Guest guest Posted May 30, 2003 Report Share Posted May 30, 2003 > > You might want to read this. Mad Cow Disease can be pasted on to pets through the food they eat. > This is really scary. I'm going to have to check the ingredients in my pets food. > http://www.organicconsumers.org/madcow/petsautumn01.cfm > ~Janice~ Thanks sooooo much for that link - I hadn't seen it :=( In return I am forwarding on to you a message re petfood and 'mad cow' disease which I sent yesterday to the Doglist I run. (I'll also forward the link you sent to them.) You also might be interested in looking at the following: http://www.api4animals.org/doc.asp?ID=79 --What's Really in Petfood and http://www.homevet.com/petcare/foodbook.html -- Food Pets Die For Finally, this site explains all those funny chemical names on the ingredients list that I don't understand: http://www.cavies.com/whatisinthefood.html -- What Is In The Food You Are Feeding to Your Animals. I figure you can't be too careful what you feed your companion animals. Thanks again for the information. The message I sent out yesterday is below. Best, Pat ------- Health Alert: Mad Cow Meat in This Dogfood Thu, 29 May 2003 08:23:56 -0500 Sant & Brown <santbrown santbrown Townhounds <townhounds > This came in this morning. We already knew that the Canadian cow had gone to a rendering plant and has possibly been made into dogfood, but this article names the brand and how to recognize it. Check it out, if not for yourself then for your friends' dogs. Best, Pat --- Mad cow may have been used for dog food http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/South/05/26/madcow.dog.food.reut/index.html WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Parts of the Canadian cow that recently tested positive for mad cow disease may have been used to make dry dog food that was shipped to the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday. While there has been no scientific evidence so far that dogs can contract the disease or spread it to humans, the FDA notified Pet Pantry International of Carson City, Nevada, when the agency learned from the Canadian government that Pet Pantry had received food that may have included material from the cow. The suspect dog food was made by Champion Pet Food of Morinville, Alberta, between February 4 and March 12, 2003. The Canadian government prevented the cow being processed for human food. " Consumers can be assured that their food does not contain any remnants of the BSE positive cow, " an FDA statement said. As a " prudent measure " to help assure that the United States remains free of the brain-wasting disease known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, Pet Pantry is asking customers to hold on to the suspected food so that it will not mistakenly be mixed into cattle or other feeds. The Pet Pantry products were packed in 50-pound bags, distributed to franchises around the United States and sold by home delivery only, the FDA statement said. There was no retail distribution. The products included " Maintenance Diet " labeled with a use-by date of February 17, 2004 and " Beef with Barley " with a date of March 5, 2004. Consumers are asked not to destroy or discard the product themselves as the FDA is working with Pet Pantry to ensure proper disposal. -- SANTBROWN townhounds/ http://www.angelfire.com/art/pendragon/ ---------- * " He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals. " - Immanuel Kant * " I am in favour of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being. " - Abraham Lincoln * " There are too many idiots in this world. And having said it, I have the burden of proving it. " - Franz Fanon ---------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2003 Report Share Posted May 30, 2003 All right- thanks. I am really, really, really depressed now. What AFFORDABLE, non-disgusting brand of pet food is there? I knew about the rendering, my vegetarian foster-brother worked in a rendering plant (don't ask, there just aren't words to describe 'im). Personally, when my pets go, they are getting buried in the desert. I am NOT sending them off to the pound, 'cause they really do turn them into soap and bone meal. But didn't know about the feathers and other stuff they are passing off as protein. And I do check to try to find the pet food with meat listed somewhere at the top of the ingredients list. ACK! ACK! ACK! Does EVERYTHING in life have to be complicated. I mean, it's a pet, not a dissertation. By the way, one of my favorite sayings is " If you are not upset, you aren't paying attention! " Guess it's true. I'm going to go have a good cry now, and look disparagingly at the pet food in my cupboard. Sant & Brown <santbrown wrote: > > You might want to read this. Mad Cow Disease can be pasted on to pets through the food they eat. > This is really scary. I'm going to have to check the ingredients in my pets food. > http://www.organicconsumers.org/madcow/petsautumn01.cfm > ~Janice~ Thanks sooooo much for that link - I hadn't seen it :=( In return I am forwarding on to you a message re petfood and 'mad cow' disease which I sent yesterday to the Doglist I run. (I'll also forward the link you sent to them.) You also might be interested in looking at the following: