Traci said,
”
I also heard a ‘rumor’ that FROMM is manufatured in CHINA. I would worry
about that. I’m trying to find out more. At this point it’s cooking or using
something like the HONEST KITCHEN.”
Did you
see the Fromm statement above posted by Therese? That satisfies me as them
being ok.
HappyAvodermCustomer said,
Someone
above posted about avocados being poisonous to dogs. That is not 100% true.
Avoderm? Hello?
I do
not work for the company nor am I involved in the pet food industry in any
way. It just bothers me when someone comes on here reporting a supposed
general ‘fact’ that is not supported by solid arguments or proof.
Many dogs benefit from avocado in their diet, including mine. Do more research
please before spewing more general misinformation and adding to the confusion
of many concerned pet owners.
FTR,
many pets are sensitive to meat proteins, hence the need for a vegetarian
dog food. Domesticated dogs and cats can develop allergies just like humans.
rikki said,
Regarding
the above statement from Fromme: Is that the same China that not too long
ago “purged” thousands of pet dogs, by rounding them up and
putting to death? Sure, that’s where I’d like my pet’s
food to come from…
Evy said,
Dear
HappyAvodermCustomer ~
I am
so glad you have found a great food for your dog and agree with you that
general ‘facts’ are often not supported by proof.
Now,
if I could just get that across to people about corn 
Your
post was informative and a delight to read!!
Evy
Anna said,
Here’s
information I received today from Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s
Soul. I am also pasting their Animal Testing policy.
——————————–
Dear
valued customer,
There
have been some miscommunications in the media and on the Internet.We would
like you to know that Diamond Pet Foods IS NOT involved in thecurrent recall.
The company that is having the recall is a manufacturernamed Menu Foods.
You can find more information about the affectedproducts at www.menufoods.com
or call them at 866-895-2708. Again, noDiamond manufactured products are
affected by this recall. Thank you foryour inquiry.
Diamond
has it’s own dry pet food processing plants. We do have cannedproduct
that is co-packed for us, but it is not with Menu Foods.
I have
attached our animal testing statement. Let me know if you haveconcerns after
you read it.
Janet
L. Rettenmaier, DVM, MS
Veterinary Services
Diamond Pet Foods
Veterinary Services
Diamond Pet Foods
——————————-
Animal
Testing
We appreciate
your concern about animal testing. We would like to assure you that our
commitment to animals is not limited to providing superior nutrition, but
extends beyond this to include the humane treatment of the animals involved
in the necessary feeding trials.
We do
minimal animal testing on our products. Most veterinarians feel strongly
that pet foods should be put through an approved AAFCO feeding trial to
ensure that they provide adequate nutrition for the life-stages they are
labeled to feed. AAFCO has strict guidelines regulating these studies.
We do
not conduct the research ourselves. Rather, we utilize certified laboratories
based on their reputation and their dedication to nutritional research.
Nutritional studies are much less invasive than other types of biomedical
research. It is required by AAFCO that blood samples and other measurements
(weight) be taken on study animals to ascertain adequate nutrition. This
sampling is conducted by registered technicians and supervised by licensed
veterinarians.
We inspect
the laboratories before a study to ensure that there will be adherence to
study protocol, and that facilities and philosophies regarding animal care,
handling and enrichment meet our standards.
Anna said,
P.S.
I guess that information I just posted would be applicable to Diamond Pet
Foods as well as Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul as Diamond
Pet Foods looks to be the parent company.
Eileen said,
If you
are looking for a canned cat food that is safe. Healthy Pet has come out
with cans now. My cats love it and it’s safe. I have 5 and they are
all healthy and happy. I wish they had canned for dogs, but not yet.
Here
is their link to the canned info.
Anna said,
One more
thing.
Mud Bay
Granary has now cleared up the information they had on Natural Balance using
Menu Foods. Their page now states that Natural Balance has absolutely NO
tie to Menu Foods nor has it ever.
Natural
Balance’s own webpage has cleared up that, too.
