Comments on: Iams To Lay Off Plant Workers http://www.itchmo.com/iams-to-lay-off-plant-workers-1678 Essential news for cats, dogs and pet owners. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:01:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: John http://www.itchmo.com/iams-to-lay-off-plant-workers-1678#comment-266151 John Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:55:12 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/iams-to-lay-off-plant-workers-1678#comment-266151 I work for P&G as a retail merchandiser Some of my work in in petfood stores. Part of my job is to educate the store employess about the contensts of our premium petfoods. All one has to do is go into a store where Iam's or Eukanuba are sold and look at the ingredients panels on our food and compare it with those of our competetors. And you will find our food consists of only best ingredients and also the safest. I am proud to work for P&G and most of us at P&G feel that all of our products from shampoos, laundry detergent, dental hygiene, and Cough and Cold medicines are all made of top quality ingredients and we think we work for one of America's finest consumer retail product companies. I work for P&G as a retail merchandiser Some of my work in in petfood stores. Part of my job is to educate the store employess about the contensts of our premium petfoods. All one has to do is go into a store where Iam’s or Eukanuba are sold and look at the ingredients panels on our food and compare it with those of our competetors. And you will find our food consists of only best ingredients and also the safest. I am proud to work for P&G and most of us at P&G feel that all of our products from shampoos, laundry detergent, dental hygiene, and Cough and Cold medicines are all made of top quality ingredients and we think we work for one of America’s finest consumer retail product companies.

]]> By: Denise http://www.itchmo.com/iams-to-lay-off-plant-workers-1678#comment-108543 Denise Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:03:42 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/iams-to-lay-off-plant-workers-1678#comment-108543 Capt Carl and Beth, I am feeding 1/2 Eagle Pack canned chicken hollistic and 1/2 home cooking. I am going to buy one or both of the books and get missy on all home cooking. Please read good housekeeping seal of approval its toward the top of the Itchmo pet news. They gave there seal of approval to Iams and Eucnauba (spelling sorry). they approave of them killing our babies I guess this makes me sick. I lost my dog Muffin in 2004 to lymphoma and my cat later that year and I am not sure what happend to him. he was on a prescription Hills diet for his weight and lost the weight but Menu foods made this food and I am betting he died from it too. here is the address to good house keeping I am going to write a letter to customer service and the editer. Goodhousekeeping 300 West 57th St, 28th floor New york 10019. That is really nice how they are giving their seal of approval to a food that kills our babies. These companies got greedy and starting cutting corners on ingredients and could get it cheaper in china. Missys food has no by products or rice, wheat or glutens. They don't even have it on there premises. its just a filler and they don't use it. Atleast if your going to use comerical food call them and ask questions and if they don't answer then don't trust them. www.eaglepack.com if anyone wants to check them out. The owner of the pet store where I buy missy's food is watching them for me though they were recently bought out by elmers glue. so she talks to the company reps when they come in the store and picks their brain about this stuff so if she says take her off I will right away. take care everyone. Denise Capt Carl and Beth, I am feeding 1/2 Eagle Pack canned chicken hollistic and 1/2 home cooking. I am going to buy one or both of the books and get missy on all home cooking. Please read good housekeeping seal of approval its toward the top of the Itchmo pet news. They gave there seal of approval to Iams and Eucnauba (spelling sorry). they approave of them killing our babies I guess this makes me sick. I lost my dog Muffin in 2004 to lymphoma and my cat later that year and I am not sure what happend to him. he was on a prescription Hills diet for his weight and lost the weight but Menu foods made this food and I am betting he died from it too. here is the address to good house keeping I am going to write a letter to customer service and the editer. Goodhousekeeping 300 West 57th St, 28th floor New york 10019. That is really nice how they are giving their seal of approval to a food that kills our babies. These companies got greedy and starting cutting corners on ingredients and could get it cheaper in china. Missys food has no by products or rice, wheat or glutens. They don’t even have it on there premises. its just a filler and they don’t use it. Atleast if your going to use comerical food call them and ask questions and if they don’t answer then don’t trust them. www.eaglepack.com if anyone wants to check them out. The owner of the pet store where I buy missy’s food is watching them for me though they were recently bought out by elmers glue. so she talks to the company reps when they come in the store and picks their brain about this stuff so if she says take her off I will right away. take care everyone. Denise

]]> By: Lynne http://www.itchmo.com/iams-to-lay-off-plant-workers-1678#comment-35916 Lynne Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:44:59 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/iams-to-lay-off-plant-workers-1678#comment-35916 Thank you for the pet food recipes tips. Thank you for the pet food recipes tips.

