Re: FDA has frozen approvals of VO!

[Cherie A Gabbert]

True, you get them to eat just about anything....I myself am a junk food junkie, so my cats snack on Fudge, Ice Cream and Twinkies (a favorite). I will go online and see where I can get these types of foods around here. Thank you

Cherie

Faye Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

There are lots of good foods now and more come out every day. I use Eagle
Pack and have to mail order it. Other brands that are good: Innova,
Wellness, Solid Gold, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Natural Balance, Newman's
Own, Nature's Variety, Prescise. These companies do not use euthanized
animals in their diet. They also tend to have more meat in them than grocery
store and vet foods. Quality pet stores and feed and seed stores often sell
these good brands. I live in a rural area and we don't have a lot of
quality stores.

I do think that when you are dealing with a very sick animal, it is
important to feed completely wholesome food to them. Of course when you are
dealing with severe eating problems, you just get them to eat whatever you
can.

>From: Cherie A Gabbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>What kinds of foods do you buy, and where do you get them?
>Cherie
>
>Faye Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>When pets are euthanized at a vet clinic, they use sodium pentobarbital to
>kill them. They then (unless you reclaim the body) sell/give the body to a
>rendering plant that sells the rendered fat to pet food comp! anies. All of
>the major grocery store foods and the vet foods have this stuff in it.
>Hills
>has long admitted to using euthanized pets in their foods. The thing is
>that after pet foods are complete, there are still levels of pentobarbital
>in the pet food. Some veterinarians believe that some animals are becoming
>more resistant to anesthesia because of the levels of pentobarbital in pet
>food. The FDA claims this is not true and that the levels of pentobarbital
>are safe in the pet foods. I just cannot buy this. You will never convince
>me that the stuff is completely safe.
>
>
>
> >From: Cherie A Gabbert
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> >What is it?
> >Cherie
> >
> >Faye Lewis wrote:
> >I had not seen that one but am familiar with the information. That is why
>I
> >feed the brands I feed. It just infuriates me. However, seeing the actual
> >FDA report this weekend on pentobarbital was about the last straw for me.
>I
> >was simply stunned at their findings. Just stunned. I don't want a drop
>of
> >pentobarbital in my pet foods.
> >
> > >From: C! herie A Gabbert
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> > >Have you checked out this website
> > >http://www.geocities.com/petsfood/alert/
> > >
> > >There is some pretty good information.
> > >
> > >Faye Lewis wrote:
> > >I have been thinking all weekend about other issues involving the FDA.
>I
> > >cannot believe their report determining that there is an acceptable
>level
> > >of
> > >pentobarbital in pet foods. Just as the FDA has been shown to be in bed
> > >with the larger pharmaceutical companies, I now suspect they are owned
>by
> > >the major pet food companies too. I just cannot believe there is any
>safe
> > >level of pentobarbital in pet foods.
> > >
> > >Frankly, I think there needs to be serious revamping of the FDA. I have
> > >been working on a letter to my congressman.
> > >
> > >
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> > > >
> > > >Not even close. I asked the oncologist to give me the name and number
> >of
> > > >the
> > > >person from the FDA who called him, and when I get it I plan to call
> >and
> > > >find out what I can, as well as who makes these decisions. My plan
>then
> > >was
> > > >to
> > > >enlist all of you as well as the Marley Fund and any other group I
>can
> > > >convince
> > > > to flood the decision-maker with emails, faxes, phone calls, and
> > >whatever
>! ; > > >and see what we can do. I think it depends on why the decision was
> >made-
> > > >if it
> > > >has to do with bioterrorism protocols and the office of Homeland
> >Security
> > > >or
> > > >the DOJ, I think we are probably not going to get very far.
> > > >
> > > >The other thing I did was email Matthew Scully, who wrote the book
> > > >Dominion,
> > > >which is a conservative's plug for animal welfare. He was a speech
> >writer
> > > >for Bush who was so moved by his FeLV+ cat he took in off the street
> >and
> > > >who
> > > >died that he got heavily into animal welfare/rights issues and ended
>up
> > > >quitting his speech writing job to write the book Dominion. Given his
> > > >experience
> > > >with his cat and ! his ties to the Bush administration, which controls
> >the
> > > >FDA,
> > > >I emailed him to see if he can suggest anything or talk to anyone. I
> >have
> > > >not
> > > >gotten a response, and do not really expect to because he probably
>gets
> > > >thousands of emails and will not even read mine. I may see if Best
> > > >Friends, which
> > > >interviewed him about his cat in their magazine, might contact him
>for
> > >me.
> > > >
> > > >Those are my thoughts. Any additional thoughts or insights or
> >suggestions
> > > >are requested and welcome.
> > > >Michelle
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >In a message dated 1/24/05 1:21:09 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > > >
> > > >Michelle, just wondering if you've managed to resolve the VO
>situation.
> > > >Kerry
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