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seriousstan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:02 AM Original message |
EXCLUSIVE: Rat Poison Believed to Be Source of Some Pet Food Contamination |
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soothsayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
1. well then why aren't they telling them to administer vitamin K? |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:18 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. The problem was |
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jollyreaper2112 (955 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 11:08 AM Response to Reply #5 |
55. hey! |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:26 AM Response to Reply #1 |
10. Vitamin K for the blood thinning poisons |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:42 AM Response to Reply #1 |
24. Sorry. TOTALLY wrong rat poison. You are thinking of |
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soothsayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:47 AM Response to Reply #24 |
30. drat! any remedy for this poison? |
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TomInTib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:53 AM Response to Reply #24 |
41. Warfarin is what that crap is called. |
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roamer65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 08:32 PM Response to Reply #41 |
153. Warfarin (aka Coumadin) |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 11:12 AM Response to Reply #1 |
59. wiki on aminopterin, wild usages historically |
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Scairp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 01:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
108. Someone did this on purpose |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 02:09 PM Response to Reply #108 |
119. you must be kidding.... |
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Rhiannon12866 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 04:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
140. Well, they're saying that you need to get your pet to a vet, |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 09:42 PM Response to Reply #1 |
157. Actually pet food usually contains enough vitamin K to be an antidote of those poisions |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
2. Why are we importing wheat from China? |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:07 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. NAFTA and GATT....thanks Bill Clinton...NOT. eom. |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 11:48 AM Response to Reply #3 |
79. Thanks Al Gore as well |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 12:54 PM Response to Reply #79 |
98. Indeed....Ross Perot warned us about the ramifications and consequences.... |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 03:38 PM Response to Reply #98 |
130. Yeah, right. Perot was concerned about your cat. |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 06:04 PM Response to Reply #130 |
148. It is a CANADIAN CORPORATION that imported the wheat from CHINA... |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-24-07 10:15 AM Response to Reply #148 |
163. Yeah. We never traded with Canada prior to NAFTA. |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 08:25 PM Response to Reply #130 |
152. GATT does |
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newspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 05:08 PM Response to Reply #79 |
144. actually Poppy Bush |
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Kagemusha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:16 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. It's well known standards for pet food are lower than for humans. |
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CrazyOrangeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:21 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Wheat is kind of a surprise . . . |
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Kagemusha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:30 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. But that wheat goes to feed people. |
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vireo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:41 AM Response to Reply #8 |
23. Sounds like coals to Newcastle, doesn't it? |
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CrazyOrangeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:50 AM Response to Reply #23 |
40. "Hauling coal to Newcastle" |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:54 AM Response to Reply #8 |
43. Worse yet, Menu Foods has a pet food plant in KANSAS! |
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CrazyOrangeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:56 AM Response to Reply #43 |
46. soybeans, corn, ranching . . . |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 01:21 PM Response to Reply #43 |
105. Oh, goodness, no... |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 01:32 PM Response to Reply #105 |
107. I'm guessing the poster's point is that there's no good reason to |
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Carni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:38 AM Response to Reply #4 |
20. Heard yesterday *the industry polices itself*?? |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:50 AM Response to Reply #4 |
39. I'm not so certain about that. |
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SOS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 11:42 AM Response to Reply #4 |
73. Actually there are no standards for pet food |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 12:34 PM Response to Reply #73 |
88. there are, however, labeling requirements. And we vets know |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
6. A lot of foods are manufactured in China these days - |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
7. The question the story doesn't ask: |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:29 AM Response to Reply #7 |
13. good question. |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:49 AM Response to Reply #7 |
38. I thought about that too |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 11:14 AM Response to Reply #38 |
60. China is not exactly a great FRIEND, either. If they decide we |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 11:16 AM Response to Reply #60 |
62. and what kind of safeguard is protecting produce? |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
9. THAT IS FUCKED UP. I don't buy shit for my dog that comes from CHINA. |
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Lurking Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:43 AM Response to Reply #9 |
25. try Wysong |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:54 AM Response to Reply #9 |
45. DING! this whole thing is about being CHEAP |
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CelticWinter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 06:06 PM Response to Reply #9 |
149. Well my son worked at a dog food company in PA |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
11. I googled aminopterin and found very little information. I found |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:29 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. I found this |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:33 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. I saw that also, but I was specifically looking for a link that might |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:44 AM Response to Reply #17 |
26. One thing must be true - it must kill rodents! |
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Corgigal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:47 AM Response to Reply #14 |
29. interesting |
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soothsayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:48 AM Response to Reply #29 |
33. well, that would be more than troubling |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 11:02 AM Response to Reply #11 |
52. You made me curious so I googled it too |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 11:06 AM Response to Reply #52 |
54. Things that make you go "Hmmmmm". |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 11:40 AM Response to Reply #54 |
72. It does sound a little bit off, doesn't it? |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 11:43 AM Response to Reply #54 |
