Melamine in Corn Gluten Linked to South African Pet Illnesses
The 29 cases of renal failure in South Africa has been linked to melamine in corn gluten used in pet food. Corn gluten is used extensively in the US.
Tests have confirmed that Vets Choice and Royal Canin dog and cat dry pet-food products contained corn gluten contaminated with melamine, says the manufacturer.
The contaminated corn gluten was delivered to Royal Canin by a South African third-party supplier and appears to have originated from China.
We were tracking cases of the South African pet deaths before and have heard rumors of corn gluten contamination.
At this point, we believe that all corn gluten should be considered at risk for contamination and should be tested by every pet food manufacturer and the FDA.
Please help us track all pet food that contains corn gluten in this Forums thread.
Update: 30 pets die from contaminated food. A stunning quote:
An independent pathologist, Professor Fred Reyers said the outbreak may not be an isolated incident. He believed there was sufficient evidence to suggest a link between this outbreak and a similar one in Cape Town as well as one in the United States.
EDITOR’S NOTE: It was a difficult decision (and we know that some will accuse us of sparking panic) but based on patterns of development and expansion of recall in the US, Itchmo has issued an email Safety Alert to pet parents out of abundance of caution. We believe all pet parents should be given the information to make informed judgements to form their own reactions. We believe it is not up to us to decide what you should or shouldn’t know.
(Thanks to Howl911)
April 19th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
“The government may be protecting its people, but that doesn’t mean that the Chinese government knew the company was doing it.”
It is hard to separate the Chinese goverment from the companies that are making its economy richer.
I recommend a film called China Blue
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/chinablue/
Which I saw last week on PBS.
Also, seems the Chinese government is impeding the FDA from sending inspectors in to view those plants. I believe I found it on a link someone posted here. Maybe someone else remembers what I am talking about. The article might be in my “history.”
April 19th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
http://www.bluebuff.com/contact/
Call us at:
(800) 919.2833
Write us at: The Blue Buffalo Co.
P.O. Box 770
Wilton, CT 06897
http://www.bluebuff.com/produc.....tion.shtml
http://www.bluebuff.com/products/ingredients.shtml
Their claims are that the ingredients used in Blue Buffalo Foods are human-grade.
So, what’s happening here–is this misinformation re: human grade ingredients, or are non-human grade ingredients being passed off from China as being human grade ones? Not making judgments–but it’s either one or the other.
April 19th, 2007 at 4:57 pm
Steve - I don’t believe Evy is trying to make a hard sale to anyone. She is not only a concerned pet owner, but someone who understands the industry and how important good nutrition is to pets. No one food is going to be perfect for every pet as it sounds in your writing.
What Evy is trying to do is educate us on pet nutrition and what to look out for.
To All - I use Kumpi for all 5 of my cats and my 3 dogs. I’ve never been more happy with a food product. That doesn’t mean that if my cat had an allergy that I would not be wise enough to try something different. I would however check with my vet and perform some tests to see what the allergy is. Sometimes we change food thinking that will resolve the issue and it isn’t even the food! And we wonder why our pets don’t get better.
Others have mentioned they would like to NOT have to order online. You know, it is not that difficult to go the extra mile and order online and get it delivered. I’ve spoken with Evy late into the night during this whole recall mess and she and her team of dedicated folks have worked extra hard to get the extra orders out without even increasing the cost of the food. That extra time and changes in pickup and delivery times for their shipping process increases their overhead. But again - no increase in costs. I’m not saying prices won’t ever go up…but it speaks volumes that she is willing to go the extra mile and help us all out.
They way I look at it - your pet is like a child - you do what you have to do for that LIVING being who DEPENDS on you to TAKE CARE of him or her. I ordered extra bags of food so I could stock pile a few weeks and get my order schedule underway. That may not be feasible for some, but what I do is reduce my Blockbuster rentals, going out to eat for myself, etc… to make sure I don’t cut out the right nutrition for my companions who give me nothing but love and support and cheer me up any day of the week.
Go Kumpi - thanks Evy!
