Comments on: Another Wysong recall http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/10/27/another-wysong-recall/ Blogging by a team of pet-care experts led by Dr. Marty Becker. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:57:18 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Laura Holum http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/10/27/another-wysong-recall/comment-page-1/#comment-477824 Laura Holum Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:15:49 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=9817#comment-477824 I've always believed in the quality of Wysong products. This respect has only increased because of this recent incident. Wysong has shown tremendous integrity. It's products in this even have bacteria present. Yet, Wysong did the testing and has reported results. My respect for Wysong has only increased over this. I’ve always believed in the quality of Wysong products. This respect has only increased because of this recent incident.
Wysong has shown tremendous integrity. It’s products in this even have bacteria present. Yet, Wysong did the testing and has reported results.
My respect for Wysong has only increased over this.

]]> By: diedmarch172007 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/10/27/another-wysong-recall/comment-page-1/#comment-477696 diedmarch172007 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:03:09 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=9817#comment-477696 The shills for pet food companies are certainly making the pet forums and twitter ugly. There is a lot of that going around. It is ugly that pet food companies are putting vast amounts of time and money into lies and cover up instead of producing a non lethal product. It is extremely ugly that the FDA has consistently lied and actively assisted food companies in the poisoning of hundreds of thousands of pets and as it turns out, most of the human population, too. I cannot tell you how ugly it is that after nearly three years of sickness , I just put down yet another greatly loved cat. This is, no doubt, one ugly situation. Shills make it uglier. I have no idea why the pet food companies are determined to make things uglier. Who knew that selling poison labeled as food was both legal and profitable here in the USA? Or that treating the people who buy your products with unqualified contempt is a successful business plan? But I don't blame the blogs that get hit with shills for the ugly. And blaming pet owners for fighting against the shills? That, too, is ugly. I know something that is not ugly though. Despite overwhelming ugly on all sides, people who love pets are still here, still fighting and that is very beautiful. The shills for pet food companies are certainly making the pet forums and twitter ugly.
There is a lot of that going around.
It is ugly that pet food companies are putting vast amounts of time and money into lies and cover up instead of producing a non lethal product.
It is extremely ugly that the FDA has consistently lied and actively assisted food companies in the poisoning of hundreds of thousands of pets and as it turns out, most of the human population, too.
I cannot tell you how ugly it is that after nearly three years of sickness , I just put down yet another greatly loved cat.

This is, no doubt, one ugly situation.
Shills make it uglier.

I have no idea why the pet food companies are determined to make things uglier. Who knew that selling poison labeled as food was both legal and profitable here in the USA?
Or that treating the people who buy your products with unqualified contempt is a successful business plan?

But I don’t blame the blogs that get hit with shills for the ugly.
And blaming pet owners for fighting against the shills? That, too, is ugly.
I know something that is not ugly though. Despite overwhelming ugly on all sides, people who love pets are still here, still fighting
and that is very beautiful.

]]> By: Kathy Thompson http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/10/27/another-wysong-recall/comment-page-1/#comment-477507 Kathy Thompson Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:31:15 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=9817#comment-477507 The so-called shills have won. No one is on topic any more, everyone is just worried about shills. No wonder nothing ever is accomplished. I won't be back to this site. The so-called shills have won. No one is on topic any more, everyone is just worried about shills. No wonder nothing ever is accomplished. I won’t be back to this site.

]]> By: Gina Spadafori http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/10/27/another-wysong-recall/comment-page-1/#comment-477473 Gina Spadafori Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:23:21 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=9817#comment-477473 If I weren't packing to go see Christie this afternoon in SF and Dr. Patty K in Miami tomorrow I'd run the IP address. Who among us would be shocked, shocked I tell you! if it traces to someone with a company tie? Fun for later. Gotta go. If I weren’t packing to go see Christie this afternoon in SF and Dr. Patty K in Miami tomorrow I’d run the IP address. Who among us would be shocked, shocked I tell you! if it traces to someone with a company tie?

Fun for later. Gotta go.

]]> By: Leslie K http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/10/27/another-wysong-recall/comment-page-1/#comment-477472 Leslie K Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:16:09 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=9817#comment-477472 Gee, sounds like Wysong is following the Evangers method of dealing with bloggers bad opinions of them. Maybe if they are lucky they'll get noticed by the FDA too. Gee, sounds like Wysong is following the Evangers method of dealing with bloggers bad opinions of them. Maybe if they are lucky they’ll get noticed by the FDA too.

