I have been doing that already. It is very hard to find toys that are merican made. Some treats that were as American as Apple pie I found were from China. Start reading labels, you will be shocked.
Mary Rue
--- In boxerlovers@yahoogroups.com, Lisa Wiser <lawiser@...> wrote:
>
> Here's an article about the Chinese chicken treats --
>
> http://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/fanconi-syndrome-and-chinese-chicken-jerky-treats/
>
>
> I'd like to suggest we do our own little capitalistic fight against the
> Chinese. Look at anything you buy. ESPECIALLY if it is to be consumed
> (by you, your pets, etc.) or would in some manner be absorbed into the
> skin, don't buy it if it says "Made in China." TELL the store manager
> why you won't buy. If you can't find on the packaging "MADE IN xxxx",
> most of us carry cell phones and generally there's a number on the
> packaging. Call and ask where the item is made AND where all the
> ingredients come from.
>
> It is really hard to find items NOT made in China. They do exist. And,
> if you can't find them, if you look online, you can find all kinds of
> recipes to make your own dog treats. And you'll KNOW what's in them.
> Heh, I made HORSE treats one year for Christmas for my barn mates ....
> and the barn dog LOVED an oats, molasses and carrot cookie I made.
>
> If enough of us start refusing to buy products from China that we
> already know have killed our pets, especially if we let the store
> management know why we're not buying, the stores will stop buying from
> their sources and we'll have less to worry. Can a USA plant turn out
> something bad? Sure, it happens. But not as often and generally the
> recalls start BEFORE any of our pets are injured.
>
> LisaW
>
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