Source: How 911 Blog http://howl911.com This article will make you NEVER even consider buying commercial opet food again - from anyone, not even Merrick, since they own a rendering plant. I'm taking my food back tomorrow - I turn my back on the entire industry and will feed my dogs natural foods and supplements. http://www.belfield.com/article3.html Please SIGN our petition and pass it along with this article... http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/578295121 How 911 Links American Veterinary Medical Association Resources for pet owners and veterinarians. http://www.avma.org/aa/menufoodsrecall/default.asp Animal Ark - Pet Food Recall Database A group member who is collecting data to develop reports and statistics on the pet food recall. https://www.animalarkshelter.org//animal/PetFoodRecall.nsf/Contact?OpenForm Another Blog with lots of info (mine) My Goal: The info we need, in the easiest way possible. http://playingbig.blogspot.com/ Cornell University - College of Veterinary Medicine Researchers at Cornell are leading the investigation to determine the causative agent in the pet foods manufactured by Menu Foods. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/ FULL List of Recalled Foods Includes UPC Flavor Date Size - 77 page PDF file http://itchmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/menufoods_recall_list_mar21.pdf Flickr Pet Food Recall Photo Gallery A place to share your photos of the animals affected by the recall. Please join, we'd like to put faces to the stories and give support and information to future victims. Registration is free or go to group description to post photos without joining. http://www.flickr.com/groups/petfoodrecall/ HOWL911-Menu Foods Pet Food Recall Page The most comprehensive list of resources and news links http://www.howl911.com I Forget Very Good Overview of Pet Food Industry, written in April 2006 http://leda.law.harvard.edu/leda/data/784/Patrick06.html Iowa State University If you suspect that your cat or dog has been poisoned, veterinary toxicologists at Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine can confirm the presence of toxins in the food or samples from the pet. http://cvmweb2.cvm.iastate.edu/departments/VDPAM/default.aspx?id=2784 K9KIDNEYS Yahoo Group The K9KIDNEYS list is a list for owners of dogs suffering from one or more forms of kidney disorders. Support and help for those whose dog has kidney failure. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/K9KIDNEYS/ Menu Foods Press Conference Fri 3/23 This is the raw footage http://www.9wsyr.com/mediacenter/videonav/dayportNav.aspx?videoid=193689#top Pet Connection Database Please report illness and death of pets here. Also report them to the FDA http://www.petconnection.com/recall/ Pet Food Recall Blog Spot Another centralized location for information pertaining to the recent Menu Foods Pet Food recall. http://www.petfoodrecall.blogspot.com Pet Food Tracker Easier to use files and info of recalled foods http://petfoodtracker.blogspot.com/ Pet Lose Support Contains a Forum, chat and other things for support of a losing a pet. Has a memoiral area also. Great people to help anyone. http://www.rainbowbridge.com Pet Memorials Excellent resource for Pet Memorials...keep their memories alive and preserve their spirit! http://www.rockitcreations.com PetSupport.net The Online Pet Loss, Grief and Illness Support Network http://petsupport.net/articles/Recall.html Petition to Hold Pet Food Companies Liable Request than the U.S. Congress enact legislation to require pet food manufacturers and the companies that market those pet food brands to be held financially liable... http://www.itchmo.com/read/petition-to-require-pet-food-companies-to-be-held-financially-liable-for-pet-deaths_20070321 PetsitUSA Blog - List of foods not made by Menu Foods Most complete list so far of Foods made and NOT made by Menu Foods. Includes links to food brands sites. http://www.thepetfoodlist.com/ Poop City New York City-based blog covering the recall http://poopcity.typepad.com/poop_city/ Press Conference on Pet Food Raw Footage of NY State Agriculture http://www.9wsyr.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoid=193689 Progressive Law Group US Based class action suit filed out of Wisconsin, there is a form if interested in joining their suit.

Helpful Articles and Snippets Barking up wrong tree in pet food recall Alan Cairns (cnews) http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2007/04/01/pf-3888145.html Bloodwork- Alkaline Phosphatase ALKP and ALT elevations query - part 2 Rises in Alt and Altk pos and Differential for Liver disease Increases in Alkaline Phosphatase High Alkaline phosphatase High ALKP levels and diet Increases in alkaline phosphatase (ALKP) levels Elevated alkaline phosphate (ALKP) for the past three years Increased alkaline phosphatase levels Recalled products Click the links below for details from the manufacturers about brands, batches, and dates affected by the recall. Menu Foods Dog Food Recalls Cat Food Recalls Menu Foods Voluntarily Recalls Additional Pet Food made with ChemNutra Wheat Gluten (April 10, 2007) All Menu Foods Pet Food with ChemNutra Wheat Gluten Voluntarily Recalled (April 5, 2007) Menu Foods Initiates Market Withdrawal of All Varieties of Recalled Wet Pet Food to Ensure Consumer Protection (March 24, 2007) All Menu Foods Recall Information Del Monte Pet Products Del Monte Pet Products Modifies Voluntary Recall List (April 6, 2007) Del Monte Pet Products Voluntarily Withdraws Specific Product Codes of Pet Treats and Wet Dog Food Products (March 31, 2007) Hills Pet Nutrition Prescription Diet m/d Feline Dry Food (FDA Press Release, March 30, 2007) Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc. Select Science Diet Savory Cuts Cat Food (March 17, 2007) Nestlé Purina PetCare Company Alpo® Brand Prime Cuts In Gravy Canned Dog Food (March 30, 2007) Mighty Dog® 5.3 Ounce Pouch Products (March 16, 2007) Sunshine Mills, Inc. Sunshine Mills, Inc. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Certain Branded and Private Label Branded Dog Biscuits (April 5, 2007).