Robert Davis
April 19th, 2007 at 5:00 pm
please… enough with the kumpikat. please.
April 19th, 2007 at 5:01 pm
Well, I’m done with this blog for a while. Should we rename it Kumpi’s Blog?
April 19th, 2007 at 5:02 pm
Unfortunately suppliers do not tell those they are supplying where they get the products from. In fact, the information they give/gave to Menu Foods, Natural Balance, Blue Buffalo, Royal Canin, etc may NOT have even been truthful. The truth of the matter is that unless you personally grown your own food sources you have no idea what you or your pet are eating, nor do you know for certain from what country it has come from. Since few people have the time, space or resources to grown their own food including the raising, caring for and slaughter of meat, poultry and fish, we are in the unfortunate position of having to trust others. For me, I trusted the FDA and the USDA to govern the food supply for my pets and my family. Now I am learning that my trust has been sadly misplaced.
April 19th, 2007 at 5:06 pm
Thanks, Traci, I’ve heard of that production. There is also an article in Vanity Fair this month about the pollution of waterways and heavy manufacturing in China that is very interesting. The article is primarily about companies now being paid by goverments to go in and privately regulate water production due to pollution and poor infrastructure.
I have also read that the FDA is having troubles with inspecting the plants. I just wanted to be clear on the distinction between the company (a lot of companies being now privatized by China) and the government itself, who again, may be protecting the companies, but may not necessarily be the culprits themselves. Of course, they do bear responsibility, too.
I just don’t want China to shut down at all the criticism, which means we won’t get anywhere with the inspections. Anyway, just thinking out loud.
Thanks again for the link.
April 19th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
It would be great if the admin stepped in and helped keep the propaganda off here. I can tell you this much, these K posts have solidified my opinion of the product, and being someone that people come to for advice on what to buy, I know what is absolutely not going to be on my list.
After careful consideration I think that any food using a non meat protein should be on the no no list for now. If the word gluten or the word protein in conjunction with a grain is on the ingredient list we might best be served not feeding it to our pets. I’m also staying away from any menu foods produced foods because I fear cross-contamination. There is a reason that those peanut warnings say that foods made with peanuts are made in the same place, cross contamination happens. Since we’re dealing with a powdered ingredient I think the possibility is even higher.
ITCHMO ADMIN: Our policy is to remove comments only for profanity and hate speech. However, I would ask all commenters to post testimonials and other food recommendations in our Forums (www.itchmo.com/forums).
April 19th, 2007 at 5:08 pm
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April 19th, 2007 at 5:09 pm
Lynette: I don’t have to defend myself to you. I’ve researched this for years and worked with cats with very difficult illnesses. Hodgkins did a great job but advocates meat by-products???? UGH. The links you posted are readily available and among the first any serious student of feline nutrition will read. I am fully aware of the advantages of a wet diet, canned or raw, over dry and all the reasons for those advantages. I was speaking to the maj of pet owners right now who have not spent years doing their own research. Many have ltd access to brands - so it was thoughtful of you to post a few of the canned alternatives YOU think are SAFE right now. The best I can say for Fancy Feast and Whiskas are that they are not the worst. Do a little reading and Purina won’t get your vote. Sorry. Personally, although I’d prefer a wet food my cat refuses it so - I’m sticking with a safe dry in this crisis. When it’s over, I’ll consider something else from what is actually nutritious and safe and available — and that my cat will eat. You’re free to do the same. Try to contribute and be helpful without sounding like an annoying know it all.
April 19th, 2007 at 5:12 pm
“Others have mentioned they would like to NOT have to order online. You know, it is not that difficult to go the extra mile and order online and get it delivered.”
I regards to Evy’s or any other brand not readily store retailed across the country, I think some people have a fear of ordering online for security issues. I am just getting over it the past few months and have ordered a few things via the web, one just today by PayPal. With all the fear people have of cyber crime and snooping malware I can understand. If you are concerned about online shopping a particular company, ask them what measures they use to secure your info and learn how to secure your own info on your computer (learn about malware and cyber snooping etc and what to do on your end to be secure).
