Comments on: Pet food recall: Banfield says 39,000 pets may have been affected http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-banfield-says-39000-pets-may-have-been-affected/ Blogging by a team of pet-care experts led by Dr. Marty Becker. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:12:08 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reina Brown http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-banfield-says-39000-pets-may-have-been-affected/comment-page-2/#comment-30806 Reina Brown Sat, 14 Apr 2007 19:14:50 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-banfield-says-39000-pets-may-have-been-affected/#comment-30806 To Surfsista: Your vet is stupid like all the rest f them. To Linda: Did you know that the pet food industry is only an extention of the human food/agricultural industry. It is merely a capitalizing on human waste. Waste includes things such as slaughter house offal, grains unfit for human consumption, animal heads, hooves, intestines, and possibly diseased and cancerous parts. Wow! What a slap in the face. That is another reason I wrote my book because I want as many people to dis the pet food industry as possible. I hate them, and as far as I'm concerned, Mario and I will never against trust them. This is the attitude the vets and governments want us to have; Oh, it's okay. It's just a pet. No psychological damage done. We can just get a new one. Sorry friends, It's not like that. To Surfsista:

Your vet is stupid like all the rest f them.

To Linda:

Did you know that the pet food industry is only an extention of the human food/agricultural industry. It is merely a capitalizing on human waste. Waste includes things such as slaughter house offal, grains unfit for human consumption, animal heads, hooves, intestines, and possibly diseased and cancerous parts. Wow! What a slap in the face.

That is another reason I wrote my book because I want as many people to dis the pet food industry as possible. I hate them, and as far as I’m concerned, Mario and I will never against trust them.

This is the attitude the vets and governments want us to have;

Oh, it’s okay. It’s just a pet. No psychological damage done. We can just get a new one.

Sorry friends, It’s not like that.

]]> By: Reina Brown http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-banfield-says-39000-pets-may-have-been-affected/comment-page-2/#comment-30803 Reina Brown Sat, 14 Apr 2007 19:00:02 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-banfield-says-39000-pets-may-have-been-affected/#comment-30803 To Surfsista: What the hell! ... that vet should be shot! Naturally i'd be like so pissed off since I have been through my friend's tragedy with him. I mean, when you have a guide dog, they are more closely matched than any other pet since the bond has to be perfect because the owner and dog work together. Not to mention that the life of the pwner is in that dog's hands. Mario awoke and found his pet on the floor dead and completely lost it! That dog was not only his helper but his loyal friend. People need to get with the program here. To Linda: When writing my book in tribute to my friend, and when writing article content for a client, I did some research on the pet food industry. To my suprise, I found out that it was only an extention of the Human food/agricultural industries, and that pet food is merely made up of waste that is unfit for human consumption. It is a way to capitalize on crap! You'd be surprised to know that the waste products include things such as heads, hooves, slaughter house offal, grains unfit for human consumption, intestines, and possibly diseased and cancerous animal parts. As far as my friend and i are concerned, we will not ever trust the pet food industry. That is why I wrote the book. My book has a collection of recipes that can be used for your dog or cat. I hate the pet food industry so much which is why I'd do anything to get as many feeding pets the homemade diet as possible. The government wants us to have this attitude. Oops, so sorry. Just lost a pet. Oh well, we can get another one. Look bastards, it's not like that at all! To Surfsista:

What the hell! …

that vet should be shot! Naturally i’d be like so pissed off since I have been through my friend’s tragedy with him. I mean, when you have a guide dog, they are more closely matched than any other pet since the bond has to be perfect because the owner and dog work together. Not to mention that the life of the pwner is in that dog’s hands. Mario awoke and found his pet on the floor dead and completely lost it! That dog was not only his helper but his loyal friend. People need to get with the program here.

To Linda:

When writing my book in tribute to my friend, and when writing article content for a client, I did some research on the pet food industry. To my suprise, I found out that it was only an extention of the Human food/agricultural industries, and that pet food is merely made up of waste that is unfit for human consumption. It is a way to capitalize on crap! You’d be surprised to know that the waste products include things such as heads, hooves, slaughter house offal, grains unfit for human consumption, intestines, and possibly diseased and cancerous animal parts. As far as my friend and i are concerned, we will not ever trust the pet food industry. That is why I wrote the book. My book has a collection of recipes that can be used for your dog or cat. I hate the pet food industry so much which is why I’d do anything to get as many feeding pets the homemade diet as possible. The government wants us to have this attitude. Oops, so sorry. Just lost a pet. Oh well, we can get another one. Look bastards, it’s not like that at all!

