Pet Food Poisoning Hearing up now on CSPAN n/m

I totally forgot that it was on today.

http://appropriations.senate.gov/agriculture.cfm

audio only - it seems

watching the show.

MORE MAY BE RECALLLED!

large scale investigation...

an outbreak of mysterious disease in the animal population.

They probably only considered infectious diseases, and it never occurred to them to be able to quickly get to the root of an animal FEED contamination. This could just as easily have been contaminated cattle or pig or chicken feed, or all three simultaneously, designed to wipe out the US food supply.

BushCo proves once again they are TOTAL MORANS. Who's the "Brownie"- equivalent in charge of FDA??

and fuck up shit.

Is Senator Byrd gonna make it? Poor thing.

this is awful....

He's a dog lover and that tells the story.

That dog is the last bit of his wife that he has to hold on to.

I am quite touched by what he's saying about his own dog...:D

that he can touch from here.

I just feel bad.

But he's gotten up to speed, and is very good on this. I feel bad for him about his wife, too, but he is quite sincere in his love and concern for the dog, and he's nobody's fool... He's calling out the pet food industry and the FDA on this...:D

He's very good on this, though he's showing his age... He just said that pets are considered members of the family. And he's now talking about Harry Truman and his own dog, Trouble...:D

I'd like to pop him, too, since he seems to find this very amusing...:shrug: This is getting very good, important stuff. K&R!!!:hi:

is great at explaining why the people here at DU care so much about this story. For all non-pet owners, listen to what he says.

I'm listening to him, since he's taking these guys to task...

On edit: sorry, typo...

I don't see any.

"Republicans want your pets to die!"

So I told her about DU, that this was my home, and I could always post about my dog here and that liberals love animals. Her reply to me was that I was right, that Republicans love money and corporations, and this was not someone that I knew, just a dedicated vet at the Animal Emergency Clinic, who cared very well for my dog. My regular vet is a liberal, as well. I think that this is your answer.:-(

he appears - I think..

It may only be his speech functions that slowed down...

May he remain healthy for a long time...

He asks they be put under oath, Chairman does so.

Old or not, Bob Byrd is still a big asset to the Senate!

I absolutely agree! He's quite good, hopes to be a senator, next year, for 50 years... He sure has the experience, and I love what he's saying...:D

Answer a question, just not the one that was asked!

about toxicology, at least. That's quite the resume, and his career is in academia, not government.

But I thought that Robert Byrd was quite good. This guy was not. And I'm not at all thrilled with the testimony of this Duane person, despite his touching speech about his pets. This hearing is not impressing me, since the excuses that all these people are making is not solving the problem, and there definitely is one. I'm still cooking for my two little dogs and watching the kitty like a hawk...:-(

I just didn't like the way he was evaiding the questions, and he certainly fit the Shrub pattern. Oh well, I guess Clinton gets the black mark for this one!

He said that they need to reply in a "timely fashion" to any problems, and they did not. He's not putting up with these sorry excuses. And that's what they're giving the committee...:-(

by the industry scumbags? Only one person answering questions
was honest and has integrity (the vet in red, name???).

from howl911:

Ed. note: Here are the two "outside" experts:
Dr. Elizabeth Hodgkins
Veterinarian

Ed. note: Dr. Hodgkins is a former employee of Hill's Pet, the makers of Science Diet and Prescription Diet, both ot which were among the recalled products. From this website reference, we found the following on Dr. Hodgkins:
"Dr. Hodgkins was Vice President of Customer Relations for Heska Corporation from 1996 to April 1999. From 1985 to 1993, she directed the veterinary technical and customer service departments for Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc." Update: We have received several emails in defense of Dr. Hodgkins, most noting that since returning to private practice, she has become a very vocal critic of the pet food industry. One reader wrote, "Dr. Hodgkins is our ONLY HOPE among these so-called "experts". Indeed, in reading Dr. Hodgkins letters to Sen. Durbin, Dr. Hodgkins appears to be "all that." Links to Dr. Hodgkins letters are here, and here. Dr. Hodgkins website is here.
Dr. Claudia A. Kirk
Associate Professor of Medicine and Nutrition, University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine
Ed. note: Like Dr. Hodgkins, Claudia Kirk is likewise a former employee of Hill's Pet. One blogger, Lethal Dose, wrote this detailed exposé on Dr. Kirk's very close ongoing relationship with Hill's and the pet food industry:
Claudia Kirk, DVM - Skank for the pet food industry

I don't know the name of the person who you asked about, but I remember who you mean. It was so obvious that the others neither knew what went wrong, nor particularly cared, and were just trying to avoid responsibility... ;(


Here's a list of who appeared. Sundlof and Ekedahl were hopeless... :-(
http://inside.c-spanarchives.org:8080/cspan/cspan.csp?command=dprogram&record=552140952

I feel, he was the only one on top of this issue..

I guess we have to keep an eye on his website to check on any further announcements -

sadly he did not go into the "meat by-product" issue...

he also did not go into the issue that Cornell Univ. is pinpointing the second contaminant - which may trigger another wave of issues..

on your previous post.

I hope the issue regarding vitamin D3 is addressed as well.
We should all thank Dick Durbin and encourage him to
continue with the investigation.

especially seeing not much interest from other Senators...

of course except - Senator Byrd

long live "Trouble" a.k.a. "Baby"

but I think he can be forgiven, considering his age. He's still out there, fighting for us. I know his background, but I still admire the man, since he is one of the few who continues to speak out and he could have retired a long time ago, but he is dedicated to his job.. There aren't many who feel like this, in this day and age... :D

I think that Durbin is going to pursue this. It's far from over. This has been a national outrage and I don't think he'll let this rest. Thanks for the advice. I'll check on his website, and C-Span, for further information. I just got done cooking, yet again, for my dogs. Their foods were on no recall lists, and doesn't contain wheat gluten, was recommended by their vet, but I just feel better doing this until this is resolved. :-(

in anything you feed your pet. I had no idea the pet food industry played so fast and loose with the well being of our animals.

I feed my guys food that my vet has recommended, but I'm still worried. They keep coming up with more recalls. I cooked more food, yesterday, for my dogs, and will probably continue doing this until this is resolved. :-(