April 19th, 2007 at 5:22 pm
I love my kitties more than anything, and I want only the best for them. It took me a long time to find a food for them that I felt comfortable with, that I knew was going to be good for them long term and also something that they liked. No doubt everyone feels the same way and wants only the best for their pets. Our pets are our kids!!!
I think it is a disgrace that for so long, pets have been getting the “bottom of the barrel” when it comes to nutrition. People think, “they are just animals, who cares? why spend a bunch of money?” Ridiculous. We are talking about our companions, our friends. I have had all three of my labs and my two kitties on Kumpi for several months now, and I have to stick up for Evy and her product on this one. I am very happy with the results I have seen and I hope others will see the light. I am the worlds biggest skeptic on being “sold” but in this case, I can be at ease knowing I am giving my “kids” a quality product. I am a scientist and therefore VERY aware of what goes into these foods. It literally makes me sick to my stomach the sacrifice in quality for our pets. Why wouldnt we want the same quality for them as we do ourselves? I realize some of these foods are actually considered very good food, how would we ever know??? This could happen at any point to any company. The bottom line is that we need to take a stand and stick up for our pets, DEMAND the quality they deserve. Recently on the last recall, the CO Human Society alone, lost 98% of its food. That makes me want to cry. Donations need to be made and people need to be eduacated and aware. This is a much bigger issue than we even know.
April 19th, 2007 at 5:30 pm
PLEASE STOP WITH THE KUMPI TESTIMONIALS!!!!!
We get it, evi and her clients think its the best food ever made!! ENOUGH ALREADY you kumpi people are scaring off posters who have had valuable comments and insight. You don’t need to bash our heads in with KUMPI IS WONDERFUL, EVY IS THE BEST, ENOUGH!!!!
April 19th, 2007 at 5:32 pm
IMHO any dog food containing corn should be avoided. It is a cheap filler.
Corn is a difficult to digest grain that is a common cause of allergy problems. Corn gluten meal is a low quality product for which the AAFCO definition is “the dried residue from corn after the removal of the larger part of the starch and germ, and the separation of the bran by the process employed in the wet milling manufacture of corn starch or syrup, or by enzymatic treatment of the endosperm.†In plain English, that which remains after all the nutrititious bits have been removed.
April 19th, 2007 at 5:32 pm
Does anyone have any opinions or reviews of “The Honest Kitchen” line of products? We’re considering switching to this mainly due to the fact that they’re the only company I’ve been able to find whose ingredients list isn’t a mini-novella. So far as I can tell, they don’t use any grain glutens (course, I thought that about NB when we switched to them) and we’re going to test out some samples I ordered.
This is the dehydrated stuff that you mix together at home. I’m not sure if I’m comfortable with that, since we’ve always fed our guys dry food (Hill’s and then NB, *not* the V&GP thank god..) and this would be essentially switching them over to straight wet food.
Any opinions appreciated. This isn’t meant as an ad, since I’ve never used their product; just want to know if anyone else has, without the schpeil please.
April 19th, 2007 at 5:33 pm
THIS IS NOT A KUMPI SITE AND THIS IS NOT A KUMPI FORUM!!
CITFO!!!!
The constant posts about this brand is not a way to win people over and the internet doesn’t forget, not even smart from a marketing perspective.
April 19th, 2007 at 5:34 pm
If anyone has allready mentioned this pet food….I apologize for the repetition but I just wanted to make sure that I posted it before I have to log off.
I’m not speaking for all Purina pet products…..but I know for a fact, that BENEFUL ORIGINAL CHICKEN DRY DOGFOOD…contains corn gluten!!! I know, because, that’s what I used to feed my dogs….until 3 weeks ago….before I started home cooking for them.
For any who may have doubts….please go to the Purina website and you will find it listed there…..along with the ingredients for other Beneful formulas.
This is just horrific….but I gotta’ say…..I just had a gut feeling that it wasn’t going to end with Wheat Gluten being the culprit…it’s so sad!!!
