Dog foods tainted ...

ORIGINAL: MelissaDiscerningDog

You will have to dig for it but it is in the wikipedia itself which states the quality of Authourity dog food is a compromise of quality...

[linkhttp://www.google.ca/search?q=%22Authority+is+a+bridge+dog+food%22]http://www.google.ca/search?q="Authority+is+a+bridge+dog+food"[/link]

ORIGINAL: MelissaDiscerningDog

If you want to pretend like something scientifically mysterious has happened which has killed pets then fine.... but I know mass produced corporate bargain brand dog food is crud...

[color=#cc6699]I went back and read the post and I can definitely see why you thought it was Eagle Pack's response, because it was added at the end of the same paragraph.

Sorry for the misunderstanding! 

Now tell me again, what exactly is killing these dogs? Oh yeah, thats right, we DO NOT KNOW! And until we do know, I'm going to take a step back, encourage people to get their pets bloodwork checked, and wait for the EXPERTS to tell me what happened. Anything else is just a guessing game...

Apparently, the food is now being made in Texas instead of Canada and there are serious problems and the food has been recalled:

-----Original Message-----
From: Painted Sky Farms aintedskyfarms@ixpres.com]>mailtoaintedskyfarms@ixpres.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 10:23 AM
To: ColoradoBARFERS
Subject: [ColoradoBARFERS] GO NATURAL DOG FOOD ANSWERS FROM TESTS


PLEASE CROSS-POST SO THAT ALL PEOPLE WHO GOT THE FIRST POSTING ON THIS FOOD NOW HAS THE SAME ANSWERS I NOW HAVE.

As of today I received confirmation of the levels of heavy metals in the Go Natural dog food we had independently tested. Those tests reveal high levels of the following heavy metals:

Metal Normal PPM Go Natural Dog Food Tested
Copper 7-10 ppm 42.4 ppm
Iron 140 ppm 431 ppm
Zinc 80-130 ppm 625 ppm

The University of Missouri, in conjunction with the University of
Michigan, who performed the testing, reported on these metal contents as follows:

"What appeared to be the most significant was that Iron (Fe), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn) were all present in concentrations significantly greater than what is reported to be normal in canine diets. The concentrations of Fe, Cu, and Zn in this sample of dog food were 431 ppm, 42.4 ppm, and 625 ppm respectively. The normal ranges for these three metals are reported to be 140 ppm, 7 to 10 ppm, and 80 to 130 ppm respectively".

Also detected, but not felt significant at this juncture was an
insecticide of ant origin called Iridomyrmecin. The report stated as
follows:

"A sample of dog food was sent to the Animal Health Diagnostic
Laboratory for GC-MS analysis. Iridomyrmecin was detected in the dog food by a computer match only. Little is known about this compound other than it is an insecticide of ant origin. Further testing can be done to determine the amount of this compound in the dog food, but its significance, at least for the time-being, is presumably less than the measured concentrations of Fe, Cu, and Zn in this dog food."

It was recommended "it may be advisable to consult with a canine
nutritionist on the significance of some of these concentrations of metals."

The findings of the lab are in alignment with the heavy metals test
performed on our 2 1/2 year old who is ill. She had elevated copper and iron levels. Iron being the highest concentration level. She is being tested again tomorrow to see to what degree the heavy metals are leaving her body.

Although Petcurean is still not willing to admit that they have a
problem with their food (at least not to me) they have stated, both to myself and other individuals, they have done a complete voluntary recall of all products made at the Hereford, Texas plant which started manufacturing food for them in July of this year. To date, I have seen nothing publicly posted of this recall. It was reported to the vet in Oakland that the recall would be on the news tonight - I waited until after the last news tonight to see if I found anything but I did not - I am not sure what area that was done in - if in fact it was done. Someone needs to inform their distributors that all products have been pulled because as of this afternoon I know of one distributor who wasn't informed of this occurring.

I am aware there are still those who wish to "cooperate" with the dog
food manufacturer and give them the "benefit of the doubt". However, I am finding this extremely difficult after three dead dogs, one other dog still not recovered and may never be "recovered", five other dogs testing strange. You add this to the false statements that they have perpetuated such as a virus is what our dogs died of - such as I am a disgruntled breeder who they would not give away free food to (and they say we have done this before to other dog food companies) - the intimidation factor of one breeder that by doing what I am doing that we are "through in the dog world", etc. I don't find it very easy to "cooperate" with them any further. I will leave that to others. If they were cooperating they would have had their testing done by now, they would have pulled their food before they had 12 confirmed dead and they wouldn't be spreading their false statements.

We informed Petcurean of these test results within half an hour of
getting them - in one final attempt to cooperate - immediately after
talking to them they called another individual who is cooperating with
them - informed that individual of our findings - that cooperating
individual then contacted the University of Missouri and informed them I was saying there were lethal doses of rat poisoning in the food. At NO time was the term "rat poisoning" ever mentioned in our conversation with any individual. Not sure if this is a case of someone not realizing the information would get back to me promptly, if it was someone trying to play games with test results, the dog food manufacturer setting up the other individual to see where loyalties laid, or just a simple case of the old game of "telephone" where you can tell one person something, who tells another, who tells another, and at the end the story is completely different. I would hope for the love of dogs it was the last.

From the start I have said if my posting saved one animal from dying or one owner from going through what we went through, then it is worth any price to pay be it in the world of showing dogs or a law suit from the pet food company - it would be worth it. Well I got that today when someone wrote to me, that I had not previously heard from, and said they had lost one dog (mysterious unknown liver disorder) before they saw my post and they took their other dog off of Go Natural when they read my post. They figured "why take a chance". That dog is fine and doing well. It is a boxer who is in a pet home in the Bay area. It was worth it!!!!! So those who want to can try and destroy me in the dog world
(what is left after the unnecessary destruction of four of our dogs) -
or the pet food company can sue me. The first question I will have to ask is what portion of my deceased dogs do they want if they prevail?

Petcurean confirmed today that they have 12 dogs that have died that were eating Go Natural. I do not believe this count includes the
notification I got tonight of a few more. Petcuran also informed me
that they still do not have their "heavy metals" testing back yet. They have had 5 weeks to do so. Petcurean has also confirmed that they will be contacting the insurance company of the plant in Hereford, Texas that manufactured the food. When I asked who their agent for service was in the United States they informed me that we would have to serve any complaint on the "distributor". Really confused here - what does the distributor have to do with the "contents" of the food? They receive sealed bags, they resell those bags - where is their liability?

I am looking for an independent canine nutritionist if anyone can refer one please contact me privately. This is the next and final step in connecting the dots in the death of our dogs (and it is believed
others). Since Petcurean is receiving copies of all of my posts from
someone, please make your responses to this inquiry for a referral private.

Thank you for sharing in the tragedy and unnecessary death and illnesses of our dogs, the e-mails of support, prayers and sympathy have truly been comforting. There is light at the end of the tunnel as to what happened to our dogs - hopefully soon they will be able to rest in peace.

ORIGINAL: glenmar

I homecook for my dogs.  How does that keep them safe?  How does the food I buy from the grocer or the farm market absolutely GARENTEE that there are no toxins or stuff that shouldn't be in it?  I majorly jonesed for spinach for weeks, but no one was selling it......human food is as easily tained and missed as is dog food, so how the heck is using people food promised to be safer?

I grow a lot of my own veggies, and I garden organically, but there is stuff in the air, perhaps stuff in the soil, maybe in the water, certainly in the rain that falls from the shy.....so even my homegrown stuff isn't absolutely without a doubt safe.