]]> By: Gina Spadafori http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/10/27/another-wysong-recall/comment-page-1/#comment-477471 Gina Spadafori Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:59:25 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=9817#comment-477471 If this blog allows libelous posting as in #16, you have lost credibility with me. Comment by NotSoDumbMyself — October 29, 2009 Imagine our horror, losing credibility with someone who won't admit to a real name and who doesn't know that when it comes to "libel," truth is the ultimate defense. The pet food industry needs to ramp up its game and stop with the hidden recalls. Any manufactured product can have defects, and when you're talking about food -- human or animal -- those defects can sicken or kill. These problems are rare, but they do happen. An ethical, responsible company will do its damndest to get the word out when there's a problem. We're still not seeing that. The laws need to change to force recalls and communications, because clearly the pet food industry is not unified in its interest in protecting the consumer when there are food problems. If this blog allows libelous posting as in #16, you have lost credibility with me.

Comment by NotSoDumbMyself — October 29, 2009

Imagine our horror, losing credibility with someone who won’t admit to a real name and who doesn’t know that when it comes to “libel,” truth is the ultimate defense.

The pet food industry needs to ramp up its game and stop with the hidden recalls. Any manufactured product can have defects, and when you’re talking about food — human or animal — those defects can sicken or kill. These problems are rare, but they do happen.

An ethical, responsible company will do its damndest to get the word out when there’s a problem.

We’re still not seeing that. The laws need to change to force recalls and communications, because clearly the pet food industry is not unified in its interest in protecting the consumer when there are food problems.

]]> By: NotSoDumbMyself http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/10/27/another-wysong-recall/comment-page-1/#comment-477469 NotSoDumbMyself Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:16:02 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=9817#comment-477469 If this blog allows libelous posting as in #16, you have lost credibility with me. If this blog allows libelous posting as in #16, you have lost credibility with me.

]]> By: notasdumbaswysong http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/10/27/another-wysong-recall/comment-page-1/#comment-477424 notasdumbaswysong Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:45:10 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=9817#comment-477424 Oh, fabulous, the heartrending appeals to Oprah are beginning again, see the thread at itchmo. Sigh. The early alert system is already being lied to by Wysong, the very Wysong with shills all over twitter, as well as other places, next the FDA will hold a press conference and find some way to aid the pfc while insulting taxpaying pet owners. There may well be Friday news drops in the offing. Call it a hunch. It all seems so familiar, somehow. Oh, fabulous, the heartrending appeals to Oprah are beginning again, see the thread at itchmo.
Sigh.

The early alert system is already being lied to by Wysong, the very Wysong with shills all over twitter, as well as other places, next the FDA will hold a press conference and find some way to aid the pfc while insulting taxpaying pet owners.
There may well be Friday news drops in the offing.
Call it a hunch.
It all seems so familiar, somehow.

]]> By: Leslie K http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/10/27/another-wysong-recall/comment-page-1/#comment-477411 Leslie K Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:06:52 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=9817#comment-477411 While I agree that pfc's should have to notify the FDA & publish everywhere possible any problems with their food,right now it just doesn't happen. At least with this project people signed up will be notified by email or phone. It won't make me trust them much more than I do now[which is not at all],but at least hopefully more people will stop feeding problem food more quickly. At the very least it shows which companies are even paying attention to the fact that silent recalls aren't so silent anymore & destroy our trust in them.If enough people,including vets & pf stores get involved,there should be enough attention that maybe the next recall will be publicized.I can hope anyway. While I agree that pfc’s should have to notify the FDA & publish everywhere possible any problems with their food,right now it just doesn’t happen. At least with this project people signed up will be notified by email or phone. It won’t make me trust them much more than I do now[which is not at all],but at least hopefully more people will stop feeding problem food more quickly. At the very least it shows which companies are even paying attention to the fact that silent recalls aren’t so silent anymore & destroy our trust in them.If enough people,including vets & pf stores get involved,there should be enough attention that maybe the next recall will be publicized.I can hope anyway.

]]> By: EmilyS http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/10/27/another-wysong-recall/comment-page-1/#comment-477410 EmilyS Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:49:21 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=9817#comment-477410 astroturfing shills? and they think this makes them look better???????? Here's an idea: how about you make food that is SAFE? astroturfing shills? and they think this makes them look better????????

Here’s an idea: how about you make food that is SAFE?

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