Why Your Companion Animals are Dying
I have been getting quite a few emails from friends asking me about the dog & cat food recall, so I'm pointing everyone to the following resources, which are more up-to-date than information I can offer. Just like my vet said, "I am at a total loss on what to recommend," since products I used to trust have been implicated a dozen times over in this horrific mess.
The main thing to remember is that the ingredients listed on the bag are not necessarily the ingredients INSIDE the bag. Reading the ingredient list for rice protein or wheat gluten is totally useless. The bag of food I bought at Mud Bay that says on the front "Contains no RICE, wheat or corn" contained not only rice, but rice laced with melamine -- a plastic. And nobody can tell me why.
Also remember in this internet age to check your sources. And double-check them. And cross-research them. Just because one place says the food is okay does not mean it really is. Companies are trying their damndest to avoid recalling foods and our animals are dying in the meantime.
Please visit these sites and get the information you need to protect your loved ones. And then sit down and write some letters to your political leaders, and the FDA, and the newspaper, and the companion animal food companies.
- Itchmo Pet Food Recall Help Page - local blog really staying on top of things
- ASPCA Pet Food Recall Resource Center
- FDA Recall Site - don't trust the government, but use this as a fall-back. The blogs are getting the information before the FDA. Which is a whole 'nother post.
I'm feeding grain-free Wellness 100% now. It's the best I can do short of going out and catching live field mice.
I hope you and yours are unaffected.