]]> By: pam http://www.itchmo.com/iams-to-lay-off-plant-workers-1678#comment-35826 pam Tue, 17 Jul 2007 04:29:14 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/iams-to-lay-off-plant-workers-1678#comment-35826 if iams is laying off people then the company is hurting...which means their market share is down, like we didn't know that. when any company starts handing out $5.00 coupons it's a signal that all is not well. we all knew it...how can you have a loyal customer base when your company poisons innocent animals and your corporate idiots refuse to suck it up and pay the claims? i really like e. hamiliton's idea of destroying coupons, but i'd take it a bit further. i plan on writing poison on them in red marker and crossing out the upc code and amount off. oh, by the way, i was saving a bag of iams from march that my dog refused to eat. when i woke up saturday morning i came downstairs and saw that wolfie had peed on it and not a little bit...it was like a river! who says dogs have no sense of humor??? if iams is laying off people then the company is hurting…which means their market share is down, like we didn’t know that. when any company starts handing out $5.00 coupons it’s a signal that all is not well. we all knew it…how can you have a loyal customer base when your company poisons innocent animals and your corporate idiots refuse to suck it up and pay the claims? i really like e. hamiliton’s idea of destroying coupons, but i’d take it a bit further. i plan on writing poison on them in red marker and crossing out the upc code and amount off. oh, by the way, i was saving a bag of iams from march that my dog refused to eat. when i woke up saturday morning i came downstairs and saw that wolfie had peed on it and not a little bit…it was like a river! who says dogs have no sense of humor???

]]> By: Pukanuba http://www.itchmo.com/iams-to-lay-off-plant-workers-1678#comment-35790 Pukanuba Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:38:37 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/iams-to-lay-off-plant-workers-1678#comment-35790 Let's see.....85 less employees/salaries......divided between 10 suits for their bonuses......hmmmm, another good year for these sleaze bags. Wouldn't it be nice if those savings went to pay pet parents for their vet bills. Nah, the sleaze bags need the money for another house on the shore & matching Porsche. One can only hope that the big dip in sales have contributed to this but they would never admit it. All we need is just one po'd ex-employee to blow this thing wide open. So now they can make a higher priced toxic mix to sell to pet parents when their animal is sick.....the worst time to feed an animal something toxic. All the worst names in pf are the ones who manufacture the prescription garbage & now we can add another one. Let’s see…..85 less employees/salaries……divided between 10 suits for their bonuses……hmmmm, another good year for these sleaze bags. Wouldn’t it be nice if those savings went to pay pet parents for their vet bills. Nah, the sleaze bags need the money for another house on the shore & matching Porsche.

One can only hope that the big dip in sales have contributed to this but they would never admit it. All we need is just one po’d ex-employee to blow this thing wide open.

So now they can make a higher priced toxic mix to sell to pet parents when their animal is sick…..the worst time to feed an animal something toxic. All the worst names in pf are the ones who manufacture the prescription garbage & now we can add another one.

]]> By: Sandy http://www.itchmo.com/iams-to-lay-off-plant-workers-1678#comment-35777 Sandy Mon, 16 Jul 2007 23:46:56 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/iams-to-lay-off-plant-workers-1678#comment-35777 I semi feel bad that people are losing their jobs. Most are I hope innocent. However I had to lmao when it hit me PG must be hurting cash wise and doesn't want to admit it..Add to that I was just at the grocery store and saw they had signs up saying NEW LOW PRICE :D Lets hope MANY people to all soon will not buy their crap I semi feel bad that people are losing their jobs. Most are I hope innocent. However I had to lmao when it hit me PG must be hurting cash wise and doesn’t want to admit it..Add to that I was just at the grocery store and saw they had signs up saying NEW LOW PRICE :D Lets hope MANY people to all soon will not buy their crap

]]> By: Ruth http://www.itchmo.com/iams-to-lay-off-plant-workers-1678#comment-35764 Ruth Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:55:55 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/iams-to-lay-off-plant-workers-1678#comment-35764 SO.....from 129 employees down to 44 employees and that will be enough people to oversee and make PREMIUM pet food. Doesn't make sense to me considering that when they had a full staff the food was crap. Like the 44 left are supposed to improve the quality. And now they are going to suck in Vets to sell their prescribe crap food. That is really sick. So what excuse are Vet's going to use when these pets die or get sick from eating this food they sell. IAM's and P&G are screwing people again only this time within the company. So the executives can still get their big fat paychecks and bonus. And improve the profit margin. I really hope that there will some ex-employees who will come forward and expose IAM's toxic pet food. IAM's can change their dog food to healthyand organic but its still crap. I'm sure the PR firms are busy changing the IAM's image. But no matter what I still believe they poison my pet with the dry mini chunks. And that will never change my mind. And I hope the IAM's trolls are reading every word said on itchmo. I had a feeling that sooner or later when the dust settled that IAM's would start to restruct the dry food somehow. And yep, they waited 4 months to start but its still the same crap. How predictable... And that goes for Del Monte Milk Bones too. Still have the new box full of black hairs baked into the milk bones my daughter bought for her pets. You can believe I will be making them homemade bones. SO…..from 129 employees down to 44 employees and that will be enough people to oversee and make PREMIUM pet food. Doesn’t make sense to me considering that when they had a full staff the food was crap. Like the 44 left are supposed to improve the quality. And now they are going to suck in Vets to sell their prescribe crap food. That is really sick. So what excuse are Vet’s going to use when these pets die or get sick from eating this food they sell.

