Why Aren't We Being Told? The New Pet Food Problem

That's one of the links I found too, but it still doesn't tell which foods are affected

Oh, OK. I did read that Pet Pride was being testing and that it was unclear if others brands were involved.

I just did an e-mail to the reporter of that article and if she could give a further up-date on this new threat to pet foods...so keep you posted

that's very possible too - if it's that bad with pet food what is happening to people food?

Maybe they're just plain scared..could it be that the foods in question are more widespread??

I just signed up for the update on the recalls and signed up all my family and friends that have animals and a computer. I didn't find my cats food 9-lives on there or my dogs special blend but that doesn't mean anything it could mean they haven't tested it as of yet. I am hoping that this will stop. This is someones sick joke harming innocent animals that haven't done anyone any harm. I hope they find out what and who is behind all this and they will get done to them what they have done to the innocent animals who lost their lives. What is this a test to see what will work and what won't maybe humans are next we have already had alot of things contaminated and lucky it was all caught up before it cost to many lives. How do we know that the next piece of wheat bread hasn't been sprayed with rat poison like the wheat they used in the dog food was sprayed. I am praying that this is the end of it and that we will not have to go through this scare again. Well thanks I appreciate the warning about the food. Thanks

I know what you mean....I had gotten some "veggie" burgers not too long ago and guess what one of the ingredients is.....wheat gluten --needless to say I threw it out...just in case

To quote you..."Whats next arsenic?"....certainly makes you wonder at times

The problem is, if this is only now showing in tests, pets might have already been affected by it..and they seem to be keeping us in the dark as to which brands are affected

It seems as though it's only been the past year or so we keep getting more and more news about something else being contaminated, whether food for humans or pets

I think we'd all like to know how acetaminophen got in the food--what next??

From what I see at work, I worry about the stuff that slips through or gets tested and may be iffy and gets the okay anyway. Unfortunately, the articles I saw didn't mention why they were testing the food.

But it still makes you wonder where else this might turn up

It does seem like a major cover up

Seems not...I wish they would get it all straightened out

O don't listen to the news much myself...believe it or not I just get the news on the radio...but more from e-mail alerts...then I check out what's on the internet news...you find more there

I have two cats myself and am constantly trying to figure what to give them...

Oh believe me Morgandrake...I used to have a lot more...wish I could have more but my landlord would have a fit again--a very long story involved here

Must be nice to have only two cats--those were the good ol' days. Oh, I love my cats--each and every one of them--but it is a dim memory of just having two of them.

I haven't heard any updates, and I've been checking religiously. I'm keeping an eye on the local news here too, because they are really good about staying on top of things like this. But I'll keep looking, and getting back to you hon.

I still haven't heard of any up-dates...have you..and it's been a few days now

as much as my guys would happily eat tuna fish every day if i let them (not getting their way on that) they need a solution here. i'm confused as to what's safe to feed them anymore.

I know...a lot of people started using more organic foods to feed pets...a lot of them are like mixes that you add ground beef too...but now that is contaminated...Yikes!

I wrote a number of articles too at both Helium and Gather--that was a pretty hot topic at both sites...Yes I can understand that there was a lot of money lost due to the former recall, but what is the pet food industry going to do....keep mum about it and have more pets die as a result, since people are in the dark now as to exactly which foods are involved...

Don't take my comment the wrong way by the way, I'm not angered by your comment...I'm angered in general that once again this is happening

I understand exactly what you are saying; it is echoing my thought of "Ok, we just won't tell you because we want you to continue buying our product." That is what I think is going on. I am hesitant to buy any of the brands that were involved in the last recall--I just don't trust them.

I give various links on the first page of this discussion...and I'm all too aware how deadly acetaminophen is to pets, especially cats--crying out loud...I don't even take the stuff because of all the side effects to the liver!

I'm beginning to wonder if anything is safe for our pets of all kinds--I started another discussion precisely about this

Someone must be paying off big time not for the specific brands affected to be released--so it makes you wonder if it's a really large company involved

Wouldn't it be so much easier to test the ingredients for foods, before the fact, instead of afterwards??

I will post more if I hear anything...I did a search on the more organic type foods too for pets...but sure enough, some of them came up as being contaminated!!