The year 2007 began with the largest known pet food recall in history. Many pet owners experienced anguished heartache and tremendous financial expense, as their much loved pet's became gravely ill, with thousands dying, from the very foods that they were fed.
While the focus was upon the Country (China) that the contaminated ingredients came from, most everyone failed to recognize who the true culprits were.
It is truly a crime that the major pet food conglomorants right here in America were able to focus the blame elsewhere, when it was our major corporations, who opted to outsource, from other Countries, ingredients for their foods, completely forfeiting quality and quality control to their pet foods, then to our pet's. This was done in order to manufacture their products at a much lesser cost, creating higher profits to pad the corporate wallets.
To this day more expense is actually put into the packaging and advertisement of these same companies, who were responsible for the tragic events, than what is put inside the bag, for our pet's. Many of these pet food companies (who are owned by major human food chains, using foods unfit for human cosumption; waste) have simply re-vamped their wording on the labels, making false claims of "health". Since there is no pet food regulation, companies may state whatever they wish on the front of the bag, yet the ingredient list (in very fine print) tells more of the truth.
What is just as sad, is the fact that these same companies only changed where they purchase some of their ingredients from, because they got caught. That they chose to not only include inferior ingredients, but to base their ingredients on cheap production in the first place, speaks volums of what their motive was ~ Simply greed, at the expense of the consumer and their beloved pet's.
Each and every ingredient that is used in pet food, should only be chosen for the purpose of offering optimum benefit for health and longevity. There should be a needed cause and useful purpose for every single ingredient to be put into the dog's/cat's system. Each ingredient used in making up the food, needs to be in the correct proportion, in order to be properly absorbed into the dog/cats system.
The sole reason for every food ingredient, should be for the purpose of giving what truly benefits our companion animal, who relies fully on us for their basic needs.
While these same companies have been quite clever with new costly packaging and great claims on the front of the bag, it is up to us, as our pet's advocate and protector, to know how to understand, exactly what the wording in the ingredient list really means.
With the ongoing recalls and now class action lawsuits, more of us are becoming keenly aware of what is, and has really been in many of the major brand pet food companies for quite some time now.
It has been somewhat difficult to understand how to read a label, with the play on words printed as ingredients. With the average consumer not able to understand what most of the verbage or labeling meant, much damage has undeservingly been introduced to our beloved pet's. Now with the truth coming to light, it's time for understanding of what is really in so many of the well known brands of pet foods.
Equally important to know is; millions of euthanized pets from humane shelters and veterinary hospitals all across the United States and Eastern Canada are being recycled back into pet foods.
How does this come about? It is done through a process called rendering. Prior to World War ll, most slaughterhouses were all inclusive, that is - livestock was slaughtered and processed into fresh meat in one location; including rendering. During the years after World War ll, the meat industry became more specialized. A slaughterhouse just slaughtered and dressed the carcasses and the rendering of slaughter waste became a separate specialty - and no longer within the jurisdiction of government meat inspectors. Rendering companies are entities unto their own and service many slaughterhouses, plus process any other animal waste that can be rendered. Recent figures state that the US meat industry produces over 30 billion pounds of by-products per year in 286 plants nationwide.
This type of practice has been going on for years, although not many wanted to hear of it, as these large conglomerant companies have been so widely trusted in the past. While we urge you to investigate what is out there, we also invite you to research what we are all about and how our full product line will benefit and enhance the live's of both you and your pet's.
For more recent recall UPDATES, go to the following links to better understand the continued toxins/contaminations and how pet's may be affected:
Nationwide Recall of Beef Hoof Products and Pig Ears Because of Salmonella Risk
FDA testing found positive results for Salmonella in pig ears and beef hoof products Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:47:00... more
Diamond Pet Foods Announces Recall of Finicky Adult Cat & Premium Edge Hairball Cat
Consumers who have purchased the affected lots are urged to return it to the place of purchase for a full refund...read more
ChemNutra Pleads Guilty In Poison Pet Food Case
A Las Vegas based company & owners pleaded guilty in connection with taunted pet foods, killing thousands of pets...more
PetSmart Voluntarily Recalls Dentley's Beef Hooves
voluntarily recalling two Dentley's Beef Hoof products for potential salmonella contamination...more
FDA Health Alert for Certain Pet Treats Made by Pet Carousel
Products may be contaminated with Salmonella...continue
FDA Alerts Pet Owners to Voluntary Recall of Premium Edge Cat Food
Diamond Pet Foods Premium Edge Finicky Adult cat food and Premium Edge Hairball cat food...read more
Have you ever purchased Greenies and given them to your dog, thinking that they were actually healthy?
