Horses? They ‘blame’ it on horses being put down going into the food too?
I don’t know if I could possibly found out any stats on that or not but I just might try.

I can NOT Imagine that there are enough horses being put down in a weeks time, let’s say, for it to begin to Show up in the amounts/levels people have found. No Way. Not in my mind or experiences. I could be wrong but—–

What is the real number of pet food plants? I’ve seen 3, I’ve seen 5 {the Biggies}??.

If you as Conservation/Park officers etc., something like this, If a Wild edible animal is “put down” can you eat the meat?
{not shot with a bullet type},
They will tell you NO, can’t eat it.

Be-Cause of the medication in the darts etc and the sorts of medications used to put them to sleep.
{not that That happens everyday either}

Deer, Elk, Bear, etc. Doesn’t matter as far as Ive Ever heard. You can’t eat the meat. They don’t allow it.

So why No and for Humans {or a pet} consumption, under Those circumstances????

If one checks all or most of the dog and cat food has some sort of fish in it, hard to avoid.

I think I confused the list, if a food cat or dog has only chicken in it, has phenobarbitol been found in it??

Sandi

Seems they just work at the FDA to Hide stuff More than to FIND stuff, to me!

His site said that, Pentobarbital does Not Degrade during processing and that is one reason it’s Still in the Foods once it’s canned etc.

His or another site said that Drs. had also found that dogs being put to sleep for surgeries, were More Resistant to pentobarbital too, and need MORE to be put to sleep for the surgery, than what’s considered Normal. Tolerance level was UP.

“Nope, nuthin’ wrong here”
Cujo- Stephen King

When my dogs were diagnosed with food allergies, I picked up a bag of Eukanuba catfish formula food at the vets (don’t ask me why, I would normally never feed this stuff but I was kind of desparate to get them off their other food immediately). When I got home, I read the label more completely & sure nuff, ethoxyquin was in it. Guess this was on top of the dose they put in at the fish processor’s place! I made an extra trip into town to get better food that day.

I do know that SD does still use it because it is on the label.
They don’t even try to hide it.

We need some regulations in this industry!

Being a cat and dog breeder of long standing, I have used Iams products long before the Eukanuba was even invented. Throughout the years I have had nothing but wonderful results with these products. Because I was so disgusted with them for even being part of the recall, I switched to other foods, but because they were the ones who threatened to blow the whistle on MF, if they didn’t DO something, that they did redeem themselves in my eyes, and show that they do have some integrity after all. I have since switched back to the dry Eukanuba products, because this is the only food that I can depend on to keep the weight on my girls even with large litters.

http://www.organicconsumers.or.....e_5698.cfm

“FARM BILL COULD HAMSTRING STATE FOOD SAFETY AGENCIES

Consumer, Environmental, Farmer and Animal Welfare Groups Protest Clause that Wipes Out State and Local Authority on Meat, Poultry, Biotechnology

Washington, June 19, 2007-Forty consumer, environmental, farmer and animal welfare groups today announced their opposition to a sweeping provision in the 2007 Farm Bill that wipes out critical state and local authority to protect food safety, the environment, and humane animal treatment. The provision, Section 123 of Title I, was quietly inserted in the House bill several weeks ago by the Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee….

…..”At a time when we have seen repeated food safety failures at FDA and USDA, we need more food safety protection, not less,” states Jean Halloran, Director of Food Policy Initiatives at Consumers Union (publisher of Consumer Reports). “This clause would tie the hands of states on meat, poultry and genetically engineered food,” she said……”

This will then give all the power to you know who!

Katie

We can ask for more funding for organic food and that the requiements for food to be called organic become stronger for organic labeling not weaker as they have proposed. We can ask that the farm subsidies be changed so they help the smaller farms and not the agribusunesses. I don’t know if people are aware that food stamps come out of the usda budget and many times the poor suffer to further line the pockets of the large wealthy farms.

If you want to see the injustices of the farm subsidy system go to http://www.ewg.org.

Meat byproducts, another one.

Sandi