Contaminated pet food situation

[agentxpndble]

Several people on my f-list have already posted about this but I want to make absolutely sure my core group of friends hear...  There is a huge, serious recall on pet food going on in the US and Canada.   Another LJer (who unfortunately has an affected animal) has created an extremely comprehensive post with links here: world_events

Comments

[elicia8]

Whoa, thanks. Looks like it's only canned food?

[agentxpndble]

From what I'm reading it looks like it's that "chunks in gravy" type of food, but I'm keeping an eye on the situation - They may find additional brands/types as they investigate and the word gets out to the vets.

So far, Zelda's brands have not turned up on the list and I don't feed her the chunk style. Phew!

[elicia8]

Yeah, our cats eat the good ol' Cat Chow in the big blue bag, so I think all is well. And yay for Zelda, too. That's good. *pets everybody*

Crazy recall, though. And scary for a lot of pet owners. Could you imagine if something like this happened with people? They'd shut down the country. *shakes head*

[agentxpndble]

Well, we *have* had a few incidents... Like that lettuce thing a few months ago and it seems like I remember other state-wide things like that in Wisconsin. I'm becoming increasingly worried about the state of things. I think we've anti-bioticed, bi-engineered, and pesticided ourselves into a real crisis here.

[eldritchhobbit]

Thanks a million for this. Luckily, this doesn't include us, but it's absolutely terrifying nonetheless, and my heart goes out to those who are affected.

[agentxpndble]

I'm so glad Virginia is ok! We've had mass-recalls on pet food before, but this time it appears to be truly serious... I'm waiting to see if they ever figure out *what* the problem is...? It's alarming to think that animals are being so seriously damaged so quickly. :::shivers:::