April 19th, 2007 at 5:36 pm
Fivecatsandadog you should call them, they are very helpful, I know several dogs thriving on their food (as well as other manufacturers brands). They have no glutens and no proteins that are grain derived. Their phone number is (858) 483 5995 I suggest a quick call might answer your questions.
April 19th, 2007 at 5:38 pm
I have been reading every post I could for the last several weeks as our dog Buddy spent 4 days in an emergency clinic early in March..We believe it was due to Iams canned food..He is still alive but has many problems and we have already spent over $5,000 and have much more to go…We feel grateful we were able to make the financial commitment and he is still alive..
At the onset of all these petfood tragedies and the exposure of big business atrocities, the posts had most pet lovers bonding together to try and learn and/or share any tiny scrap of information they could…Now, many are choosing to attack each other instead of the real villains…Why? Because it is easier?
I personally have read many opinions often with opposing ideas, many duplications of information and many speculations presented as facts but with no sources or documentation..Big deal..It is my responsibility to sort through the information and then evaluate it myself…
Many, including myself, have utilized this forum to try and find solutions as to what to feed their pet…If Evy is willing to share information and be the first person I have heard actually willing to stand behind their product without smoke and mirrors, why the #$^$@ is she being attacked..???
If you don’t like what she says, don’t read it…I may not like the nasty tone of Anonymous or Disgusted but that does not give me the power to control what they say or feel…
When you start attacking your own group who are sharing a common interest as special as our love for our pets, you have weakened the group as a whole and will certainly please the corporate power brokers with no scruples or conscience…
What I have learned to date from all of this is actually kind of simple..I will need to be more vigilant and do more work to examine all of the food etc in my life and more importantly, I will enjoy the things I love most, my family including dogs, each and every day…No more taking anything for granted…
April 19th, 2007 at 5:39 pm
Is it safe to return yet? i was dreaming of corn, wheat,and grain free foods
for my pet!
im not knocking kumpi ? i simply haven’t the resources to buy it! so all you rich kids buy kumpi’s foods.. there.. now from my prespective cats don’t
wallow ’round like water buffalo lookin for gains to eat ? not since nature
decided to make cats,and mine really likes (opps? no endoursments please).
meat, yes thats right my little carnosaur loves meat.. mouse , vole,
bird.. even snake? and i am satisfied to say i encourage my kat (cat)
to go out in my wooded backyard an KILL an EAT! it’s safe,cheap and
contains NO gluetins ,corn , wheat , rice,soy or other rabbit food?
sincerly,
disgusted
April 19th, 2007 at 5:40 pm
Has anyone heard about the Wellness wet cat food? Just curious if that is included in this mess.
Whoa on the snippy little bloggers. I am only trying to help you. I am not trying to advertise anything! Is this romper room or a place where people can vent and try to help each other. Again, use all that energy to do something positive and proactive. I just left a shelter two hours ago dropping off $400 worth of donations. What are you doing?
April 19th, 2007 at 5:44 pm
” I just left a shelter two hours ago dropping off $400 worth of donations. What are you doing?”
Amen and thank you.
April 19th, 2007 at 5:44 pm
Nobody on here should be hyping any food since none of us know for sure what is safe and what isn’t.
April 19th, 2007 at 5:46 pm
The Paws no kill shelter in Lago Vista, Tx has been battling this for weeks. Someone donated recalled pet food and it was fed by staff who did not know any better. At least two cats have died and 40 are under observation. This is the only incident that has had any media attention in the Central TX area.
April 19th, 2007 at 5:47 pm
Thanks for the info KellKell, I’ll give them a call shortly. I’m glad to hear that there are animals doing well on their food, we’re going to go crazy if we don’t find a safe alternative soon. We’ve been so lucky; we’d stopped feeding our one cat the savory cuts just weeks before Menu’s tainted “window” by sheer coincidence. We then put her on Royal Canin, and thankfully this mix has no corn, rice, or wheat so far as I can tell (but don’t know if I entirely trust them). With the other kids, we *almost* bought the NB’s V&GP for them. Thank god we didn’t. We feel so horrible for others who weren’t so lucky, almost feel guilty that we escaped it (so far).