IAM’s and P&G are screwing people again only this time within the company. So the executives can still get their big fat paychecks and bonus. And improve the profit margin.

I really hope that there will some ex-employees who will come forward and expose IAM’s toxic pet food.

IAM’s can change their dog food to healthyand organic but its still crap. I’m sure the PR firms are busy changing the IAM’s image. But no matter what I still believe they poison my pet with the dry mini chunks. And that will never change my mind. And I hope the IAM’s trolls are reading every word said on itchmo.

I had a feeling that sooner or later when the dust settled that IAM’s would start to restruct the dry food somehow. And yep, they waited 4 months to start but its still the same crap. How predictable…

And that goes for Del Monte Milk Bones too. Still have the new box full of black hairs baked into the milk bones my daughter bought for her pets. You can believe I will be making them homemade bones.

]]> By: Janet http://www.itchmo.com/iams-to-lay-off-plant-workers-1678#comment-35757 Janet Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:13:51 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/iams-to-lay-off-plant-workers-1678#comment-35757 I am sorry to hear about the layoff of employees... more victims of the mistakes made in the name of profits. I am sorry to hear about the layoff of employees… more victims of the mistakes made in the name of profits.

]]> By: Katie http://www.itchmo.com/iams-to-lay-off-plant-workers-1678#comment-35754 Katie Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:58:34 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/iams-to-lay-off-plant-workers-1678#comment-35754 Dave, I agree, hoping a disgruntled employee might spill the beans. IAM's: I feel sorry that you chose to lay off some employees rather than increase employees so you could do proper quality control and lab testing. I hope at the time of seperation when you hand those employees papers to sign, saying they won't squeal, a few will tell you where to go... You can make so called premium food and put it in a new fancy bag with a fancy name on it, but I find it hard to believe it won't be made from the same old landfill garbage. You are way to greedy for that. I figure you have lost $93/mo for the last 3 1/2 months from me alone. That would be for dog food and biscuits. I now homecook; food and treats. My dog survived, and hopefully has a few more good years left. So $93/mo at 12mo/yr x # of yrs she has left = I'm glad to say that it should be a nice sum you aren't getting from me. Katie Dave, I agree, hoping a disgruntled employee might spill the beans.

IAM’s: I feel sorry that you chose to lay off some employees rather than increase employees so you could do proper quality control and lab testing. I hope at the time of seperation when you hand those employees papers to sign, saying they won’t squeal, a few will tell you where to go…

You can make so called premium food and put it in a new fancy bag with a fancy name on it, but I find it hard to believe it won’t be made from the same old landfill garbage. You are way to greedy for that.

I figure you have lost $93/mo for the last 3 1/2 months from me alone. That would be for dog food and biscuits. I now homecook; food and treats. My dog survived, and hopefully has a few more good years left. So $93/mo at 12mo/yr x # of yrs she has left = I’m glad to say that it should be a nice sum you aren’t getting from me.

Katie

]]> By: kelly http://www.itchmo.com/iams-to-lay-off-plant-workers-1678#comment-35751 kelly Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:41:52 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/iams-to-lay-off-plant-workers-1678#comment-35751 DAVE SAID IT ALONG WITH THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT COMMENTED ON THIS IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY BABY FORGET ABOUT THE POOR PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR PETS OR THE SUFFERING THE PETS WENT THROUGH BEFORE THEY DIED IT'S THE MONEY THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT ALONG WITH EVERY OTHER BIG BUSSINESS IN THIS NATION IT'S WRONG BUT WHO CARES THE GOVERMENT OR THE PET FOOD COMPANYS SURE DON'T THAT IS A GIVEN DAVE SAID IT ALONG WITH THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT COMMENTED ON THIS IT’S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY BABY FORGET ABOUT THE POOR PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR PETS OR THE SUFFERING THE PETS WENT THROUGH BEFORE THEY DIED IT’S THE MONEY THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT ALONG WITH EVERY OTHER BIG BUSSINESS IN THIS NATION IT’S WRONG BUT WHO CARES THE GOVERMENT OR THE PET FOOD COMPANYS SURE DON’T THAT IS A GIVEN

