http://www.petfoodindustry-dig.....?u1=friend

find “Pages” and select Page 50 for an Opinion piece by the Editor-in-Chief of “Petfood Industry” magazine.

Here’s an example of the “high esteem” in which she holds us:

“Anyone could read these blog postings and think they all make sense, especially if he or she has limited knowledge of animal nutrition, petfood or the recalls, or has a lot of emotion invested. (That might be an apt description of many pet owners.)”

Ah yes - the “uninformed hysterical pet owner” thing again. But they’re sure happy to take our money, aren’t they? Sigh . . . . . . .

Howl911

lately?

*SMILES*

“May 18, 2007: The updating of this website will commence tomorrow, May 19, 2007. In the meantime, thank you to everyone who sent messages of support and to all our visitors for their infinite patience during our temporary down-time.”

Doesn’t the government work for us? Silly me…I thought that they did!

After the first couple of recalls on Drs. Foster and Smith, I decided, “ok, that’s it…no more.” Didn’t like the way the food digested either, with my kitties. Glad I made that choice now.

Turnip greens being recalled, because of diesel fuel being in the cans. How does that happen.

After I listened to Lou Dobbs tonite and saw that several states (not mine) had enacted COOL, I promptly fired off letters to my state dept of agriculture, governor& task force for a new georgia.

Dear Sir:

With all due respect to the Federal Government, I am at a loss as to the reason individual states do not immediately step up and :

1) Establish Country of Origin Labelling
2) Establish Food & Feed Safety Laws that fill the gap left by our impotent FDA & USDA.
3) Prohibit adulterated meats, vegetables, food ingredients into our grocery stores & into products manufactured in Georgia.
4) Require pet foods to be labelled and nutrition certificates verified. AAFCO on the label could not be used unless the company/brand was certified before being sold in Georgia and periodic testing be implemented.
5) Promote renewable agriculture
6) Promote organic farmers and programs
7) Let Georgians choose products made here and using ingredients approved here.

The Federal Government weighs too many earmarks that are not for the benefit of our state. Your department can fill in the gap and truly make a new, healthy Georgia.

Not only would this benefit the local economy, but would help consumers make choices to improve their health and provide a sense that our state cares about us. Right now, there’s an enormous number of people across the United States feeling disenfranchised because of pork barrel politics and business running our governments. Citizens are risk assessment numbers and the CDC is alerted to look for spikes in kidney failure & disease because they released adulterated food animals into the human food chain.

Please, at the very earliest opportunity implement a program to Help the citizens of Georgia, the companion animals, the livestock, our farmers, and our retailers improve our quality of life and our ability to make choices.

Comment by Terri…..

Oh boy, so now we know they excrete the excess melamine (into their eggs?)…..does this mean we will now have melachicks running around? And then they’ll grow into more melachickens……oh, nevermind, I forgot the dilution factor.

Kiss my dilution factor…..

The chickens, bred to lay eggs hatched for chicks, had been held on Indiana farms after eating feed that included an industrial chemical blamed in the deaths of cats and dogs.

Their feed was supplemented with pet food scraps containing melamine and related compounds. Testing showed that melamine does not accumulate in birds and is eliminated by their bodies quickly, the USDA said.

Previously, the department cleared thousands of pigs given feed also made using pet food scraps.

Melamine contamination has been blamed for the deaths of an unknown number of dogs and cats, resulting in the recall of more than 100 brands of pet food.

While the dog and cat food was lethal to some pets, the diluted use of pet food scraps in animal feed apparently did not sicken any farm animals. Nor, in turn, do any of those animals pose a health risk to humans if eaten, according to the USDA and Food and Drug Administration.

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