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Jerky treats linked to deaths of 1,000 dogs
Orlando Sentinel ^ | May 17, 2014 | Gail Smith

Posted on 05/18/2014 12:51:47 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows

Pet jerky treats, mostly imported from China, are being linked to more than 1,000 deaths in dogs, more than 4,800 complaints about animal illness, and, for the first time, sickness in three people who ate the products, federal health officials said Friday, according to nbcnews.com.

But Food and Drug Administration officials say they still can't identify a specific cause for the reported illnesses or deaths, despite seven years of tests and investigation.

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


TOPICS: Food; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: china; chinachicken; dogfood; petfood; processedchicken
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The problem continues.
1 posted on 05/18/2014 12:51:47 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows
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To: Joe 6-pack

Doggie ping.


2 posted on 05/18/2014 12:52:06 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

Anyone ever really seen a cesspool? Because when I say “China is the cesspool of the world” I wonder if anyone really understands how dangerous and disgusting it is


3 posted on 05/18/2014 12:56:09 PM PDT by Shimmer1
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“officials say they still can’t identify a specific cause”

maybe dried, chemically laced, meat byproducts just aren’t good for anyone.


4 posted on 05/18/2014 12:56:29 PM PDT by willywill
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To: Shimmer1

But then it has so much competition....any of the Arab states for instance.


5 posted on 05/18/2014 12:56:42 PM PDT by Shimmer1
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To: Slings and Arrows

Not at my house it doesn’t.

My dogs love dried sweet potato slices.


6 posted on 05/18/2014 12:57:41 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

*Why* are people still buying *any* of these toxic things for their dogs??

Mine have never even seen one of them and never will.


7 posted on 05/18/2014 12:58:40 PM PDT by Salamander (Black Ace Dog Handler)
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To: Slings and Arrows

Our dogs never eat anything from China..just the occasional yams which they LOVE..and their wet food(WD and ID, special pooch food for dogs with sensitive tummies) and of course their dry food from the same company.


8 posted on 05/18/2014 12:59:05 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Shimmer1

I assume that they are made from executed criminals.


9 posted on 05/18/2014 12:59:32 PM PDT by Mercat
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To: Slings and Arrows

Of note:

The US government has approved the practice of sending US raised chickens to China to be processed into prepared foods, then shipped back here labeled as “Made in the USA”


10 posted on 05/18/2014 12:59:35 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s ((If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there)
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To: Salamander

Why is Costco still selling them? Wake up, Costco!!


11 posted on 05/18/2014 1:00:46 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing
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To: cripplecreek

My dog LOVES him some carrots. That’s about the only treat I will give him.


12 posted on 05/18/2014 1:00:52 PM PDT by Bullish (You ever notice that liberalism really just amounts to anti-morality?)
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To: Slings and Arrows

I have been hearing about this for years now and still no answer. I’m starting to think they don’t want to find an answer. I only ever feed my girls treats from Blue Buffalo or Dinovite.


13 posted on 05/18/2014 1:02:14 PM PDT by KirbDog
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To: Salamander

Why is the FDA considering allowing chickens processed in China (in plants FDA inspectors an forbidden to inspect, no less!) to be sold in the US as American products?


14 posted on 05/18/2014 1:02:16 PM PDT by null and void (When was the last time you heard anyone say: "It's a free country"?)
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To: Slings and Arrows
Solution: don't buy jerky treats made in China.

It's disgraceful that the "origin" of the product isn't always listed on the package, BUT, I know SOME brands do list "Made in USA" quite prominently on their pet products...it's a great marketing tool!

Don't know brands off-hand...I would have to check the cupboard, and that would wake up the dogs, and then they'd have to have a "treat", which isn't a good idea right now, LOL!

BTW...is there still a "doggie ping list" here somewhere? Years ago, "Hair of the Dog" (sic) had one...

15 posted on 05/18/2014 1:02:24 PM PDT by 88keys (broken glass GOP; it matters, replace the Dems. 2014!!)
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To: CivilWarBrewing

Probably for the profit they earn from people who feed these toxic things to their dogs.

I doubt CostCo really gives a rip beyond that.


16 posted on 05/18/2014 1:02:29 PM PDT by Salamander (Black Ace Dog Handler)
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To: ChildOfThe60s

What could possibly go wrong?


17 posted on 05/18/2014 1:03:12 PM PDT by Salamander (Black Ace Dog Handler)
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To: ChildOfThe60s

It got approved?


18 posted on 05/18/2014 1:03:48 PM PDT by null and void (When was the last time you heard anyone say: "It's a free country"?)
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To: null and void

If they do, no chicken based foods will be allowed in this house.

Simple as that.


19 posted on 05/18/2014 1:04:13 PM PDT by Salamander (Black Ace Dog Handler)
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To: Bullish

Yep I always buy baby carrots for the dogs too.

They don’t digest great but the vet says its fine and they keep their teeth clean.


20 posted on 05/18/2014 1:04:49 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin.)
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