Way to
go Therese. Great on the money reporting being done here by you.
Traci said,
“I
do not work for the company nor am I involved in the pet food industry in
any way. It just bothers me when someone comes on here reporting a supposed
general ‘fact’ that is not supported by solid arguments or proof. Many dogs
benefit from avocado in their diet, including mine. Do more research please
before spewing more general misinformation and adding to the confusion of
many concerned pet owners.”
You can
find the warning on avocados on the ASPCA website as well as others that
mention toxic plants and human foods for cats.
dirude2 said,
Hi Everyone!
My pet,
who is an 11-12 year old boxer, in December and January was very ill. I
feed him dry food 1 cup Pro Plan or Science Diet, and 1 container lil Ceasors,
and 1 can/pouch of Mighty Dog, Yes Mighty Dog!! I can not believe I pet
escaped DEATH. If it were not for the fact that he weighs 85 pounds and
Mighty Dog is really ment for little dogs, however, my Boxer is spoiled
and a picky eater. He was very weak, shaking, drinking a ton of water, and
diarrhea. I really thought this was it for him. Now I am so afraid to feed
him dog food. I have been making him chicken and rice with carrots, and
celery. He likes it, but I know him and its just a matter of time before
he gets tired of it. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what to feed
him?
Karen said,
This
“recall” makes me sick to my stomach, all those family pets
that have died due to the possibility of a “company” taking
a shortcut in preparing food for your “pet children”. This mornings
newpaper showed a family Scottish Terrier that had been taken to the vets
and then died because of this genocide.
I can
understand a pet dying from old age and natural causes, but this is despicable,
uncaring and the almighty “DOLLAR” is being placed over good
quality food for our animals. God be with all those who have lost their
companion and beloved friend, my prayers are with you in the coming days.
God Bless you..
Traci said,
“If
you are looking for a canned cat food that is safe. Healthy Pet has come
out with cans now. My cats love it and it’s safe. I have 5 and they are
all healthy and happy. I wish they had canned for dogs, but not yet.
Here
is their link to the canned info.
Thanks
for tip, I found that last night and posted the ingredients list of the
canned and their statement on the facilities used. I browsed through the
site more and thought this sounds too good to be true. The website itself
has a “too promotional” look that bothered me and made me wonder.
Good to know. Seems googling the vet who designed it, she is a celeb vet
(holistic) on Animal Planet but I don’t get cable so I’d never
heard of her before.
Good to know. Seems googling the vet who designed it, she is a celeb vet
(holistic) on Animal Planet but I don’t get cable so I’d never
heard of her before. Bj said,
Honest
Kitchen food is not affected — all US ingredients, human grade and
organic.
Lisa Clay said,
I own
and have read “Food Pets Die For: Shocking Facts About Pet Food”
(Paperback) by Ann N. Martin (Author) and have actually lent it out to others.
It is an eye opening and shocking account of the truth behind the pet food
industry. I can’t even convince my own family to not feed dry food
to their cats (my cats used to get it until a year ago) as it is not suitable
for cats. Anyway, I recommend reading this book as it talks about everything
surrounding the pet food industry. Having said this, all 3 of my cats eat
Halo Spots Stew, Merrick, Evo (I have put a hold on that pending confirmation
of where it is made), and up until a week ago, the recalled Nutro. I had
my vet run blood and urine tests on all 3 cats, and of the 3, only one is
perfectly normal (she ate the least amount of Nutro).
I am waiting on my 2nd cats urine culture, and my 3rd cat, who already has kidney stones, had an elevated creatinine level (up to 3.4 compared to 2.4 a year ago). I thought that Nutro was a premium food as it is advertised as such and is expensive. Right now I am only feeding Merrick and Halo and have been looking for another cat food to add to their diet.
I am waiting on my 2nd cats urine culture, and my 3rd cat, who already has kidney stones, had an elevated creatinine level (up to 3.4 compared to 2.4 a year ago). I thought that Nutro was a premium food as it is advertised as such and is expensive. Right now I am only feeding Merrick and Halo and have been looking for another cat food to add to their diet.
