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Chinese pet food company to bring 70 jobs to Arkansas
KTHV-TV ^ | April 18, 2017 | Staff and The Associated Press

Posted on 04/20/2017 6:06:34 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

DANVILLE, Ark. (AP) - A Chinese company that makes food for pets has announced plans to open in Arkansas and bring 70 jobs to the state.

The Arkansas Economic Development Commission announced Monday that Pet Won Pet Products will locate in Danville in a plant formerly occupied by Petit Jean Poultry....

(Excerpt) Read more at thv11.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food; Local News; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: arkansas; china; jobs; pets
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Yes, yes, the jokes just write themselves. Good news for that area, though.
1 posted on 04/20/2017 6:06:34 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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Will they be bringing the melamine with them to poison the pet food, or will they have to produce that here too?


2 posted on 04/20/2017 6:08:04 PM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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No chinese made pet products for my dog. Lots of dogs have been killed because of those made in china snacks


3 posted on 04/20/2017 6:08:56 PM PDT by RummyChick (can we switch Don,Jr for Prince Kush and his flak jacket. From Yacht Party to Warzone ready to wear.)
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Probably be a new partner with Tyson... be using the few parts that Tyson hasn’t been able to figure out how to sell.


4 posted on 04/20/2017 6:15:37 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

At least the stray cat population will decline in the area.


5 posted on 04/20/2017 6:17:36 PM PDT by The Iceman Cometh (Donald J Trump 45th President of the United States !MAGA)
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I guess its ok. They’ll be using Americans. And they’ll have to adhere to American food inspections.


6 posted on 04/20/2017 6:19:58 PM PDT by jr3000
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Maybe they will sell back to China as a luxury item.


7 posted on 04/20/2017 6:20:05 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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Its a global dog eat dog world?


8 posted on 04/20/2017 6:20:54 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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Chicken jerky treats?


9 posted on 04/20/2017 6:25:41 PM PDT by BigEdLB (To Dimwitocrats: We won. You lost. Get used to it.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Keep your cats inside and your dogs on a leash.


10 posted on 04/20/2017 6:26:34 PM PDT by I want the USA back (The media is acting full-on as the Democratic Party's press agency now: Robert Spencer)
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11 posted on 04/20/2017 6:26:53 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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They’ll be using Americans.

Where did you learn that?
12 posted on 04/20/2017 6:28:52 PM PDT by posterchild (Treade a worme on the tayle, and it must turne agayne.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Chinese pet food - I thought it was a restaurant supply company.


13 posted on 04/20/2017 6:35:03 PM PDT by PAR35
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“”Where did you learn that? “”

What else will they use?


14 posted on 04/20/2017 6:35:35 PM PDT by jr3000
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15 posted on 04/20/2017 6:39:13 PM PDT by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!)
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They’ll be using Americans.

Where did you learn that?

- Pet Won Pet is People!


16 posted on 04/20/2017 6:40:10 PM PDT by crusadersoldier
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They could use L-1 visa labor, or, like many other food processing facilities in the US they could use illegal alien labor.


17 posted on 04/20/2017 6:49:46 PM PDT by posterchild (Treade a worme on the tayle, and it must turne agayne.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

In China (and other parts of Asia) pets ARE food. Cf. Barack H. O’Dogeater.


18 posted on 04/20/2017 6:53:02 PM PDT by SargeK
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I’ve seen dog carcasses in front of a butcher shop in Korea many years ago. Different customs.


19 posted on 04/20/2017 7:01:33 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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Does this mean that toxic Chinese drywall will suddenly become more scarce?


20 posted on 04/20/2017 7:24:22 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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