Have you looked at the ingredient label closely? Studied what is healthy, or harmful to your puppy/dog?
Have you ever thought of the possibility of your dog choking, or having a blockage, due to a non digestable product, being sold as digestable? ...more
FDA Recall Site
Dog Biscuit Recall
Smokehouse Treats
recent melamine death
Bravo for cats and dogs
melamine found in wal-mart bestros
http://www.itchmo.com/recalls.html
For the sake of your pet, feed ONLY a proven healthy food. The same applies to EVERYTHING you give to your pet, treats, etc. It makes no sense to be conscious of what is in the foods and continue to seek for treats that are potentially harmful.
HealthyPetNet's Life's Abundance foods and treats, supplements and grooming aids are healthy, natural and have had no recall ~ Ever.
Dog's should live into their twenties and cat's should live to be about 30. These figures are in human years. Sadly most of our pet's aren't reaching their potential life span, due to illnesses directly linked to their diet.
Diabetes, allergies, auto immune diseases and such put your pet at risk for organs to expire before their natural time. A poor diet is directly related to these ailments. When we begin to think that our beloved pet would be living a long life at 10-14 years of age, we have been fooled by the food industry as a whole.
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Our pet's don't physically complain as a child or adult human would. Since they live to please us, they don't communicate how "rough" they may be feeling when their body begins to break down. It may be very difficult for us to see the signs of their distress as we go about our busy lives.
As the number of sick and dying cat's and dog's continues to climb, I wonder if these unethical companies involved have considered how many small children may have, out of curiosity and fun, eaten some of their pet's food with them and what the consequences may be.
For the health, longevity and happiness of your pet, offer only the finest food that is designed by our holistic veterinarian, who makes all of our pet formulations, with exactly that in mind...health, longevity and happiness of your pet, as the reason for her pet health food. Make sure what you feed to be a true reflection of your love.
To help you better understand how to read a label and what the ingredients really mean, you may click onto the following links. It seems such a crime that harmful, dangerous chemicals, cheap inferior grain fillers, animal waste and spoiled flesh have been, and continues to be, the staple of so many pet foods. You may discover the truth here about what is standard practice for much of the pet food industry:
Pet Food Industry Facts
Iams Product Alert
Iams Petition Site
Progressive Lawsuit
Class Action Lawsuit
Deadly Pet Food Video
I've heard many unsuspecting , trusting people who have not seen the facts of companies who have had not only recent recalls, but repeatedly had recalls. Diamond, who also makes Kirkland brand foods is one such company. They were responsible for killing over 200 dogs, due to Aflatoxin in their foods in the past. This deadly mold is known to grow on corn crops. This is only one of the reasons why corn in any shape or form should NEVER be in dog or cat food. Now they (Diamond) are again involved in recalls. Where is their quality and quality control?
Pet Food Recall List
Diamond/Kirkland/Chicken Soup/Blue Buffalo
Kirkland/Diamond/deadly mold kills hundreds
Ever wonder why you always find Hills Science Diet at the Vet's office?
Not long ago, I overheard someone say that she had "confidence in Hills Science Diet pet foods, because they only had their wet foods recalled and not any of the dry foods."
I am bewildered with this statement. How could one have confidence with a company, who had a full line of foods recalled...and then, the rest of their products, based on mostly inferior fillers, incompatible to a dog or cats' system?
The truth is; Hills Science Diet has had wet dog and cat foods recalled, as well as dry cat food recalled.
Following are just two links of their recalled products. Reading the forum, with pet parents posts, clearly contradict Hills statements.
Un-recalled toxic pet food
Prescription Diet MD Dry food recall
One can only wonder what may be next, leaving little room for confidence, as to feeding the best of health to your pet with any of the "Hill's" brand of foods.
