Animal And Company: Re: [boxer lovers] Chinese Treats......

I don't give my 3 senior boxer rescues store bought treats, except Milkbones. I make mini meatballs or chicken pieces, even cut up roast beef for their treats. I don't trust the other. I hear the soft treats are the worst
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On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 8:56 PM EST Lisa Wiser lawiser@att.net [boxerlovers] wrote:

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>It tool them long enough! We need to start PUSHING all the pet food sources to halt trade with companies using Chinese ingredients or processing. There are cookbooks and recipes for making dog food ‎and dog treats. If you are not absolutely sure what you are feeding your dog's, make your own. LisaW Sent from Beau ... my BlackBerry Z10. From: Mary Rue maryrue@yahoo.com [boxerlovers] Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2015 4:18 PM Reply To: boxerlovers@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [boxer lovers] Chinese Treats......
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>Petco Drops Chinese-Made Treats Federal officials are investigating reports the treats sickened and killed thousands of pets.
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>Beth Dalbey (Patch Staff)
>January 6, 2015 at 9:23am
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>Jason Claffey (Patch Staff)
>Petco on Monday said it has pulled
>all Chinese-made dog and cat treats from its shelves after fears they
>sickened and killed thousands of pets. The company said all of its treats are now made in the U.S., New Zealand, Australia, or South America. The Food and Drug Administration is
>investigating
>reports Chinese-made jerky treats sold at Petco and other stores have
>sickened more than 5,600 dogs, 24 cats, and three people. About 1,000 of
>the dogs died. The investigation is still ongoing and the agency has
>not yet determined if all of the cases are connected to the tainted
>treats. "We believe this is the right thing to do," Petco CEO Jim Myers
>said of removing Chinese-made treats from its stores. The
>FDA said the treats suspected in the pet illnesses were mostly
>jerky-type ones and included duck, sweet potato, yams, and dried fruits
>in the ingredients. Petco operates more than 1,000 stores across the country.
>PetSmart , which operates a similar number of stores,
>said it will pull Chinese-made treats from its stores by March.
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