http://www.api4animals.org/doc.asp?ID=79 --What's Really in Petfood and http://www.homevet.com/petcare/foodbook.html -- Food Pets Die For Finally, this site explains all those funny chemical names on the ingredients list that I don't understand: http://www.cavies.com/whatisinthefood.html -- What Is In The Food You Are Feeding to Your Animals. I figure you can't be too careful what you feed your companion animals. Thanks again for the information. The message I sent out yesterday is below. Best, Pat ------- Health Alert: Mad Cow Meat in This Dogfood Thu, 29 May 2003 08:23:56 -0500 Sant & Brown <santbrown santbrown Townhounds <townhounds > This came in this morning. We already knew that the Canadian cow had gone to a rendering plant and has possibly been made into dogfood, but this article names the brand and how to recognize it. Check it out, if not for yourself then for your friends' dogs. Best, Pat --- Mad cow may have been used for dog food http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/South/05/26/madcow.dog.food.reut/index.html WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Parts of the Canadian cow that recently tested positive for mad cow disease may have been used to make dry dog food that was shipped to the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday. While there has been no scientific evidence so far that dogs can contract the disease or spread it to humans, the FDA notified Pet Pantry International of Carson City, Nevada, when the agency learned from the Canadian government that Pet Pantry had received food that may have included material from the cow. The suspect dog food was made by Champion Pet Food of Morinville, Alberta, between February 4 and March 12, 2003. The Canadian government prevented the cow being processed for human food. " Consumers can be assured that their food does not contain any remnants of the BSE positive cow, " an FDA statement said. As a " prudent measure " to help assure that the United States remains free of the brain-wasting disease known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, Pet Pantry is asking customers to hold on to the suspected food so that it will not mistakenly be mixed into cattle or other feeds. The Pet Pantry products were packed in 50-pound bags, distributed to franchises around the United States and sold by home delivery only, the FDA statement said. There was no retail distribution. The products included " Maintenance Diet " labeled with a use-by date of February 17, 2004 and " Beef with Barley " with a date of March 5, 2004. Consumers are asked not to destroy or discard the product themselves as the FDA is working with Pet Pantry to ensure proper disposal. -- SANTBROWN townhounds/ http://www.angelfire.com/art/pendragon/ ---------- * " He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals. " - Immanuel Kant * " I am in favour of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being. " - Abraham Lincoln * " There are too many idiots in this world. And having said it, I have the burden of proving it. " - Franz Fanon ---------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2003 Report Share Posted May 30, 2003 I'm sorry. I didn't mean to depress anybody. I is terrible though. It made me sad when I read that. How can those people do that to our pets? Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Janice ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused. - starfrog Friday, May 30, 2003 8:58 PM Re: OT: Pet food/ was Soy Milk All right- thanks. I am really, really, really depressed now. What AFFORDABLE, non-disgusting brand of pet food is there? I knew about the rendering, my vegetarian foster-brother worked in a rendering plant (don't ask, there just aren't words to describe 'im). Personally, when my pets go, they are getting buried in the desert. I am NOT sending them off to the pound, 'cause they really do turn them into soap and bone meal. But didn't know about the feathers and other stuff they are passing off as protein. And I do check to try to find the pet food with meat listed somewhere at the top of the ingredients list. ACK! ACK! ACK! Does EVERYTHING in life have to be complicated. I mean, it's a pet, not a dissertation. By the way, one of my favorite sayings is " If you are not upset, you aren't paying attention! " Guess it's true. I'm going to go have a good cry now, and look disparagingly at the pet food in my cupboard. Sant & Brown <santbrown wrote: > > You might want to read this. Mad Cow Disease can be pasted on to pets through the food they eat. > This is really scary. I'm going to have to check the ingredients in my pets food. > http://www.organicconsumers.org/madcow/petsautumn01.cfm > ~Janice~ Thanks sooooo much for that link - I hadn't seen it :=( In return I am forwarding on to you a message re petfood and 'mad cow' disease which I sent yesterday to the Doglist I run. (I'll also forward the link you sent to them.) You also might be interested in looking at the following: http://www.api4animals.org/doc.asp?ID=79 --What's Really in Petfood and http://www.homevet.com/petcare/foodbook.html -- Food Pets Die For Finally, this site explains all those funny chemical names on the ingredients list that I don't understand: http://www.cavies.com/whatisinthefood.html -- What Is In The Food You Are Feeding to Your Animals. I figure you can't be too careful what you feed your companion animals. Thanks again for the information. The message I sent out yesterday is below. Best, Pat ------- Health Alert: Mad Cow Meat in This Dogfood Thu, 29 May 2003 08:23:56 -0500 Sant & Brown <santbrown santbrown Townhounds <townhounds > This came in this morning. We already knew that the Canadian cow had gone to a rendering plant and has possibly been made into dogfood, but this article names the brand and how to recognize it. Check it out, if not for yourself then for your friends' dogs. Best, Pat --- Mad cow may have been used for dog food http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/South/05/26/madcow.dog.food.reut/index.html WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Parts of the Canadian cow that recently tested positive for mad cow disease may have been used to make dry dog food that was shipped to the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday. While there has been no scientific evidence so far that dogs can contract the disease or spread it to humans, the FDA notified Pet Pantry International of Carson City, Nevada, when the agency learned from the Canadian government that Pet Pantry had received food that may have included material from the cow. The suspect dog food was made by Champion Pet Food of Morinville, Alberta, between February 4 and March 12, 2003. The Canadian government prevented the cow being processed for human food. " Consumers can be assured that their food does not contain any remnants of the BSE positive cow, " an FDA statement said. As a " prudent measure " to help assure that the United States remains free of the brain-wasting disease known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, Pet Pantry is asking customers to hold on to the suspected food so that it will not mistakenly be mixed into cattle or other feeds. The Pet Pantry products were packed in 50-pound bags, distributed to franchises around the United States and sold by home delivery only, the FDA statement said. There was no retail distribution. The products included " Maintenance Diet " labeled with a use-by date of February 17, 2004 and " Beef with Barley " with a date of March 5, 2004. Consumers are asked not to destroy or discard the product themselves as the FDA is working with Pet Pantry to ensure proper disposal. -- SANTBROWN townhounds/ http://www.angelfire.com/art/pendragon/ ---------- * " He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals. " - Immanuel Kant * " I am in favour of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being. " - Abraham Lincoln * " There are too many idiots in this world. And having said it, I have the burden of proving it. " - Franz Fanon ---------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2003 Report Share Posted May 31, 2003 > Does EVERYTHING in life have to be complicated. I mean, it's a pet, not a dissertation. Siggghhhhhh. You'd think, wouldn't ya. Well, some people - and I certainly seem to be one of them - seem to complicate things, everyting becoming a crisis or an obsession or a hobbyhorse. Life is something to be lived - to speak the obvious ;=) About the petfood: I figure if you *know* how to read the labels you're halfway there - then you buy what you can afford. And you know then that you're doing the best you can reasonably do. It may or may not be 'a dissertation' but it is meant to be a pleasure to your life - enjoy ;=) I'm just opposed to the wanton *deception* that goes on about commercial petfood - and the way the veterinarians (because they mostly take their 'nutritional' info in college from reps of the petfood companies) buy into it. And, like the rest of you, I read the ingredients on human packaged food too - and *that's* often enough to make me really obsessed *LOL* Best, Pat > What AFFORDABLE, non-disgusting brand of pet food is there? I knew about the > rendering, my vegetarian foster-brother worked in a rendering plant (don't ask, > there just aren't words to describe 'im). Personally, when my pets go, they > are getting buried in the desert. I am NOT sending them off to the pound, > 'cause they really do turn them into soap and bone meal. But didn't know about > the feathers and other stuff they are passing off as protein. And I do check > to try to find the pet food with meat listed somewhere at the top of the > ingredients list. > > ACK! ACK! ACK! > > Does EVERYTHING in life have to be complicated. I mean, it's a pet, not a > dissertation. > > By the way, one of my favorite sayings is " If you are not upset, you aren't > paying attention! " Guess it's true. I'm going to go have a good cry now, and > look disparagingly at the pet food in my cupboard. -- SANTBROWN townhounds/ http://www.angelfire.com/art/pendragon/ ---------- * " He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals. " - Immanuel Kant * " I am in favour of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being. " - Abraham Lincoln * " There are too many idiots in this world. And having said it, I have the burden of proving it. " - Franz Fanon ---------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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