This
site is wonderful. I have been on it every day since discovering PetConnection
a week ago and then following their links.
Eventually,
I will start making my own pet food (with the correct added vitamins and
taurine), but until then I have to buy their food.
JC said,
I thank
you for doing the work to find this all out. I am extreemly disapointed
with Wysong! For a company that claims so much good and to be associated
with Menu foods is a huge contridiction to what they claim and leaves you
wondering if you can trust anything they claim.
I refuse to do business with any company that uses Menu foods.
To use companies that still asscociate with Menu foods advocates animal testing and supports a company that waited to do a recall while they personally killed 7 more animals instead of taking pet owners word that their food was poisen in a can our pouch!
I refuse to do business with any company that uses Menu foods.
To use companies that still asscociate with Menu foods advocates animal testing and supports a company that waited to do a recall while they personally killed 7 more animals instead of taking pet owners word that their food was poisen in a can our pouch!
I urge
everyone to boycot any company that does anysort of business with Menu foods!
(Trust me there are not many)!
JC said,
Quote:”Lynne
said,
March 23, 2007 @ 6:15 pm
March 23, 2007 @ 6:15 pm
You state
that Innova Evo (Natura Pets product) wet food is made by Menu Foods, but
I cannot find this information anywhere else. What is your source for this
information?
I realize
this brand isn’t impacted by the recall, but I will not patronize any company
who does business with Menu Foods after this debacle. I am also concerned
about cross contaimination in the processing equipment.”
Lynn,
I talked to Nutura today and they admitted there products are made at Menu
Foods, I thanked them for their honesty and told they I will not be able
to do business with them becuase Menu foods advocated testing on animals
and so do they if they have their foods made by them!
It is
time to hold business respondsible for their actions,,, boycot all business
that use Menu Foods!
Therese said,
JC, I
spoke with a company rep at Natura that verified the information for Natura
products.
Jaycee said,
I had
been feeding my dogs dry Innova kibble, which is made by Natura. Natura
has it’s own in-house plant for their dry food, however, they do source
their wet food to Menu Foods. Natura has stated they use their own ingredients
for the wet food, but the Menu plant they use for their canned foods is
not in the recall. Still, I am not going to take any chances. Sadly, because
of this association, I will be boycotting Natura products as I cannot support
a company that supports this kind of negligent animal testing. Plus, the
thought of putting one more red cent into the pockets of Menu Foods makes
me sick. So, until Natura changes their ways, I will be putting my money
into the hands of my butcher and local farmer’s market. It’s
the least I can do for my pets, who ARE my children. I also set a letter
to Natura informing them of my boycott. I doubt I will hear back from them,
but hopefully, my actions, as well as many others here, will make them question
their integrity. The actions they take within the next few weeks will determine
what kind of company they truly are. It’s such a shame; my dogs did
so well on Innova.
Oh, and
Traci, do you REALLY trust the ASPCA to tell you what to feed your dogs?
Where is the ASPCA right now in all of this? You’ve obviously never
tried Avoderm. Do you really think that food would be on the market- for
dogs AND cats- if avocados were truly poisonous? Seriously, clink on the
link that happyavocustomer posted above. You obviously didn’t look
at it before. That’s the only food my mother can feed her dog with
severe allergies. Avoderm, that has avocado in it, has done nothing but
cure a dog that was once always itchy and ill. What works for her dog might
not work for yours or mine, but to say that it’s poisonous is ignorant
and non factual, and does nothing but create more scared dog and cat owners;
not a very nice thing to do in light of this tragedy.
My prayers
and thoughts are with everyone who has lost cats or dogs to this event.
Together, we can make a difference. I am telling all of my neighbors, coworkers,
friends. I have sent letters to all my local news channels, as well as to
the Drudge Report. I am posting on several message boards, too, in hopes
of getting the word out.
Good
Luck everyone.
