Last night on Anderson Cooper 360 it was announced that the FDA is looking into the possibility that melamine was added to the wheat gluten INTENTIONALLY as a cost cutter.

From the transcript:

How and where the melamine got into the wheat gluten is still a mystery. But the investigation took a new turn today, when the FDA told CNN it is looking whether there could have been a profit motive for deliberately introducing melamine into the wheat gluten. In other words, it might not have been an accident and may have been about money.

Thank you CNN for being the first investigative reporters on the block to cover this story. I should imagine that the press and FDA was getting tired of being trumped by blog posters. Did you know that a poster on Pet Connection was the first to release the Chinese distributors names? This in turn started a snowball effect of press releases and more recalls. Why didn't the FDA do their job?

Senator Durbin held a press conference yesterday calling for Senate hearings.
Thank you very much Senator Durbin.

Let us remember that 63% of the American public are pet owners and we vote!
The FDA has received 12000 complaints about sick pets. That is more than they got in the last two years.

It is time to start writing letters (if you haven't already). Gina at Pet Connection advises that we do no just email, but write and mail letters to get our point across.

Click here for information of where to reach you elected officials.

Widespread mishandling, The FDA's overall ineffectualness, lack of labeling, and poor if any quality control of pet food has put pets in a position of being our canaries in coal mines. Our pets have alerted us , and now we need to effect change both on national level and in our own lives.

Last night on CNN it was reported that it is now doubtful (although still not 100 % certain ) that the tainted plastics got into the human food supply. CNN reported pet food manufacturers bought THE cheapest bottom line product labeled human grade, so that they then could turn around and sell pet food labeled "Human grade" to keep up with the current trend of people wanting the best for their pets. Disgusting!

Itchmo.com has started a email list to alert people to current recalls.
You can join it here. I joined yesterday and already got this unrelated bully stick/ salmonella recall warning.

UPDATE!
Itcho adds a recall page. Great info all there in one place!
Click here!
Note-This was a rushed blog written while getting three kids ready for school, caring for 4 dogs, and getting myself ready for work. Please excuse typo's or incorrect grammar. It was more important to get it out NOW!

another update- For those wondering who the extra two dogs are. Brewster is still here! and he is doing really well, and my Aunt's Beagle staying for the weekend.

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