Comments on: What do you feed your pets? The debate will never end http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/04/21/what-do-you-feed-your-pets-the-debate-will-never-end/ Blogging by a team of pet-care experts. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:26:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Laurie http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/04/21/what-do-you-feed-your-pets-the-debate-will-never-end/comment-page-1/#comment-434391 Laurie Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:39:59 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=6593#comment-434391 I'll bet that the Nutro ambassador program is actually what they call those who do demos of Nutro at various pet stores. With all the complaints that have been reported to ConsumerAffairs and the FDA, why is Nutro not being investigated? That's what inquiring minds want to know.... I’ll bet that the Nutro ambassador program is actually what they call those who do demos of Nutro at various pet stores. With all the complaints that have been reported to ConsumerAffairs and the FDA, why is Nutro not being investigated? That’s what inquiring minds want to know….

]]> By: Gina Spadafori http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/04/21/what-do-you-feed-your-pets-the-debate-will-never-end/comment-page-1/#comment-433717 Gina Spadafori Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:19:08 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=6593#comment-433717 Interesting how they're duking it out on Twitter. With Nutro saying the same thing over and over and over. Hmmmm .... and http://www.wxyz.com/news/local/story/FDA-No-Investigation-into-NUTRO-Pet-Food/hOoE48nKOkORqDNodwN3EQ.cspx Interesting how they’re duking it out on Twitter. With Nutro saying the same thing over and over and over.

Hmmmm …. and http://www.wxyz.com/news/local.....wN3EQ.cspx

]]> By: Original Lori http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/04/21/what-do-you-feed-your-pets-the-debate-will-never-end/comment-page-1/#comment-433707 Original Lori Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:05:35 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=6593#comment-433707 I love twitter: http://www.wxyz.com/news/local/story/FDA-No-Investigation-into-NUTRO-Pet-Food/hOoE48nKOkORqDNodwN3EQ.cspx via @natalieatNutro on Twitter. I love twitter:

http://www.wxyz.com/news/local.....wN3EQ.cspx

via @natalieatNutro on Twitter.

]]> By: Original Lori http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/04/21/what-do-you-feed-your-pets-the-debate-will-never-end/comment-page-1/#comment-433705 Original Lori Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:00:11 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=6593#comment-433705 correct that to read "and Nutro (via Twitter) is still saying no:" :O) correct that to read “and Nutro (via Twitter) is still saying no:” :O)

]]> By: Original Lori http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/04/21/what-do-you-feed-your-pets-the-debate-will-never-end/comment-page-1/#comment-433702 Original Lori Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:59:10 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=6593#comment-433702 and Nutro is still saying no: "Question: Are the claims made on ConsumerAffairs.com about a NUTRO® FDA investigation and dogs eating Nutro and experiencing health issues true? Answer: On April 20, ConsumerAffairs.com posted a story claiming that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has an ongoing investigation into NUTRO® pet food. This is not true. We have confirmed with the FDA’s division responsible for regulating pet food, the Center for Veterinary Medicine, that there is no current or ongoing investigation of Nutro Products, Inc." http://nutroproducts.com/nutro-food-recall-facts.shtml#affairs They definitely know what Consumer Affairs are saying. and Nutro is still saying no:

“Question: Are the claims made on ConsumerAffairs.com about a NUTRO® FDA investigation and dogs eating Nutro and experiencing health issues true?

Answer: On April 20, ConsumerAffairs.com posted a story claiming that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has an ongoing investigation into NUTRO® pet food. This is not true. We have confirmed with the FDA’s division responsible for regulating pet food, the Center for Veterinary Medicine, that there is no current or ongoing investigation of Nutro Products, Inc.”

http://nutroproducts.com/nutro.....ml#affairs

They definitely know what Consumer Affairs are saying.

]]> By: Carol V http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/04/21/what-do-you-feed-your-pets-the-debate-will-never-end/comment-page-1/#comment-433685 Carol V Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:14:37 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=6593#comment-433685 Consumeraffairs has updated the story--and reconfirmed with FDA by the looks of it---I don't twitter (yet) but if anyone here does again with the ambassador maybe pass this link along? http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2009/04/nutro_foia02.html Consumeraffairs has updated the story—and reconfirmed with FDA by the looks of it—-I don’t twitter (yet) but if anyone here does again with the ambassador maybe pass this link along?

http://www.consumeraffairs.com.....oia02.html

]]> By: 2CatMom http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/04/21/what-do-you-feed-your-pets-the-debate-will-never-end/comment-page-1/#comment-433481 2CatMom Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:46:05 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=6593#comment-433481 Oh yeah, the site was Itchmo (sorry, senior moment). Oh yeah, the site was Itchmo (sorry, senior moment).

