Tainted food killed 224 pets in latest tally

Roon

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Thu Nov-29-07 05:00 PM
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Tainted food killed 224 pets in latest tally

U.S. health officials received thousands of complaints earlier this year about pets killed by contaminated pet food, but veterinarians said on Thursday they had been able to confirm just 224 deaths.

A major recall was begun last March after ingredients imported from China were found to have contaminated some pet food. Canadian manufacturer Menu Foods Income Fund was hardest hit, recalling 60 million packages of pet food.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it received 17,000 complaints of related pet deaths, although it had confirmed just 16.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22028878/

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niyad

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Thu Nov-29-07 05:56 PM
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1. total bs

our own kestrel was telling us at the time that vets were working wround the clock all over the country.

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sam sarrha

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Thu Nov-29-07 06:11 PM
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2. our cat died of kidney failure suddenly..the vet said it was really expensive to prove and thousands

of pets were dieing unrecorded.. she saw a lot of pets dieing suddenly, i paid $130 for a blood test for our dogs, they ate the same thing i tested one, to see if they were having any problems, they now eat a no hormone/beef/wheat/animal gut contents food..teddy isn't scratching anymore either..

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Raine

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Thu Nov-29-07 08:53 PM
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3. I would bet it's

probably at least 10 times that amount that died.

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