I have read many articles whether they be fact or paranoia stating that the meat by products found in pet food is often cancerous organs of animals from human food facilities that are illegal to use for human consumption, or road kill, or even dead dogs and cats. Could a big company like fancy feast get away with this? I stay away from big name brands and only use holistic, natural food free of any bad ingredients but I’m concerned about this issue and why it’s happening and what is really in pet food.

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My cat died of kidney failure early 2005 and was wondering if it had anything to do with the Chinese food adulteration scare that began on 2007.
Does anyone know when the earliest case of possible melamine contamination in pet food in North America was?
I understand that the recall began on 2007, but when is the earliest time a contamination was documented?

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hi people, pls help me. i hav mini schnauzer 3 months old and i dont know how much pet food should i give..

now im trying to give 1 cup in morning, 1.5cup in noon and 1 cup at evening.
i feel im making a mistake because when i saw my puppy eating i think she wants more XD

help me and thanks in advance.

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I recently had a vet tell me I had to get a certain pet food. It was available in one store here and not available on the Net. However I went to a different vet she told me that type of food wasn’t the best. What goes?

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I work at an independently owned pet store. We sell what might be considered the "upper end" of grocery store products, to super-premium & natural foods. Talking to a customer who always buys the 44lbs sack for because that’s what he knows the dog will eat. He doesn’t want to spend -32 on a 40 lbs bag of natural food only to find out his dog will not eat it.
Some manufacturers sell ½ pound samples for about wholesale. We have a hard time getting say a carton of 24, as they just don’t produce that much. Most dealers will sell it for cost.
We’ve been kicking around the idea of producing our own sample sizes. Heat sealing bags is very cheap. We can turn an 40 lbs sack into 40 one pound samples. Twice as much as any manufacturer and still sell it profitably for . Any time you buy a sample, we give you a coupon towards the purchase of a 40 lbs sack of this food or any other we carry, so you really risk nothing and possibly will greatly improve your dog’s diet. Would a sample program produced by your pet food retailer make you consider feeding your dog a super-premium and/or natural product?

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I was thinking that with all the recalls on pet food, that it may be safer to just cook and feed them foods that I know what is going into it, and not leaving it to a food production company, so what human foods would be safe and provide the necessary nutrition (vitamins and minerals) for a cat?

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Just wondering if anyone out there could suggest a good place on the internet to print pet copons, like pet food for dogs & cats, need to print dog/cat food & litter & laundry stuff coupons, checked on the internet already, but its so confusing everyone/site wants u to download etc…any suggestions would be helpful cuz i rescue homeless animals (dogs & cats)….thanks

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I hear a lot of stories about dead cats and dogs in pet food and I just wonder why is it such a bad thing? Normally, they just place the dead euthanized animals in landfills anyway, so processing them instead into useful food sources seems ideal. At least we have some use for the millions of dead animals that shelter put down each day/month/year. Rather they all go to waste, I don’t see the issue here, unless you think that dogs eating dead dogs are gross. But it’s a good source of meat nevertheless.

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Shes is 3 months old long haired Chihuahua,She weighs 1 pound 6 oz. I feed her nutro becasue the breeder I bought her from was already feeding her nutro. I have heard stories of nutro killing dogs! also I was in pet value and the man that works there told me that nutro is the most recalled pet food they have in stock. Please help!

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I am currently unemployed and in dire need of pet food for my animals. Are there any local organizations (fort worth) that could be of assistance?

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