What she failed to also note is, even though the majority of Hills Science Diet dry dog foods may not have been recalled, their ingredient list is quite questionable. Few selected ingredients they use in any of their formulas are beneficial, while their other ingredients used, such as chicken by-product meal, soybean meal, animal fat, vegetable oil, corn gluten meal, propyl gallate, ethoxyquin, BHT and BHA are known as very harmful. Their few quality ingredients certainly do NOT outweigh the harmful ingredients they use. Click on the following link to learn more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_Diet
Since there is NO FDA regulation on commercial pet food preparation, most of these large commercial pet food companies are focusing on high profits, with little concern for any of our pets' welfare in mind. They seek any loophole imaginable, which allows them to add very cheap inferior forms of protein that are not compatible to a dog or cats system, giving NO nutritional value to the pet, rather than the essential animal protein that your dog/ cat needs to survive, much less thrive.
The long term symptoms of eating these artificial, potentially dangerous forms of protein include, yet are not limited to:
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• Weak and/or deformed bones
• Chronic skin and ear infections
• Chronic flea and worm infestations
• An impaired ability to heal from wounds
• Compromised immune system
(frontline defense against all ailments)
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• Cancer
• Epilepsy
• Timidness
• Aggression
• Thyroid Disease
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Sadly, many pet's have needlessly suffered agonizing premature deaths, while their pet parent's continue to grieve over their losses, physical, emotional and financial.
There is no excuse for these pet food companies to have cut corners at the expense of health and life.
We do extend our sympathy to those with losses in this sad time.
What remains the same with these pet food companies, is that they continue to fill their bags and cans of foods with corn, wheat, and soy ~ top known alergens to dogs and cats. These ingredients are considered a source of protein, yet, the animal's body cannot utilize these grains, fails to recognize them as anything nutritious, causing the kidney's to continually overwork, while trying to rid itself of these grains. (By the time the pet is about 5 years old, the kidneys are considerably weakened.)
This is why you will see larger, looser, more frequent stools. A dog that is fed these kinds of foods will also tend to be gassy, have dull hair, scratching, bad breath, etc. A dog on these poorly manufactured foods will also want to eat more because their nutritional needs were not met. They remain unsatisfied, yet don't feel well.
Wheat and corn are known to grow mold, known as aflatoxin. This mold may grow on the crops either before or after being harvested. The only reason these cheap fillers are in pet foods is because the FDA considered it unfit for human consumption. Rather than take a loss, certain companies have opted to make dog and cat foods, with the purpose of utilizing their inferior crops, achieving hefty profits. Aflatoxin poisoning from pet foods has killed hundreds of dog's, as there has been no FDA regulation in pet foods.
Since dog's like smelly things, most of these toxic foods are sprayed with a rancid oil, after formed into a kibble, with the purpose of attracting the dog, who would otherwise not be enticed to eat the contaminated food at all.
Some of these foods are laced with sugar, becoming a drug to the pet, making them come back for more.
The scare of 2008, wasn't the real danger to our pet's. It was only the tip of the ice berg.
Many people have grown accustomed to thinking their pet lived a good life, until they died at 13...14...15 years of age.
Dog's and cat's do not tell us when they are not feeling well. In fact, due to the pack instinct, for survival, they do their best to hide any feeling of illness. How long were they sick before they died? How long could they have lived if they had better nutrition?
Now that you know the impact that (optimum, or poor) nutrition has on potential life span, you can understand why the pet food industry majority doesn't want us to learn the proven potential longevity our cats and dogs should be living out in healthy abundance. The lack of complete balance with health ingredients, providing holistic quality in most pet foods today cannot deliver what the body needs.
The good news is, there is a safe and healthy choice for our dog's and cat's:
We have never had a recall in any of our HealthyPetNet Life's Abundance pet products. Furthermore, our quality and quality control is unsurpassed. That is because our integrity is intact and our passion is sharing health, happiness and life itself.
At HealthyPetNet, our foods are formulated by Holistic Veterinarian, Dr. Jane Bicks. She has used only human quality whole food ingredients and has never included a single ingredient that may have been less than optimal for our pet's. HealthyPetNet products have never been on any recall ~ ever, because our integrity was intact from the start, long before the recalls. That is due to the fact that Dr. Jane's goal has always been to provide only the very best to our companion animal's.
Do you know of any other pet food manufacturer/company that offers an open call, providing you truthful scientific and heartfelt answers to your pet nutritional related questions? Do you know of any other pet food company that will even consider returning or answering your calls?
OUR PET HEALTH FOOD FORMULATOR, HOLISTIC VETERINARIAN, DR JANE BICKS DVM WELCOMES YOU!
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