Chicken Jerky Treat Documentary
 He didn't get sick, he's a model. Apparently the F.D.A. is investigating in the U.S.A. but in Canada there is no regulation on this. The products are still on the shelves in both countries. http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2012/09/fighting-for-fido.html |
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| I watched that episode. Scary stuff indeed. I feel a little safer knowing I don't feed kibble as their food. Not quite there doing the treats as homemade. I have thought about it... need to get a dehydrator. |
| There are some good companies out there that make their food in Canada from Canadian ingredients. I have heard good things about Acana foods, that's what our kitty eats. It is the only food he doesn't immediately throw up so to me that says a lot. |
| Thanks for the link. I feed carrots, apple, banana, popcorn and anything natural for treats. They love it as long as they get something in their mouths.  I really want to make the change to raw but I haven't made the effort to find chicken parts yet and my Russ isn't all enthusiastic about it. |
| There is a store here that actually makes raw pet food, freezes it and sells it ready to go. Our cat was on raw for a while but that didn't sit well either, and cleaning up raw food sick is way worse than cleaning up kibble. Our dogs are both on kibble; eventually I would like to get into therapy work with little sheep... I know raw food is a no-no. That and my not so great experience with the cat's raw diet. Both my dogs LOVE carrots and Ru has actually stolen squash before and eaten it raw. He loves squash, and cucumbers, and kale... pretty much anything he can crunch. Two reasons I don't have a garden anymore... Leonard and Ru. |
| The sheepdog pup is a Blueshire pup. The producer of Marketplace owns her. And yes, this is scary stuff. |
| The sheepie is gorgeous! That face could sell anything |
| I feel quite sure that chicken jerky treats killed my beloved JoJo in 2007. To this day I feel horrible I fed them to her. I knew better than to feed my kids anything from China, but I didn't see it on the label, just all the good stuff. She died of kidney failure at 6 years old, cause undetermined. I feed nothing anymore that's not made in USA and also use carrots, cauliflower, brocolli and apples for treats a lot. I loved the woman who goes into pet stores and sticks labels on those treats! |
| Yea, a vet told me the symptoms mirror regular poisoning symptoms. So scary! I like the guideline that if there is a "treats per day" on the package by weight then don't feed. Dog should be able to eat the whole bag with no harm. I also have made my own treats before by boiling hot dogs and cutting them into TIINY pieces (one hot dog= 50+ treats) and they are great for training. Every day chew treats are usually vegetables or dried "bully sticks" if we are going on a road trip or somewhere they have to be in their kennels/car for a longish time. keeps them occupied. They eat jerky treats too quickly. I also fed that brand to my older dog when we first got him and I didn't know better. He was fine. As they say int he documentary it depends on the batch. Which is even scarier! |
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