]]> By: Reina Brown http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-banfield-says-39000-pets-may-have-been-affected/comment-page-2/#comment-30798 Reina Brown Sat, 14 Apr 2007 18:43:49 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-banfield-says-39000-pets-may-have-been-affected/#comment-30798 All I can say is that people are liars and cheaters! I feel like the numbers are higher than that! My best friend Mario lost his Seeing Eye dog to this tainted pet food, and as far as we are concerned we feel that the FDA and the government has failed us. We feel that they could have done more and acted more quickly when there was found to be a problem. No, I don't feel that governments should run big businesses as I dispise communism. Not to mention, I'm a business owner. But, it doesn't hurt to put protective guidelines, and it certainly doesn't hurt to act to correct a problem. As tribute to my friend Mario, I wrote a book that can be found at http://www.protectmansbestfriend.com. Give it a look! I wish all of you well here, and i'm finished venting ... for now. All I can say is that people are liars and cheaters! I feel like the numbers are higher than that! My best friend Mario lost his Seeing Eye dog to this tainted pet food, and as far as we are concerned we feel that the FDA and the government has failed us. We feel that they could have done more and acted more quickly when there was found to be a problem. No, I don’t feel that governments should run big businesses as I dispise communism. Not to mention, I’m a business owner. But, it doesn’t hurt to put protective guidelines, and it certainly doesn’t hurt to act to correct a problem.

As tribute to my friend Mario, I wrote a book that can be found at http://www.protectmansbestfriend.com. Give it a look! I wish all of you well here, and i’m finished venting … for now.

]]> By: Marla W. http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-banfield-says-39000-pets-may-have-been-affected/comment-page-2/#comment-28546 Marla W. Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:07:13 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-banfield-says-39000-pets-may-have-been-affected/#comment-28546 These numbers are tragic, but I'm not sure of their math. Are they figuring the 39,000 based on 3 in 10,000 of the 60 million dogs and 70 million cats in the U.S.? Not every pet in the U.S. was eating Menu foods brands. They need to extrapolate 3 out of 10,000 based on the numbers of pets the menu foods brands were feeding. I saw this number somewhere early on. Anyone have any idea? These numbers are tragic, but I’m not sure of their math. Are they figuring the 39,000 based on 3 in 10,000 of the 60 million dogs and 70 million cats in the U.S.? Not every pet in the U.S. was eating Menu foods brands. They need to extrapolate 3 out of 10,000 based on the numbers of pets the menu foods brands were feeding. I saw this number somewhere early on. Anyone have any idea?

]]> By: Stefania http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-banfield-says-39000-pets-may-have-been-affected/comment-page-2/#comment-28514 Stefania Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:08:27 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-banfield-says-39000-pets-may-have-been-affected/#comment-28514 A spokesman for the American Veterinary Medical Association said the lack of hard numbers has worried pet owners eager to understand the extent of the problem. He suggested the recall could spur the creation of an animal counterpart to the CDC. " "This might be something that would push this in the future," AVMA spokesman Michael San Filippo said. Another large veterinary chain, Los Angeles-based VCA Antech Inc., has not tallied reports from its nearly 400 VCA animal hospitals around the country, a spokesman said." http://www.9news.com/news/world/article.aspx?storyid=67805 A spokesman for the American Veterinary Medical Association said the lack of hard numbers has worried pet owners eager to understand the extent of the problem. He suggested the recall could spur the creation of an animal counterpart to the CDC.
” “This might be something that would push this in the future,” AVMA spokesman Michael San Filippo said.

