- First and foremost, do not buy any pet treats manufactured in China. If you have any in your cabinets, take them back to the store you bought them from.
- If your pet has become ill or died as a result of eating Chinese manufactured jerky treats, let the FDA know! They need to hear from you. See How to Report a Pet Food Complaint on the FDA website.
- Sign these two petitions Ban all poisonous chicken jerky treats imported from China and Pet Owners, Animal Advocates: Dogs Are Dying: Make the FDA Recall ALL Chicken Jerky Treats Made in China.
- Join the Animal Parents Against Pet Treats Made in China! Facebook page.
- Write your senator and let them know you want these products to be investigated further and taken off the market. Sen. Sherrod Brown and Sen. Dennis Kucinich, of Ohio, have already called on the FDA to investigate the treats further.
- Write and call Nestle Purina and DelMonte and urge them to stop selling jerky treats manufactured in China.
- Ask your local pet food store, pet shop, pet bakery, grocery store, or other places of business not to sell pet treats manufactured in China.
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Nestle & DelMonte jerky treats may be to blame for pet illnesses Posted: 13 Mar 2012 01:27 PM PDT A few days ago, I posted about the FDA testing of jerky treats that’s been going on since 2007. The FDA has advised pet owners to be cautious of jerky treats made in China, but they haven’t released the brand names of any of the treats in question. Just today though, MSNBC is reporting a possible link between some big brand jerky treats and illnesses in dogs. The brands named are Waggin' Train or Canyon Creek Ranch jerky treats or tenders produced by Nestle Purina PetCare Co., and Milo's Kitchen Home-style Dog Treats, produced by the Del Monte Corp. The information comes from an FDA report MSNBC obtained through a public records request.
Read the rest of the MSNBC article: 3 big brands may be tied to chicken jerky illness in dogs, FDA records show. The pet food companies say the treats are safe and, as Schopp says, pets are their top priority, but I’m not convinced. The fact that he FDA is continuing to get complaints about the treats makes me question the treats and the companies selling them. Just since November, 2011 the FDA has received over 530 complaints from pet owners who say their dogs have become ill or died after eating jerky treats manufactured in China. With that many complaints, I would expect any ethical company to look at their products – products they’re having manufactured in a country with a questionable history in the food industry. Instead, this garbage can still be found on shelves everywhere. It’s easy to sit behind our computers and cuss out the companies selling this crap, but that’s not going accomplish much. So here are a few suggestions on what we can all do to make some noise: I know I’ll sound like a broken record, but I’ll say it again anyway, please don’t let your dogs eat jerky treats manufactured in China! Sure, your pet may be OK, but he may not. Just ask someone who lost their dog to jerky treats, or to tainted pet food in 2007, and they’ll tell you it’s just not worth it. |
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