April 19th, 2007 at 5:47 pm
Roz, Kudos to you for dropping off $400 in donations, my point was it is clear that Kumpi is not involved, we know that, we have known that for quite a few posts, we need new information not a testimonial. As for what I am doing my company has raised and donated nearly 10 times your donation to help with this mess. So what, who cares, thats my decision and the least I can do for the furry ones I love.
People have asked repeatedly for the propaganda to stop, people have left because of it. It would be great if instead of trying to compete on donations and giving product testimonials about a known clean food (at least its clean with the current info we have) how about you help us figure out who the other 3 companies are that have the contaminated rice gluten?
April 19th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
Roz, Wellness canned food is made by Menu Foods (or at least some of it is). But it is suppose to be grain free.
April 19th, 2007 at 5:50 pm
Hey Anon, you don’t like Evy’s post skip over them then. I appreciate Evy’s knowledge about the pet food industry. How often can you go to a forum & have someone who’s actually in the industry & know what she does?
I returned 2 unopened bags of Royal Canin yesterday because of the wheat & corn gluten in them. I was afraid to start feeding new bags to my cats. I know a lot of people don’t like Eukanuba, but that’s what I exchanged the Royal Canin for. At least they use mainly meat proteins and NO glutens. As for the by-products, I e-mailed them last year about it and it seems they use high quality by-products so I’m not worried about it.
April 19th, 2007 at 5:52 pm
Fivecatsandadog you can only go with what you know and that’s honestly what is so completely scary about this situation. We are trusting these companies and what they are saying. My concerns is actually with what THEY don’t know. I think the best course of action is what I said earlier, in avoiding the glutens and non meat based proteins entirely. Of course who is to say that something else isn’t going to turn up contaminated. Again we have to go with what we know. Even cooking for our pets, we’ve had human food recalls of late too. We have to educate ourselves and do the best we can. This whole thing sucks.
April 19th, 2007 at 5:53 pm
True, true. It’s a frightening time in general, that’s for sure.
April 19th, 2007 at 5:56 pm
Hey Fivecatsandadog when you call HK post what they say in here, I don’t think I’ve seen a post about them yet so it would be good to hear what they have to offer. Please? Thanks! :)
April 19th, 2007 at 5:56 pm
Oh, and Roz,
as far as Wellness, people have brought up the possibility of cross-contamination. Wellness would have you believe they are safe because they carefully inspect their production lines and clean them to avoid such issues. You may find something of more detail on a statement from them at Petsitusa (even on Wellness/Old Mother Hubbard itself) or the new pet food list website mentioned on Petsitusa. Teresa who runs the blog might be able to tell you through email?
http://www.petsitusa.com/blog/
If you feel that boycotting Menu Foods is the right thing to do, you wouldn’t want to use them (they use MF for canning as do others that are quality like Innova). I think Wellness Cat is good food and safe since I have decided to trust on the cross-contamination issue and hopefully they will switch from using MF but I am not boycotting all MF associated food (and no one is going to convince me to either). Most of the cat food moist is grain-free and I believe the ones with grain only use whole brown rice. I feed the moist myself as does the rescue/pet store I volunteer at.
April 19th, 2007 at 5:57 pm
Please don’t bash Evy, she’s only trying to help. I, for one, appreciate her comments and her knowledge. The great majority of her posts have just been sharing information that I really didn’t know. I haven’t seen any other pet food companies coming forward to help us at all, most are just providing non-answers to our very pointed questions. Evy even calls you personally to answer your questions and concerns, don’t know that any other company president does that. Please don’t try and make her go away, it doesn’t seem to be advertising to me. I have appreciated all her posts.
And yes, I feed KumpiKat. I just started a couple weeks ago, and everyone is doing really well on it.
