country is about to explode with dead and suffering animals. Surely, our government must know that this has to stop! I will never understand how the USDA has any business having pets under the same regulations, (or the lack thereof), as poultry, slaughter hogs and beef cattle producers...WE DO NOT EAT DOGS AND CATS IN THIS COUNTRY, they are pets! Our government must stop allowing them to be mass produced like they were food animals! And the conditions that we accept as "USDA approved" for these animals to live in, consist of a lifetime of horrific neglect and deprivation! These pets don't even go to slaughter when they are old enough and fattened up. They live their entire lives in a cage, often left out in all kinds of weather, with little or no veterinary care. The female's' life is spent carrying, nursing, or grieving her lost babies, until she is bred yet again. Then about twice a year, the male shares her cage until mating is complete. Then he is returned to languish in his own flthy cage until it is time to breed again. This only ends for them when they die, or become "no longer good for breeding" and there is no regulation on how they are "disposed of" then. But the numbers of dead and decaying animal carcasses that are strewn throughout or piled up on the property of far too many of these mills, speak volumes. Unfortunately, the financial influence of the Agriculture business has managed to supercede the horrific conditions of the animals, the pet overpopulation crisis, even the glutting of our own systems!
WE THE PEOPLE, MUST RISE UP AND DEMAND THAT OUR GOVERNMENT ENACT LAWS TO END THIS INSANITY! I guarantee you, if the beef producers were churning out millions of pounds of beef in a year, and we only ate half of it, and the other half had to be "disposed of" at great expense to the government, you can bet the USDA would be slapping some major restrictions on beef production. So why don't they see that we are euthanizing over four million pets a year, and the puppy and kitten mills are "producing" a majority of them? IS OUR GOVERNMENT REALLY SO "OWNED" BY THE PUPPY MILL/Ag INDUSTRY, THAT THEY BETRAY THEIR CONSTITUENTS, WASTE OUR TAX DOLLARS AND GLUT THEIR OWN SYSTEM? We must find a way to rid our world of this horrific business of abuse and neglect! OUR GOVERNMENT MUST TAKE ACTION TODAY!
PAMELA M. BECK