To the OP....I'm so very sorry for your loss, how heartbreaking! I admire you for trying to make others aware of this problem.
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Originally Posted by DBlain  so very sorry for the loss of your precious dog, thank you for taking the time to post here.
I posted on another thread about the frustration I had at Pet Supplies Plus recently. I stood for over 45min. going through the various "natural type of jerky treats and could not find one brand or package that was made in the states, I asked the clerk who was dumber than a rock and clueless about this issue, I finally left disgusted. I suggest that we start with the top of these changes and send them email after email, or jam their phone lines telling them to buy american made treats. What is really bad though is that the treat manufacturers might make the treats in the USA but buy raw ingredients from out of the country, or their suppliers buy ingredients from outside the country. It's a trickle down deal that is easy to hide. There might be some law that now requires you to state that some ingredients are from China or where ever, but i am not sure, does anyone know that. |
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Originally Posted by gracielove There is so much information left off our pet food labels. Who even knew until a few years ago that pet food companies imported "fillers" from China and were putting them in our pet food?
It seems everything we buy anymore is from China in one form or another. It's time everyone in this country gets together and says enough is enough!
Bring back industry and business to the USA! Stop selling our country to China! |
You have both touched on what in my mind is even a bigger concern. Products labeled "made in China" can mostly be avoided. However, it's those components added to foods, treats, etc. that we can never be certain are not sourced from China. I remember all to well the dog food recalls of a few years back (Chinese mfgrs trying to artificially boost protein levels by adding melamine to wheat and corn glutens, also to rice protein) and that is why I started home preparing my gang's meals.
The only dog food or treats I currently trust is by Wysong. Otherwise I make home prepared meals (recipes provided by canine nutritionist) and home prepared treats.