April 19th, 2007 at 5:59 pm
Geez Roz?,
how about donating $400 to me? (see what i mean, it ’s the poor man’s pet
thats trapped?) shelters , feral colonys, we are trapped!
free kat food > mouse , vole , snake.. a bird or 2?
im definately leavin this blog, it’s become a bank for the x-pensive , pet owner , an please “roz” im poor, i really hate people who boast money?
your not the only person who trys. (if you want a childish description of what i do? well fellow you’l be disapointed you ain’t gettin it..
ITCHMO ADMIN: No one is saying that you have to buy expensive food or organic to feed non-poisonous food to our pets. We want ALL food to be safe and wholesome. Please let’s concentrate our energies on making ALL pet food safe.
April 19th, 2007 at 6:02 pm
Here’s a link to an article speculating that the melamine was added intentionally to increase protein levels, and also describes how the chinese govt is obstructing our investigation. http://www.baltimoresun.com/ne.....-headlines
Here’s info that will make you sick—our pets were sacrificed to save 20 cents/lb of wheat gluten. http://www.boston.com/business.....mport_gap/
April 19th, 2007 at 6:04 pm
“im definately leavin this blog, it’s become a bank for the x-pensive , pet owner , an please “roz†im poor, i really hate people who boast money?
your not the only person who trys. (if you want a childish description of what i do? well fellow you’l be disapointed you ain’t gettin it..”
I am not wealthy either, but I thank him or her for doing something good with the money instead of buying some new fashionable outfit or electronics toy. I have yet to see you contribute anything under your moniker other than rant at someone else for what they have posted. That IS childish.
April 19th, 2007 at 6:07 pm
I am going to supply an answer here? i am certain some of you have already figured it out? it’s not in a can? it’s not ina pouch.. and it’s not even in kumpi kat ! it’s a mouse!
thank you, ;~) disgusted
April 19th, 2007 at 6:08 pm
Disgusted,
I think you’re taking other’s posts too personally. All Roz did was report what she did. She did not mock your financial situation. I’m not rich either, but I appreciate people donating pet food to shelters
I only can donate a little per month, but I’m calling the local animal shelters to make sure they are up to date with the recall. It’s the least I can do, and maybe you can help too.
April 19th, 2007 at 6:15 pm
“For those who want to cook there food, you might want to check www.balanceit.com
The recipes are pricey but these are formulated for your specific pet and are created by board certified veterinary nutritionists.”
I’m sorry, but I found the recipes at BalanceIT.com highly inappropriate for cats. I can make cat food from tofu and spaghetti? According to them… but cats are obligate carnivores and I wouldn’t have very healthy cats.
4lgdfriend: I’m glad you’ve read those sites, because they contain a wealth of information, including on byproducts. I AGREE WITH YOU that byproducts are “icky” and mystery surrounds what “meat” is in a pet food. I am merely pointing out options… and I added options without byproducts after your comment, and a link to an entire webpage of cat foods without byproducts. I was merely pointing out options, and in my mind Purina’s Fancy Feast is one of them - because though it may contain byproducts, it (as far as we know) doesn’t contain toxins. Organics by Nature is another (superior) option - but some people want food TONIGHT and may need to buy something at a grocery or convenience store.
I have studied feline nutrition for years as well, and also worked with many cats with special needs (diabetes, renal disease, gastro-intestinal disorders, obesity….). Let’s both share our information with each other and others - I think we AGREE on many points, though we may disagree on some.
April 19th, 2007 at 6:15 pm
“I only can donate a little per month, but I’m calling the local animal shelters to make sure they are up to date with the recall. It’s the least I can do, and maybe you can help too.”
Shelters and rescues need volunteers also, as well as money, sometimes more so. Even if all you can do is hold and animal a few times a week and give it some love and attention.