]]> By: Dave http://www.itchmo.com/iams-to-lay-off-plant-workers-1678#comment-35740 Dave Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:19:48 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/iams-to-lay-off-plant-workers-1678#comment-35740 85 Iams employees to be laid off....maybe, just maybe, one of those unfortunate employees will have the courage to "spill the beans" about pet food processing. We already know the garbage that goes into dry pet food but it would be nice if someone told the story, even if they have to change the story slightly to protect their identity (or later ask George W. for a pardon if they get caught). The only thing the executives at Iams and P&G are worried about is not getting their big annual bonuses this year because year over year sales will be down significantly. 85 Iams employees to be laid off….maybe, just maybe, one of those unfortunate employees will have the courage to “spill the beans” about pet food processing. We already know the garbage that goes into dry pet food but it would be nice if someone told the story, even if they have to change the story slightly to protect their identity (or later ask George W. for a pardon if they get caught). The only thing the executives at Iams and P&G are worried about is not getting their big annual bonuses this year because year over year sales will be down significantly.

]]> By: Beth http://www.itchmo.com/iams-to-lay-off-plant-workers-1678#comment-35739 Beth Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:10:18 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/iams-to-lay-off-plant-workers-1678#comment-35739 Lynn--I just purchased Donald Stromberk's book "Home Prepared Dog and Cat Diets" I got my book from Amazon. Itchmo had a column featured on this animal nutrition expert just last week. Lynn–I just purchased Donald Stromberk’s book “Home Prepared Dog and Cat Diets” I got my book from Amazon. Itchmo had a column featured on this animal nutrition expert just last week.

]]> By: Captn'Carl http://www.itchmo.com/iams-to-lay-off-plant-workers-1678#comment-35730 Captn'Carl Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:32:39 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/iams-to-lay-off-plant-workers-1678#comment-35730 Here is something for anyone who is determined to make a clean break from the toxic so called “Pet Food’ that is all too easy to buy and feed to our best friends. It is time to stop cheating our pets by taking the easy way out and further jeopardizing their lives. The recommendations and recipes found in this reference are both much safer and more nutritional than any of the tainted and poisonous slop on the market. I picked up a copy of this book at the local Wild Oats store in Hinsdale IL. It is the paperback edition and sells for $18.95. The book is entitled: Dr. Pitcairn’s Complete Guide to Natural health for Dogs & Cats. There are sections on all manner of things relating to nutrition, home made pet food, diseases, and anything and everything relating to cats and dogs. This is an excellent all around pet owner’s manual. Captn’ Carl Here is something for anyone who is determined to make a clean break from the toxic so called “Pet Food’ that is all too easy to buy and feed to our best friends.

It is time to stop cheating our pets by taking the easy way out and further jeopardizing their lives.

The recommendations and recipes found in this reference are both much safer and more nutritional than any of the tainted and poisonous slop on the market.

I picked up a copy of this book at the local Wild Oats store in Hinsdale IL. It is the paperback edition and sells for $18.95.

The book is entitled: Dr. Pitcairn’s Complete Guide to Natural health for Dogs
& Cats.

There are sections on all manner of things relating to nutrition, home made pet food, diseases, and anything and everything relating to cats and dogs. This is an excellent all around pet owner’s manual. Captn’ Carl

]]> By: Lynne http://www.itchmo.com/iams-to-lay-off-plant-workers-1678#comment-35726 Lynne Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:19:50 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/iams-to-lay-off-plant-workers-1678#comment-35726 Where can I find recipes for good, complete nutritional meals for my dogs? I want to look into home cooking for them. Where can I find recipes for good, complete nutritional meals for my dogs? I want to look into home cooking for them.

]]> By: E. Hamilton http://www.itchmo.com/iams-to-lay-off-plant-workers-1678#comment-35705 E. Hamilton Mon, 16 Jul 2007 18:57:30 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/iams-to-lay-off-plant-workers-1678#comment-35705 So instead of telling the truth, paying the vet bills for pets already dead or suffering Iams is going to lie some more? HIDE their shameful name from appearing on a product and hope to suck in MORE victims? No surprise, not after the last 4 months. I think I would faint if a pet food company did the right thing. So instead of telling the truth, paying the vet bills for pets already dead or suffering Iams is going to lie some more? HIDE their shameful name from appearing on a product and hope to suck in MORE victims?
No surprise, not after the last 4 months.

I think I would faint if a pet food company did the right thing.

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