]]> By: 2CatMom http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/04/21/what-do-you-feed-your-pets-the-debate-will-never-end/comment-page-1/#comment-433480 2CatMom Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:45:36 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=6593#comment-433480 Good old Nutro. A few of you may remember, that I got into a rather heated exchange with the President of Nutro when he posted here and on the Seattle site (who's name escapes me at the moment). This was before it was sold to Mars. Bottom line - while they had pulled some products (including ones my cats were eating occasionally), there were others they wouldn't provide any information about. My gut told me something wasn't right and I stopped feeding those products. And yes, they were later recalled. I wasn't surprised when the company was sold to Mars and I'm not suprised that the food may be even worse now. Large companies are all about making money, if they can find a way to decrease costs they really don't care about how it affects their customers. Even when life and death were at stake, Nutro didn't care. Now I'm not saying that Nutro would intentionally harm animals, but its clear that $ comes first, their 'customers' run a distant second. I wouldn't care if they were selling magic food that let your pets live forever. Nutro will never, never come into my house. Ever. Think I'm kidding? Nestle's products have been banned from my home after their dealings with powdered milk in Africa. So to all manufacturers here's my warning: I have a long memory and a big mouth - you screw up, and I'll still be talking about you 30 years later. And the net, well it never forgets. Good old Nutro. A few of you may remember, that I got into a rather heated exchange with the President of Nutro when he posted here and on the Seattle site (who’s name escapes me at the moment). This was before it was sold to Mars.

Bottom line - while they had pulled some products (including ones my cats were eating occasionally), there were others they wouldn’t provide any information about. My gut told me something wasn’t right and I stopped feeding those products. And yes, they were later recalled.

I wasn’t surprised when the company was sold to Mars and I’m not suprised that the food may be even worse now. Large companies are all about making money, if they can find a way to decrease costs they really don’t care about how it affects their customers. Even when life and death were at stake, Nutro didn’t care. Now I’m not saying that Nutro would intentionally harm animals, but its clear that $ comes first, their ‘customers’ run a distant second.

I wouldn’t care if they were selling magic food that let your pets live forever. Nutro will never, never come into my house. Ever. Think I’m kidding? Nestle’s products have been banned from my home after their dealings with powdered milk in Africa.

So to all manufacturers here’s my warning: I have a long memory and a big mouth - you screw up, and I’ll still be talking about you 30 years later. And the net, well it never forgets.

]]> By: Carol V http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/04/21/what-do-you-feed-your-pets-the-debate-will-never-end/comment-page-1/#comment-433423 Carol V Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:29:56 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=6593#comment-433423 What the heck is the Nutro Ambassador Program that the PF folks reference? Is this a fancy name for a pet food sales rep? What the heck is the Nutro Ambassador Program that the PF folks reference? Is this a fancy name for a pet food sales rep?

]]> By: Anne T http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/04/21/what-do-you-feed-your-pets-the-debate-will-never-end/comment-page-1/#comment-433406 Anne T Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:43:31 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=6593#comment-433406 # I have two Pr folks from Nutro tweeting me with a denial and wanting to know if I have any questions. So I asked them publicly on twitter why had I had 4 dogs puking orange when I fed Nutro. Should get interesting. Can’t wait to see how they answer that in 140. Comment by Nancy Freedman-Smith CPDT — April 21, 2009 @ 6:55 pm If you get any meaningful answer, Nancy, do share on FB, Gooddogz, here and anywhere else you can think of! Inquiring minds wanna know! #

I have two Pr folks from Nutro tweeting me with a denial and wanting to know if I have any questions. So I asked them publicly on twitter why had I had 4 dogs puking orange when I fed Nutro. Should get interesting.
Can’t wait to see how they answer
that in 140.

Comment by Nancy Freedman-Smith CPDT — April 21, 2009 @ 6:55 pm
If you get any meaningful answer, Nancy, do share on FB, Gooddogz, here and anywhere else you can think of! Inquiring minds wanna know!

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