74. If one looks at is as a folic acid antagonist you then find where they're used as a pesticide |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-24-07 05:32 AM Response to Reply #11 |
162. I found some references to Chinese rat poison |
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flamingyouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
12. That is sick, IMO. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:32 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. I am seriously f***ing pissed |
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flamingyouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:39 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Me too. |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
18. This is fucked up...... |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 02:04 PM Response to Reply #18 |
115. That's what they did before manufactured dog foods |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
19. I would not want to measure my blood pressure at this moment |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
22. another thread to read in GD |
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Whoa_Nelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
27. Animals used that died from Menu Food' testing because they couldn't ID the toxin in the lab? |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:47 AM Response to Reply #27 |
31. what a lovely dog |
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Whoa_Nelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:58 AM Response to Reply #31 |
49. She had a bladder infection from end of November through mid-January |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 02:08 PM Response to Reply #49 |
116. sheer luck with my kitties |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:48 AM Response to Reply #27 |
32. She is lovely. I hope she is OK now! (eom) |
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Whoa_Nelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 11:01 AM Response to Reply #32 |
50. She is doing all right, but had some of the Mighty Dog "bad" food |
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jollyreaper2112 (955 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 11:11 AM Response to Reply #50 |
58. doggie! |
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fighttheevilempire (183 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 11:45 AM Response to Reply #50 |
77. And you thought table scraps were bad... |
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WillYourVoteBCounted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 12:27 PM Response to Reply #77 |
86. Poultry Digest = Poop |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 12:37 PM Response to Reply #86 |
89. Sounds icky, right? But animals love it, and it does them no harm. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 12:40 PM Response to Reply #50 |
91. Thank God she vomited. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
28. I'm gonna go do some reading and see if I find more in my vet |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
34. Breaking News: Rat Poison Found in Tainted Pet Food |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:49 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Mods-Please delete |
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Rhiannon12866 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:56 AM Response to Reply #35 |
47. No problem! Both of these threads deserve to remain here... |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:49 AM Response to Reply #34 |
36. This is beginning to sound more and more like sabotage. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 12:41 PM Response to Reply #36 |
93. They knew the crystals were there. It just took them a long time |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:49 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. That food was apparently meant for Cheney. Rat poison = blood thinner. nt |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 12:39 PM Response to Reply #34 |
90. And CORNELL scores the big touchdown!!!!!!! Good on them. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
42. Updated recall info from teh AVMA: |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 11:02 AM Response to Reply #42 |
51. Thank you; I am checking the list daily |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
44. This is one downside of global trade. U.S. farmers are forbidden to use those chemicals on |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
48. About aminopterin - from vet website: |
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Omaha Steve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
53. A Lou Grant (TV-Series 1977-1982) episode showed how this happened before! |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
56. there's no wheat in canada!!!!!! Pull the Other One! |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 11:18 AM Response to Reply #56 |
64. I heard that Canadian wheat had a bad mold problem this year, |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 02:08 PM Response to Reply #56 |
117. To use in a factory in Kansas!! There's no wheat in Kansas?! |
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Rhiannon12866 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
57. K&R. Mother of God! Rat poison?!!! |
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fed-up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
61. THOUSANDS "equals" SEVERAL????- I am so sick of MSM's deceptive "new" math nt |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
63. How do you like that outsourcing now? eh? |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 02:11 PM Response to Reply #63 |
120. YES |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 02:48 PM Response to Reply #120 |
124. Now we know what Bush is good for. He isn't JUST incompetent, but |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 03:04 PM Response to Reply #124 |
127. I shudder to think, TBC |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 03:32 PM Response to Reply #63 |
129. Global economy..... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
65. Here's another one of my annoying questions: |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
66. Why the hell are we importing wheat???????????????? |
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ourvoicescount (251 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
67. What a sad thing... thanks for the information. |
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WePurrsevere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
68. NM... dupe. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
69. I'm gonna go out on a limb here: |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 01:01 PM Response to Reply #69 |
100. Keep sharing your thoughts, Kestrel |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
70. Ahah! Info on toxicity of methotrexate, a similar chem drug to aminopterin: |
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WePurrsevere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 11:45 AM Response to Reply #70 |
76. It will be interesting to see what the NYS Lab comes out with. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
71. Pharmacology of aminopterin: |
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VegasWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 11:44 AM Response to Reply #71 |
75. Well, the chemical is plenty nephrotoxic to the animals that died. nt |
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noonwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
78. As a kid who grew up in W. Michigan, this reeks of the PBB situation |
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roamer65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 12:45 PM Response to Reply #78 |
95. Hate to break it to you, but... |
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whopis01 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 01:09 PM Response to Reply #95 |
101. That's a good thing, actually |
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roamer65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 01:51 PM Response to Reply #101 |
111. Time will tell, eh? |
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LTR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
80. Rodent Poison Found in Tainted Pet Food |
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shaniqua6392 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 12:04 PM Response to Reply #80 |
81. Rat poison in our pet food |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 12:43 PM Response to Reply #81 |
94. Raw meat is unsafe. Cook it if you're going the homemade route. |
