Pet Food Concerns

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I'm not sure how many of you are aware of the problems with contaminated chicken treats for dogs, orignating in China. Here's a link with a little more information.

Please be aware that if you're purchasing dog treats, you need to ascertain their origin.
 
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Considering that we would have absolutely no control over the manufacturing of this product, why does anybody in their right mind buy this junk? I thought we learned our lesson several years ago when hundreds of American dogs died from Chinese wheat that was imported into this country and put into dog food. Wheat? Why would American dog food companies import WHEAT into this country? This country exports wheat.
 
Thanks for posting this. This is why I try to stick with a couple brands for all treats and kibble. Natural Balance and Taste of the Wild for the most part. I really like my dog and would be beyond heated if she got sick from something I gave her.
 
Sad. Another reason I have no desire to buy any food product that says "made in china" whether it is for pets or people.
 
While we are on pets, my vet said on Wed, that Hartz is the poster child of all the things not to do selling pet products. He has treated animals where the fleas where alive and the dog sick after being treated with a Hartz product.
 
I reaaly wish all these greedy companies would stop buying and having stuff made in China for sale here in AMERICA. I would not by any food made in China wether it was for human or animal consumption. It's bad enough we are forced to buy all the other products we need that are made in China.
 
Originally Posted By: morepwr
Sad. Another reason I have no desire to buy any food product that says "made in china" whether it is for pets or people.


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Originally Posted By: johnnydc
I reaaly wish all these greedy companies would stop buying and having stuff made in China for sale here in AMERICA. I would not by any food made in China wether it was for human or animal consumption. It's bad enough we are forced to buy all the other products we need that are made in China.


My dog (and cats) get this:

http://www.orijen.ca/orijen/about/

And only this.

We don't do treats or anything like that.

Originally Posted By: orijen
That means we don’t buy the bulk commodity ingredients found in conventional pet foods.

Instead, we start with fresh, never-frozen meats that are sustainably farmed, fished or ranched within our region by people we know and trust. Considered too expensive by conventional pet food makers, our fresh regional ingredients are unmatched in any other dog or cat food on earth.

From free-run poultry, to wild-caught fish to free-range red meats, our regional ingredients are approved 'fit for human consumption' by the Government of Canada and arrive at our door fresh each day — so they’re preservative free and bursting with goodness to nourish your dog or cat completely.

In today’s world of multinational and marketing companies (that sell but don’t make their own foods), we’re proud to stand apart as an independent and authentic pet food maker. And because your trust means everything to us, we never allow our foods to be produced or packaged in any facility other than our own.


Just like with anything else, it is possible to source products without any dubious Chinese origin. You just have to look and be willing to spend a bit more for it.
 
Earlier this year, we purchased rawhide treats and our lab got pretty sick. We had just opened a new bag of rawhide treats. The rawhide product we had been purchasing was "Made in Brazil" and after she got sick, I looked at the bag and it said "Made in China".
 
That's terrible.

Wonder what excuse will come with this one to justify some peoples' favorite COO.
 
My wife and I feed our Corgi Chevy Blue Buffalo Freedom grain free food. He's done very well on it. He's almost 4 years old and is still very healthy and slender with a nice coat. We fed him their regular dog food before the Freedom came out,and he did well on it also.

He got some treats made in China as a Christmas gift from a family member last year. We didn't give him any of them. I hate to be like that,but we didn't want to take any chances.
 
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