April 19th, 2007 at 6:18 pm
Yes you are right.. electonic toys that kill the polinators? (bees).
silicon cells that are more toxic than nuclear waste..
we have a clean , wholesome planet don’t we traci?
evil men who cut $.20 off a can of pet food to make themselves rich!
traci the answer is not in canned food, or bagged food , or shelter donations, it’s in careing , giving animals homes , not buyin’ em a few days
of life? (you really can’t say anything against this..) we’v wreaked the planet? i have worked with a rescue group for years, (not susposed to
endourse though!). it’s not about money.. it’s about loving yourself, loving
life , sharing the life with all life?
sigh..
yours,
disgusted
April 19th, 2007 at 6:20 pm
Well, disgusted, how ironic. I am not wealthy either, funny you think that is the only way people can help and make donations. Sad that you can’t even donate your time, money is not the only thing that makes a difference. Not that I need to justify anything to you, but all of the $400, was from several caring people who are doing the best they can and want to make a difference. Even one animal at a time.
April 19th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
“endourse though!). it’s not about money.. it’s about loving yourself, loving
life , sharing the life with all life?
sigh..
yours,
disgusted”
I thought you were leaving, are you staying around just to make things snarky around here? And, yes, I am certainly implying that.
April 19th, 2007 at 6:22 pm
“Yes you are right.. electonic toys that kill the polinators? (bees).
silicon cells that are more toxic than nuclear waste..”
Oh, by the way, aren’t you using a computer right now?
April 19th, 2007 at 6:25 pm
traci,
every year i rescue ferals.. this winter i donated over $800 to help?
all my animals are either strays, shelter animals , my favorite is the cat
that was a day away from being put to sleep, i saved her.. i pulled 3 kittens
from a crawl space in a blizzard they’r alive because i saved ‘em.
my outdoor cats are ferals , they live under my home.
im not impressed by money talk.. what does it matter..
alot of people give, but few sacrifice?
yours,
disgusted
ITCHMO ADMIN: Disgusted, no one is doubting your intentions and I am sure that you are not doubting others. But lets please direct our energy in getting recalled food off our shelves or finding out whose else has tainted rice protein by calling pet food companies. Thanks.
April 19th, 2007 at 6:33 pm
My computer is a pentium pro, it’s over a decade old..
i have 1? an i hate it.. (but i admit i use it?).
1 thing you guys haven’t figured out yet, the garbage that we’r tearing
the earth up for is killing us in ways we haven’t even begun to see.
the power cells they’r using are made by 1 of the most toxic proceses know to man.. it’s the production , the materials .. if you doubt? look at China..
thanks, disgusted !
April 19th, 2007 at 6:35 pm
Will those with nothing new or pertinent to say please leave this blog. Thanks.
ITCHMO ADMIN: Wise words. We would rather that you to stay and contribute positively. If you prefer, please take your comments to this board in our Forums.
April 19th, 2007 at 6:43 pm
with respect to www.balanceit.com please take a closer look. They are giving you the option of selecting the protein source and the carb source you prefer to make the food with. You don’t have to use tofu or spaghetti. As much as it boggles the mind, some people prefer to be vegetarians, both for themselves and their pets. Tofu is just one option, although after selecting that I got a no recipes for that protein available message. You can choose chicken breast, ground beef, pork loin, lamb chop or atlantic salmon too. I picked chicken and barley as a test and received the option for a chicken and barley recipe and a low carb chicken and barley recipe.
April 19th, 2007 at 6:45 pm
Hey itchmo,
i like your blog.. it is a fine place to discuss ways to save the animals..
i have an idea?? we all know that wild is best? how about a safe enviorment for pets/wildlife.. let me tell you a sad story, i have a coyote
problem ’cause of my ferals.. the fuzz won’t let me shoot the coyotes?
everywhere i turn i get (poop). i try d.e.c. (ny dept of conservatives)..
i call animal control , they can’t help? i tried the sherif, same thing..
we need to let ‘em run free.. they’d be better off , my ferals are very
independent but alway are their when hungry? my point is, people try
and make animals pets.. and in doing so we’r killing ‘em?
April 19th, 2007 at 6:47 pm
lol maybe I didn’t spend enough time checking it out, but I just tried creating a recipe with tofu and rice for a cat and it had no recipes for that ;)