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shaniqua6392 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 12:56 PM Response to Reply #94 |
99. Raw food is completely safe for pets. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 02:51 PM Response to Reply #99 |
125. FALSE: "...They are not susceptible to bacterium's like humans..." |
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Seedersandleechers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 04:39 PM Response to Reply #99 |
138. I agree with you-raw is good for your pets |
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foo_bar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 05:16 PM Response to Reply #138 |
145. you agree that pets aren't susceptible to "bacterium's"? |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 08:43 PM Response to Reply #145 |
154. These people wouldn't know pathogenic organisms if they came up |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-28-07 09:34 AM Response to Reply #154 |
167. Yes we would |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 09:29 PM Response to Reply #138 |
156. Tell me, does one run the ground turkey through the dishwasher |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 09:47 PM Response to Reply #138 |
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DeepBlueC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 12:04 PM Response to Reply #80 |
82. oh man... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 12:04 PM Response to Reply #80 |
83. They found aminopterin, which is a CHEMO drug similar to |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 12:04 PM Response to Reply #83 |
85. And nobody tested wheat coming in from another country? |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 12:04 PM Response to Reply #80 |
84. My mom heard it was on wheat imported from China? |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
87. Corporations MUST increase their profits at ALL COSTS........... |
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keepCAblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
92. Reports coming in on DRY FOOD poisonings as well as wet foods |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #92 |
96. Trader Joe's is generic. It's junk. I LOVE their stores and people food, |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 12:48 PM Response to Reply #92 |
97. I agree about trying to avoid pet foods with wheat for the time being. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 01:11 PM Response to Reply #92 |
102. delete. meant to reply to the OP. I'm a moran. nt |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
103. I went to the website for the food I feed my cats, and was glad to find this |
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Kool Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 01:19 PM Response to Reply #103 |
104. This is the brand I feed my cats. |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
106. As I sit hear eating my lunch at work |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 02:09 PM Response to Reply #106 |
118. what they reported was just plain ludicrous |
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keepCAblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 04:07 PM Response to Reply #118 |
132. FDA has received over 1000 reports of poisoning...Pet Connection: |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
109. I'm also wondering whether we should be concernd about wheat |
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Lurking Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 01:52 PM Response to Reply #109 |
112. I'm waiting for The Onion headline |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 02:02 PM Response to Reply #112 |
113. LOL!!! nt |
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Ediacara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
110. Aminopterin is one fucked up chemical |
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roamer65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 02:13 PM Response to Reply #110 |
122. Yup, I remember working in a lab around patient samples... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 03:32 PM Response to Reply #122 |
128. Methotrexate is unbiblical. Why were you using it??? |
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roamer65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 08:19 PM Response to Reply #128 |
150. My heart goes out to you and all of the pet owners... |
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alstephenson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
114. MODS: Ditto for this thread. Could you please cross-post on PETS forum? thx |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
121. what? it wasn't GMO wheat...? |
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Ayesha (587 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
123. Notice what the recalled brands have in common? |
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keepCAblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 04:02 PM Response to Reply #123 |
131. Menu Foods also makes Nature's Variety and Wellness canned foods |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 04:29 PM Response to Reply #131 |
136. Neither are involved in the recall |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 04:15 PM Response to Reply #123 |
135. They make Iams and Eukanuba which are marketed as |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 04:34 PM Response to Reply #123 |
137. Agreed Ayesha! Just compare ingredients side by side: |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-24-07 11:22 AM Response to Reply #137 |
164. Oh, this is rich: |
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lizziegrace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-28-07 07:45 PM Response to Reply #164 |
169. self-delete |
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NYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 08:46 PM Response to Reply #123 |
155. I also thought of poisoned rats being in the food. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 11:25 PM Response to Reply #123 |
159. Yup, that's the first thing I thought of also. Got into food via the rats. |
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Phoonzang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
126. Is it weird that |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
133. Hooray for NY State Dept. of Agriculture |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
134. One action you can take to protect your pets: |
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Rhiannon12866 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 04:57 PM Response to Reply #134 |
142. Thank you for posting this. You might want to cross-post in GD, too, |
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Rhiannon12866 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
139. The CEO of Menu Foods was just on CNN, |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 04:50 PM Response to Reply #139 |
141. I heard that, too. |
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Rhiannon12866 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 04:59 PM Response to Reply #141 |
143. I took note of that phrase, as well. |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 11:27 PM Response to Reply #143 |
160. With all of the sick animals with |
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Algorem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
146. Well then the Chicom symp Bush family probably made money off it. |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
147. Vet says there are still more unanswered questions in this case |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-23-07 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
151. Ah, another benefit of globalization |
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lowreed (92 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-24-07 02:01 AM Response to Original message |
161. Everytime I see that headline.... |
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peacebuzzard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-28-07 08:37 AM Response to Original message |
166. thanks to all for info on this subject. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-28-07 02:13 PM Response to Reply #166 |
168. A few years ago, I recommended Nutro to family and friends, |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-28-07 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
170. Let me guess, the Chinese dump rat poison in thier grain silos... |
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