Proctor and Gamble Purchases Natura

I emailed them.  I hope they listen.

georgie4682

I emailed them.  I hope they listen.

 I e-mailed them last week, expressing my concern about the ingredients in California Natural Lamb and Rice changing when Proctor & Gamble take over. They haven't responded yet. The owner of the feed store where I buy it said they're going to come out with a grain free product.

saw this and I wanted to help so I called and left some of my concerns of the change on the voicemail. I dont think they will decide to not sell out just because a few people dont want the change but we should all get our concerns out there!

This is the reply I received from Natura:

Thank you for confiding in us and sharing your opinion. We are glad that you have found success with our California Natural canine products.

Natura’s dedication to quality and nutritional philosophy has not changed.  Natura’s Founders; John & Ann Rademakers and Peter Atkins, started Natura’s’ business with the purpose to provide the healthiest pet foods in the world.  In building Natura’s business they have maintained animal health and wellness as a priority. They have strongly supported their independent retail partners. 

Please take a moment to reflect and think about the fact that they would not entrust their legacy to a new owner if they were not convinced that P &G would carry out their product philosophies and quality. P&G is committed to growing the Natura brands and they recognize the critical nature of growing the Brands through the independent pet specialty stores.

We will continue to celebrate and advance Natura's legacy and nutritional philosophy and maintain Natura's current high standards for product and ingredient quality, food safety and manufacturing excellence.  We will continue to support the development of a thriving independent pet specialty channel.

I’ll leave you with a parting thought…

Did you know P&G is working with the FDA and respected animal welfare groups, to work on reforming regulations and validating alternative methods to support this?

To learn more about these efforts and other facts, please visit…

http://www.pg.com/animalalternatives/

www.IamsTruth.com

www.aspca.org/iams                      Viewpoint of an independent animal welfare organization

http://www.biorap.org                  Biological Research for Animals & People

http://altweb.jhsph.edu/    Alternatives to Animal testing site

http://www.hsus.org                      Humane Society of the United States

http://www.ampef.org/                 Americans for Medical Progress Educational Foundation

Thank you once again for confiding in us.  We sincerely appreciate your history of support and hope that you will continue to trust our brands and our people.  We especially thank you for giving us the opportunity to respond to your concerns.

I got the same email.

got a voicemail back today while at work, a lady left the message encouraging me to call back. So after my busy stuff tomorrow I will call them and get back to you guys!

I notice they were very careful not to say anything specific about the ingredients. 

how should I address the ingrediant issue? im not the best with wording things so how should I go about asking the right questions? :)

 I got the same email, too.  Stock answer when you don't want to answer.  Guess what?  Kiss your foods goodbye.  P&G will NOT leave the ingredients alone - you can probably bet the bank on it.  Wish I had the money to buy the company myself.  Or, start a new one.  No deal would be sweet enough for me to take.  I'd close down first.

willowchow

I notice they were very careful not to say anything specific about the ingredients. 

Of course, because THEY know that P&G will do exactly what it pleases.  And, if they are already sending out questionnaires, there's a reason.  They want to judge just how stupid their consumers are:-((((  Most people aren't like us, and these companies operate on numbers.

proofpup

how should I address the ingrediant issue? im not the best with wording things so how should I go about asking the right questions? :)

I would just say that you don't support any ingredient changes from the way the foods are presently constituted, and that you do not support the use of ethoxyquin, menadione, or other synthetic ingredients.  More info on that stuff at: www.dogfoodproject.com

thank you for the reply spiritdogs, Im calling now.