Sarah said,
It breaks
my heart to hear about all the pets that have been affected by this. I have
two cats that recently were sick with signs of kidney failure. Both had
elevated levels of BUN and Creatinine. One was hospitalized and given IV
fluids, the other received sub-q fluids. They are both home now and doing
well. I had just started feeding them a new batch of food before they got
sick - Nutro Max Cat Gourmet Classics canned food. In particular, the varieties
I was feeding them were Lamb and Turkey Cutlets with Best By date of Jan
22 10 and Savory Hunter’s Stew with Venison with Best by date of Oct
17 09. Since they were otherwise healthy and young (4.5 years old), I really
believe that the food was to blame. As of now, Nutro has not recalled the
canned cat food. I have contacted Nutro, the FDA, and Menu Foods. No one
has gotten back to me. Has anyone else had any problems with canned Nutro
cat food?
Jaycee said,
Sarah,
I’ve read about numerous cats getting ill from Nutro cat food on www.petconnection.com.
I am
so sorry for your kitties and I hope they get better. I don’t like
having to change foods, but that is how I found this site- looking for a
brand that is wholesome AND not associated with Menu foods in any way.
I hope
your kitties get better and that you find a better food!
Cheysuli said,
Thank
you so much for this list. Although none of our foods was on the recall
list, the large number of manufacturers who were affected by the recall
really concerned us. We were planning on doing most of this leg work ourselves
but are very thankful that you have done it for us.
I noticed
you didn’t have anything on Wysong. A friend reported that she talked
to them this morning. Menu foods makes their canned food from ingredients
supplied by Wysong. There is no wheat gluten in any of their food. All other
products are made in house. They use Menu foods because the do not have
a canning facility. The company is currently rethinking their choice of
Menu foods as their canning facility of choice. Paraphrased from : http://wwwzevocalamari.blogspot.com/2007/03/wysong-update.html
linda said,
Someone
had ask about the dick van patton brand lamb roll and I was wondering are
the involed with menu foods?
Evy said,
ANYONE
WHO FEELS THEY ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A DRY FOOD:
Please
keep the receipt, if you still have it.
Definitely
keep the food and original packaging. Quit feeding any product that is making
your pet ill. Itchmo Seattle has a blog that is asking for folks to post
who have encountered problems with dry food.
For now,
that is the only place I’ve found that is working to collect this
data.
But I’ve
read far too many complaints on various message boards about this issue
and cannot consider it coincidence.
We need
owners who have had problems with DRY food to hang onto that product as
possible proof if necessary.
I’m
hoping I am wrong, but without being able to verify the product and have
it available for possible testing - one just never knows.
GROUP
HUG for Therese
meg said,
I am
sad beyond belief but what is not being voiced is these companies tested
this poison food on live animals that died. How can companies that make
a living off our love for animals use live animals when they could get sick
and die like they did… I think all these companies that have their
food produced by menu foods should be boycotted. Just because these animals
were lab animals or what makes me even sicker is strays picked up.. does
not mean they are any less loved… We have got to speak up for them
they gave their lives… in this day and age there is lab test that
could have done the same thing but they were to cheap or what ever their
reason …. and caused more death…
Sondra T. said,
A note
of caution to those of you who are searching for a food NOT manufactured
by Menu Foods. Check each companies websit carefully and lookfor a statement
that reads something like Halo’s …”product NOT produced
by the supplier involved…” Some of the companies listed above
such as PetGuard and Evolve merely state their products…”are
not included in the recall” or “are not associated with the
recall.” This obviously does not mean that their products are not
produced by Menu. I believe if their products are not produced at any Menu
plant they would clearly state that fact.
PS I have emailed and spoken to a rep at PetGuard and I got the same response as everyone else…they said they would call be back…one can only deduce that they use Menu and do not wish to reveal that fact.
PS I have emailed and spoken to a rep at PetGuard and I got the same response as everyone else…they said they would call be back…one can only deduce that they use Menu and do not wish to reveal that fact.