They are saying the recalled food contained rat poison! Can you believe this? I am heartsick that such a thing could happen in this day and age. What safety precautions, if any, were taken when this food was manufactured?
Vets around the country are studying cases from six months previous because they are suspicious that the food may have been contaminated months earlier.
2007-03-23 11:15:36 · 10 answers · asked by Incognito 6 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Darby - initially it was those cans/pouches dated back in December '06. ABC news had a vet, not sure if it was from the FDA, who stated that vets around the country are studying cases 6 months prior to December '06 because they seem to think the poisoning started even before then.
2007-03-23 12:05:56 · update #1
What I meant was - Initially the recall was from cans/pouches dated 12/06 thru 3/07. Vets are studying cases dating as far back as June '06.
2007-03-23 12:07:54 · update #2
I rec'vd this from Nutro today:
We have just been made aware that Menu Foods has expanded the date
range of their recall. NO New Products are being added and we ask all Nutro customers that have any wet "cuts & gravy style" pet foods product, regardless of the "best by date," to no longer feed these products to their pets and to return them for a full refund. This action is being taken to avoid customers' confusion in reading specific "best by dates" on individual cans and pouches.
Source: Nutro Products nutro@nutromax.com
Darby- you're correct, most animals die from internal bleeding after injesting rat poison and we've heard no reports of internal bleeding in these animals. I'm sure the poison reeks havoc on every organ in the body, but this is strange.
2007-03-23 16:34:31 · update #3
It really is a disgrace. Pet food companies already use the nastiest parts of the animals for pet food, so why can't they at least be more careful about it? Don't these people own pets? anyone that has a pet knows that they are family members, not just animals.
It really disgusts me that people lost their pets due to the neglegence of some company that SHOULD be able to be trusted with at least providing quality food for pets.. it is sick and it is wrong.
AND- Aren't they supposed to have some sort of "quality control" workers at the end of the production line? what were they doing when this happened? sticking their thumbs up their butts? seriously!
2007-03-23 11:22:12 · answer #1 · answered by Fluffington Cuddlebutts 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I didn't know it was 6 months. I thought the food was made around Christmas time. I heard that the pet food manufacturer imported wheat from CHINA, that had been sprayed with rat poison. The the rat poison was not approved for use in the USA, but is used in the USA as a cancer treatment. But someone else commented that rat poison causes bleeding, not kidney failure, so I wonder if we really know. I don't think the vets are prepared to deal with this. The Agriculture Department is supposed to be issuing some guidance quickly. I am heartsick, too.
2007-03-23 18:24:38 · answer #2 · answered by Darby 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The weird thing is, the toxin is not used as a rat poison in the US! It used to be used for enducing abortions. I think it would have had to be purposely put there. I really hope that some disgruntled employee would not stoop so low as to kill innocent animals all over the US.
2007-03-23 18:20:22 · answer #3 · answered by Breinn 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's terrible! I am just so relieved and thankful that we don't feed our dog those brands of food! considering how many people consider their pets part of the family, more precautions should be taken. If it was "people food" that had rat poison in it, some people would be in jail over it!
2007-03-23 18:19:15 · answer #4 · answered by Eowyn 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I heard it had Rat poison, and was from imported wheat in the manufacturing process. We are in a bad way of needing to become more self sufficient in this country and I approve this message.
2007-03-23 18:25:12 · answer #5 · answered by doc 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
How sad. I'm just glad that I stopped feeding my animals wet food months ago.
My dogs wet food wasn't on the list. But my cats wet food was. How scary!
Obvioulsy they weren't that concerned with safety thinking everything would be fine.
2007-03-23 18:19:26 · answer #6 · answered by Shell 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That's very sad. I thought it was only human food but now they have also attacked pet food! Not the humans but atleast leave the animals alone!
2007-03-23 18:26:07 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
how sad to do that to innocent animals who never hurt anyone
2007-03-23 18:35:58 · answer #8 · answered by sweetascandy0069456402509 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think the terrorists did it
2007-03-23 18:23:06 · answer #9 · answered by Yutow 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
terrible
2007-03-23 18:17:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