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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-05-07 08:28 PM Original message |
Texas lab finds pain medicine in pet food |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-05-07 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
1. I guess whatever is just lying around |
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Lisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 11:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
56. I guess they aren't kidding about any old mess being "a dog's breakfast" |
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El Supremo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-05-07 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
2. Menu Foods Pet Pride for cats |
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cui bono (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 12:10 AM Response to Reply #2 |
25. try here... |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-05-07 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
3. Acetaminophen is dangerous for dogs & cats! |
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Bitwit1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-05-07 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
4. There is no way I would buy something made in China |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-05-07 09:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. agree |
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arikara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-05-07 11:53 PM Response to Reply #8 |
22. The problem is how do you know? |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 10:59 AM Response to Reply #8 |
37. Even if it is "made" in the US, there is absolutely no way of knowing where the INGREDIENTS come |
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tblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 01:32 AM Response to Reply #4 |
33. Did y'all hear that China's former top drug regulator has been sentenced to death? |
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candice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 02:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
46. Check your Trader Joe vegetables...and our high-quality peanuts are |
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NYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 08:01 PM Response to Reply #46 |
52. I was misled by the Canadian organic peanut butter. |
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NYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 08:21 PM Response to Reply #52 |
59. Yum peanuts are grown in the US, and Montreal is where |
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NYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 08:23 PM Response to Reply #46 |
60. Some of our peanuts are going to Montreal. |
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RedEarth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 04:20 PM Response to Reply #4 |
76. Do you ever take a Multi Vitamin or a Vitamin C tablet.... if so,... read this article..... |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-05-07 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
5. The people in charge of putting this crap in our pet food should be forced to live the last of their |
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seafan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-05-07 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
6. This is very serious. And it is most likely deliberate adulteration of pet food. |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-05-07 11:40 PM Response to Reply #6 |
21. A company not reporting toxins in their product should be a criminal offence. Jail time & big fines |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 03:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
67. Of course it's deliberate. Either somebody is trying to hurt the |
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ourvoicescount (251 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-05-07 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
7. So what exactly IS safe for the pets then? wtf... |
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HuskiesHowls (582 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-05-07 09:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. I'm ready to turn my 3 Siberians loose in the field next door |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-05-07 11:13 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. Look for foods with USDA human grade ingredients |
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cui bono (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 12:10 AM Response to Reply #7 |
26. here... |
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partylessinOhio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-05-07 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
9. This is horrific. Where are our protections against this? It seems there |
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SOS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 11:00 AM Response to Reply #9 |
66. It's awful, but there are no protections |
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LeighAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-05-07 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
10. Puppy Uppers and Doggie Downers |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-05-07 09:37 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. SNL from wayyy back |
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Kat 333 (312 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-05-07 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
12. This is so fucked up ... |
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candice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-05-07 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
14. "As long as people are not sick or dying, it’s O.K.” READ THIS ARTICLE!!! |
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candice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-05-07 10:06 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Most of the world's vitamins and supplements are Made in China... |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-05-07 10:24 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Congress should force companies to make goods in the USA |
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cui bono (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 12:05 AM Response to Reply #16 |
23. And whole food retains more vitamins so you don't need to take so many |
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cui bono (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 12:13 AM Response to Reply #14 |
28. And don't buy dinnerware/cookware or mugs made there either. |
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candice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 02:33 PM Response to Reply #28 |
44. Because China is a market for U.S./international corporations... |
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cui bono (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 02:35 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Yeah, it was kind of a rhetorical question. =) |
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candice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 02:43 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. Not as long as the Congress has to run TV ads to be re-elected... |
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cui bono (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 03:37 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. ? Was this meant to be in response to me? |
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Rene (758 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-10-07 11:00 PM Response to Reply #28 |
65. I wonder about the dyes/chems in their textiles...their towels, sheets, blankets. |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 12:32 PM Response to Reply #14 |
40. I treat such products like I treat stuff with transfats - |
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MLFerrell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-05-07 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
15. Damn... |
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tchunter (236 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-05-07 10:28 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. my first thoughts when i saw the headline was the same as yours... |
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cui bono (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 12:11 AM Response to Reply #18 |
27. check here... |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 12:33 PM Response to Reply #15 |
41. It SHOULD give us all qualms. |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-05-07 11:32 PM Response to Original message |
20. Tell Congress if you haven't already to make Country of Origin Labeling mandatory! |
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tbyg52 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 10:45 AM Response to Reply #20 |
36. It sure needs to be |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 02:42 PM Response to Reply #36 |
48. Growing China produces most of world's vitamins - article (70% penicillin, 50% asprin, & more meds) |
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yy4me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 12:21 PM Response to Reply #20 |
39. I agree, and no more of the phrase: "Distributed by XX". We |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 12:34 PM Response to Reply #20 |
42. Excellent. |
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cui bono (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 12:09 AM Response to Original message |
24. MENU FOODS RECALL INFORMATION: |
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kimpossible (785 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 12:15 AM Response to Original message |
29. Once again, the pet bloggers fill in for the FDA |
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PinkyisBlue (617 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 12:29 AM Response to Original message |
30. Oh, there are my misplaced eyeglasses in my cat's food; how did they end up there? |
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NYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 01:10 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Link to The Overwhelmed FDA: |
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PinkyisBlue (617 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 01:14 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Thank you for the link. |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 01:48 AM Response to Reply #31 |
35. Oh, my God. That is worth reading. And scary. |
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candice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 02:41 PM Response to Reply #31 |
47. Drowning government in a bathtub won't save the rich...if our food is |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 01:40 AM Response to Original message |
34. It sure as hell would be nice if they'd tell us WHAT KIND of dog food |
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tiredofthisstuff (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
38. 24 Hour Pain Relief. |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
43. Acetaminophen is highly toxic to cats |
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NYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 08:49 PM Response to Reply #43 |
53. Don has a theory. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 03:47 PM Response to Reply #43 |
68. I can just about guarantee you the manufacturer didn't put it there |
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MetaTrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
51. So has any story said where they think this acetaminophen is coming from? |
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AlienGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 10:06 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. Rendered fats and proteins, maybe? |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 11:19 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. There is no law against pets in pet food |
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MetaTrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 12:24 AM Response to Reply #55 |
57. And that sort of makes the leap in thought that people are feeding their pets acetaminophen |
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AlienGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 06:57 AM Response to Reply #57 |
58. Are there any commonly-kept pets that *are* given acetominophen for pain? |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 03:51 PM Response to Reply #58 |
70. NO. Why would dead pets have ANY acetaminophen in them? |
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Up2Late (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-10-07 12:59 PM Response to Reply #57 |
62. I wouldn't doubt some are doing that, I had a friend that I think did that when she was... |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-10-07 07:23 PM Response to Reply #54 |
64. S T O P !!!! You are making me sick! |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 03:50 PM Response to Reply #54 |
69. How would that account for acetaminophen in quantities in pet food |
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Up2Late (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-10-07 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
61. This could be the TRUE culprit, not that the other stuff wasn't bad enough... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 03:53 PM Response to Reply #61 |
71. Acetaminophen toxicity causes methemoglobinemia. It's a clinically |
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Up2Late (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 06:06 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. Yeah, nice try. Yes, it does that too, but first it destroys the Liver. Here's the info link... |
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InvisibleTouch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-10-07 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
63. My 5-year-old mama dog... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 03:55 PM Response to Reply #63 |
72. Raw meats are 100% inappropriate due to the known, documented |
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InvisibleTouch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 07:52 PM Response to Reply #72 |
74. What we've been through a thousand times... |
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75. more info at these links |
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