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I set up a Google Alerts so that I could learn about Pet Food recalls right when they’re reported and signed on this morning to be blown away by a Diamond Pet Foods recall. When I first read the headlines, I was excite about the “voluntary” recall, but as I continued to read I learned that this isn’t the first Diamond Pet Foods recall and that pets are being harmed by their products. It breaks my heart that pet owners are trusting companies to provide us with safe products and there are companies out there who are letting us down time and time again.
Not only does Diamond Pet Foods produce products under their own name, they also produce products under the Costco Kirkland brand. Costco is a local company here in the Pacific Northwest where we go weekly to stock up on supplies (by the way, they have bully sticks now). Update: I just learned that Diamond Pet Foods also produces food under the following names:
- Taste of the Wild
- Canidae
- Solid Gold Health Products for Pets
- Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance Pet Foods
- Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul
- 4Health
- NutraGold
The cities they say are impacted by this Diamond Pet Foods recall are: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia
Please note that people who handle the pet food could become infected with salmonella. Healthy people infected with salmonella should monitor themselves for the following symptoms: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping and fever.
Pets with salmonella may have decreased appetite fever and abdominal pain
Here are the articles I found today about the Diamond Pet Foods recall:
Diamond Pet Food Contamination Kills 76 Pets, and Company Inaction Makes Matters Worse!
Tainted Food Leaves Its Mark On Pets
Dog Food Recall, Diamond Naturals Dog Food Variety Recalled
Salmonella Fears Prompt New Dog Food And Fish Food Recalls
Diamond Naturals Dog Food Recall
Decatur Animal Hospital Warns Pet Owners of Recalled Pet Foods
Just a reminder that Life’s Abundance is a recall free company. I’ve been more than happy with the food we feed our cats and dogs. I love that our indoor cats are losing weight and gaining more energy. I love how great our dogs look and feel. If you would like to learn more about switching your pets’ food to Life’s Abundance, please check out my site – KIM’S BEST PET FOOD or contact me today.
Let’s work together to keep our dogs and cats safe, because they depend on us to make the right choices for them.
Speaking of keeping our pets safe:
Please donate what you can to the care of Sweetie, a stray one of our rescue workers found the first week of April. She’s was badly abused and malnourished and we need to raise money for her vet care. She’s a sweet, resilient dog who is now in the care of true animal lovers. If you can donate, please do, even $5 will help. The link to our Craistlist ad about Sweetie contains tough pictures to see, just wanted to warn you.
April 8, 2012 at 7:30 pm
In mentioning what other foods Diamond Pet Food makes, Solid Gold is not one of them. However I read where many people have mentioned switching to Blue Buffalo. Diamond is one of several manufacturers making this product.
People need to start researching the truth and your best option for quality pet food is from a company that is independently own, where the owner is actively involved, has a commitment to the business, a passion for making the best food and cares about looking out for whats best for our pets. Many of these companies are just marketing companies looking to make a quick buck with no commitment. Blue Buffalo is just a marketing company with no commitment, no manufacturing plants, no research in to whats best for your pet, and no science behind its product. Look to smaller manufacturers where the owner is involved, where they own and control their manufacturing, where investments are made into their plants for better quality nutrition, and where there is a long term commitment to pet nutrition and not just making a quick dollar. I know there are many of these companies and to name a few: Tuffy’s/NutriSource, Fromm Pet food, Ainsworth Pet Food, and Hitek Pet Food.
April 8, 2012 at 9:10 pm
Thanks for the comment, Joe
I’m starting to learn that there are many direct marketing companies (Life’s Abundance being one of them) who also put our pets health ahead of their bottom line. They seem to understand that it’s in everyone’s best interest to produce quality products. What I don’t understand is why there is so much push back when people are just asking for what’s best for their pets. We also switched to Blue Buffalo, but changed after a year when we heard about some of the chemicals used to preserve the food that they’re not required to list or explain on their packaging.
Solid Gold Dry dog foods are made at the Diamond Pet Foods processing plant, which is why they’re included in the list; the list was sited in one of the articles listed in the post and I confirmed it on other sites. Maybe there are two companies with similar names.
Thanks again for the insightful comment.
Kimberly
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