Another large veterinary chain, Los Angeles-based VCA Antech Inc., has not tallied reports from its nearly 400 VCA animal hospitals around the country, a spokesman said.”

http://www.9news.com/news/worl.....ryid=67805

]]> By: Linda http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-banfield-says-39000-pets-may-have-been-affected/comment-page-2/#comment-28473 Linda Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:30:26 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-banfield-says-39000-pets-may-have-been-affected/#comment-28473 Thank you Pamela: I've read that there are some varities of goats that don't like to wander and are quite coontent living with people, not inside my house of course, but you know as part of the family. Linda MS Thank you Pamela: I’ve read that there are some varities of goats that don’t like to wander and are quite coontent living with people, not inside my house of course, but you know as part of the family.

Linda MS

]]> By: Pamela J. Betz-Baron http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-banfield-says-39000-pets-may-have-been-affected/comment-page-2/#comment-28471 Pamela J. Betz-Baron Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:27:42 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-banfield-says-39000-pets-may-have-been-affected/#comment-28471 Linda MS wrote: "I may get a goat and milk it and make my own butter, you can do that from goats milk right?" Yes you can. You'll end up with butter and buttermilk. I've had homemade goat butter, and liked it. Linda MS wrote:

“I may get a goat and milk it and make my own butter, you can do that from goats milk right?”

Yes you can. You’ll end up with butter and buttermilk. I’ve had homemade goat butter, and liked it.

]]> By: SK. Scott http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-banfield-says-39000-pets-may-have-been-affected/comment-page-2/#comment-28297 SK. Scott Tue, 10 Apr 2007 04:46:03 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-banfield-says-39000-pets-may-have-been-affected/#comment-28297 Changing the story after 15 minutes is just plain wrong. There must have been a huge behind the scenes outcry. The 39,000 estimated pets affected by the poisoned pet food has way more impact than the same old, same old small numbers they like to report (Just 5 cats and 1 dog dead). The bastards that keep suppressing the scope and magnitude of the pet illnesses and deaths are really working my last nerve.... Changing the story after 15 minutes is just plain wrong. There must have been a huge behind the scenes outcry. The 39,000 estimated pets affected by the poisoned pet food has way more impact than the same old, same old small numbers they like to report (Just 5 cats and 1 dog dead). The bastards that keep suppressing the scope and magnitude of the pet illnesses and deaths are really working my last nerve….

]]> By: mal http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-banfield-says-39000-pets-may-have-been-affected/comment-page-2/#comment-28290 mal Tue, 10 Apr 2007 04:39:48 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-banfield-says-39000-pets-may-have-been-affected/#comment-28290 Canadian Petition for Pet Food Regulation: Newspaper Story here: http://tinyurl.com/2byeuq Petition information: There is currently no legislation — provincial or federal — monitoring pet food production in Canada. Sterling wants that changed. www.laws4paws.ca Let all the Canadian pet owners, who have been affected by this disaster whether through personal loss or simply through love for their furry companions, stand up and be counted. In Canada where there is absolutely no regulations or agencies to turn to it is time to demand change. Canadian Petition for Pet Food Regulation:

Newspaper Story here:

http://tinyurl.com/2byeuq

Petition information:

There is currently no legislation — provincial or federal — monitoring pet food production in Canada. Sterling wants that changed.

http://www.laws4paws.ca

Let all the Canadian pet owners, who have been affected by this disaster whether through personal loss or simply through love for their furry companions, stand up and be counted. In Canada where there is absolutely no regulations or agencies to turn to it is time to demand change.

]]> By: Carol PW http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-banfield-says-39000-pets-may-have-been-affected/comment-page-2/#comment-28285 Carol PW Tue, 10 Apr 2007 04:21:48 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-banfield-says-39000-pets-may-have-been-affected/#comment-28285 Sandi, I'm so sory you lost your cat, and glad that the link may validate your concerns. It's hard enough loosing them when they live to a fine old age, let alone when they go too early. Both of my cats are fine (and the dog), but I had a huge wakeup call and have been following this obsessively because the Iams pouches I fed my cats as occasional treats barely predate the recalls. Sandi, I’m so sory you lost your cat, and glad that the link may validate your concerns. It’s hard enough loosing them when they live to a fine old age, let alone when they go too early. Both of my cats are fine (and the dog), but I had a huge wakeup call and have been following this obsessively because the Iams pouches I fed my cats as occasional treats barely predate the recalls.

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