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yipyap · 10-31-2013, 01:01 PM

Dear Mika,
I saw your posting about poor Zoey getting sick. Pet Smart and Pet Co were the 2 chain stores I had asked over a year ago if they had any chicken jerky NOT made in China. The clerk looked and looked, but whenever we thought we had found one, a check on small print somewhere on the bag showed the meat came from China. I spoke to the manager, and told him about the article I had seen about the Chinese use if radiation scanned over the trays of raw chicken to kill bacteria & germs..and how this source felt it didn't work on everything and felt the products were not safe. I told the manager that I enjoyed shopping for standard USA products there, but I would not be buying any Chinese products as I did not trust their safety..this went for toys and foods! He said he was sorry, but he said they stood behind their products that they sold. So I would definately say Pet Smart Made the Choice to go with the Chinese products since these cost them less to buy and gave them more profit. I also asked the clerk why certain foods were on certain shelves. She said the "better dog foods ... quality wise...were closer to the front!" They also cost more..Blue Buffalo, Wellness, etc. Purinea was back down on the third aisle...si, I asked her why since they are such a well advertised brand. She told me their ingredients weren't as good. So, after trying a free sample of the canned Purina's best and my dog would not eat it. I went back to the Wellness brand again. Also, tried Blue Buffalo but it had so much Whitefish in it that Taffy himself began to smell after third week on it.
I hope Zoey is better now! But, there are USA products out there. If pet owners all begin to avoid the Chinese products, perhaps the big chain stores will start carrying USA made products again...though our foods do cost more.

10-31-2013, 01:01 PM	#52
yipyap Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Shenandoah Valley, VA., USA Posts: 173	How is Zoey? Dear Mika, I saw your posting about poor Zoey getting sick. Pet Smart and Pet Co were the 2 chain stores I had asked over a year ago if they had any chicken jerky NOT made in China. The clerk looked and looked, but whenever we thought we had found one, a check on small print somewhere on the bag showed the meat came from China. I spoke to the manager, and told him about the article I had seen about the Chinese use if radiation scanned over the trays of raw chicken to kill bacteria & germs..and how this source felt it didn't work on everything and felt the products were not safe. I told the manager that I enjoyed shopping for standard USA products there, but I would not be buying any Chinese products as I did not trust their safety..this went for toys and foods! He said he was sorry, but he said they stood behind their products that they sold. So I would definately say Pet Smart Made the Choice to go with the Chinese products since these cost them less to buy and gave them more profit. I also asked the clerk why certain foods were on certain shelves. She said the "better dog foods ... quality wise...were closer to the front!" They also cost more..Blue Buffalo, Wellness, etc. Purinea was back down on the third aisle...si, I asked her why since they are such a well advertised brand. She told me their ingredients weren't as good. So, after trying a free sample of the canned Purina's best and my dog would not eat it. I went back to the Wellness brand again. Also, tried Blue Buffalo but it had so much Whitefish in it that Taffy himself began to smell after third week on it. I hope Zoey is better now! But, there are USA products out there. If pet owners all begin to avoid the Chinese products, perhaps the big chain stores will start carrying USA made products again...though our foods do cost more.