Source: American Veterinary Medical Association Announcements: Additional products and dates have been added to the wheat gluten-related pet food recall (April 5, 2007) Menu Foods expands pet food recall (PDF) (Provided by Menu Foods, April 5, 2007) Sunshine Mills, Inc. issues voluntary nationwide recall of certain branded and private label branded dog biscuits (FDA Web site, April 5, 2007) Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.'s pet food information update: Comment on industry news (Hill's Pet Nutrition Web site, April 5, 2007) ChemNutra announces nationwide wheat gluten recall (FDA Web site, April 4, 2007) Del Monte Pet Products has announced a recall (April 2, 2007) Nestle Purina PetCare Company has announced a voluntary recall of all sizes and varieties of its ALPO Prime Cuts in Gravy wet dog food. (March 31, 2007) Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. recalls Prescription Diet m/d Feline dry food (March 30, 2007) Proctor & Gamble Pet Care media statement (March 30, 2007) Pet food recall clarified (AVMA press release, March 24, 2007) Hills Pet Nutrition, Inc. announces voluntary participation in Menu Foods nationwide US recall of specific canned cat foods (Hills Pet Nutrition Web site) Purina to voluntarily withdraw Mighty Dog® 5.3 ounce pouch products in response to Menu Foods recall (Nestle Purina PetCare Company Web site) P&G Pet Care announces voluntary participation in Menu Foods' nationwide U.S. and Canadian recall of specific canned and small foil pouch ‘Wet’ cat and dog foods (FDA Web site, March 16, 2007) EIGHT IN ONE ANNOUNCES RECALL OF ALL DINGO® CHICK'N JERKY TREATS From: (http://www.PetEdge.com) (Sunday, April 08, 2007 2:00 PM) For Pet Owners FAQ from the AVMA: What you should know about the recall (April 5, 2007) Tips on cooking Fluffy and Fido a home-cooked meal (AVMA press release, April 4, 2007) Breaking news from FDA confirms ASPCA's suspicions on pet food toxin (March 30, 2007) FDA announces new chemical found in recalled pet food (AVMA press release, March 30, 2007) FAQ from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA Web site) FAQ from The Animal Medical Center of New York City (March 26, 2007) Aminopterin identified as possible toxic agent (March 23, 2007) Homemade pet food requires study of nutrition, AVMA warns (AVMA press release, March 20, 2007) AVMA offers advice to pet owners after nationwide food recall (AVMA press release, March 19, 2007) For Veterinarians New: Hill's announces Prescription Diet m/d Feline dry pet food medical screening payment plan (April 6, 2007) New: Updated information for veterinarians from the ACVIM (April 6, 2007) New: USDA-APHIS listing of state veterinarians (U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Web site) Preliminary findings in a case of suspected toxicity associated with recalled pet food (On the Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health Web site, Michigan State University, March 28, 2007) (PDF, 285Kb) These photographs of lesions associated with necropsy were taken from a dog which reportedly ate food from the original Menu Foods recall. Please note that the reference to aminopterin predates the FDA's March 30 announcement of melamine as the substance of interest in the recall. Imaging of feline urine crystals (Univ. of Guelph Laboratory Services Web site) Recall of pet food leaves veterinarians seeking solutions (JAVMA News Express, March 30, 2007) FDA announces new chemical found in recalled pet food (AVMA press release, March 30, 2007) ISVMA recommendations for tissue sample collection and handling (March 29, 2007) FAQ from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA Web site) Aminopterin identified as possible toxic agent (March 23, 2007) Data from The Animal Medical Center of New York City More than 60 million pet food containers recalled after reported deaths Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc. explains why some of the company's products are co-manufactured by Menu Foods, which issued a major pet food recall March 16. (AVMA News Bulletin, March 20, 2007) Fact sheet for veterinarians from the Iams Company Timely Topics in Nutrition: Aflatoxicosis in dogs and dealing with suspected contaminated commercial foods (JAVMA, June 1, 2006) General Q&A about pet litigation and non-economic damages (April 2007) Sample Op-Ed letter, non-economic damages (April 2007) Facts about wheat gluten in pet food (Pet Food Institute Web site) Facts from the Pet Food Institute about pet food regulation in the United States Pet food company contact information FDA's Consumer Complaint Coordinators (FDA Web site) FDA: Information on marketing a pet food product (FDA Web site)

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