[Vision2020] Pet Food Recall (was RECALL: Chenango . . . )

[Carl Westberg]

Well said, Saundra.  Perhaps these two fine representatives of the right 
find this whole thing amusing, but few others do, including, no doubt, most 
of their fellow conservatives.  Any one of us, of any political or 
theological stripe who have a four-legged member of the family that we love 
and who loves us back, unconditionally, have reason to be increasingly 
concerned about this.  There is nothing funny about believing to be treating 
this family member properly, and finding that because of this escalating 
situation, this trusting, loving creature is being slowly poisoned.   Carl 
Westberg Jr.


>From: "Saundra Lund" <sslund at roadrunner.com>
>To: "'Steven Basoa'" <sbasoa at moscow.com>
>CC: "'Vision 2020'" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Subject: [Vision2020] Pet Food Recall (was RECALL: Chenango . . . )
>Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:35:31 -0700
>
>Hi Steven,
>
>You wrote:
>"Thanks for posting these.  But at this point, wouldn't it just be easier 
>to
>list all the pet foods that haven't been recalled?"
>
>If it helps:
>http://www.thepetfoodlist.com/
>
>The problem is any "safe" foods list changes as often as there are recalls.
>Too, it's not such a simple issue as these are volunteer efforts that are
>only as good and reliable as those who maintain such lists, and the pet 
>food
>industry is far more convoluted than I ever knew.  Since this whole tragedy
>started, the link above is the third or fourth (maybe even fifth) "safe
>foods" list I've been monitoring -- the previous lists are now defunct.
>
>For those who have perhaps be offended by Donovan's & Tony's reactions to
>the pet food recall debacle, DON'T BE!!!  We all know Donovan has a vested
>interest in the importation of unsafe and inferior products and raw
>materials from China because without that, his beloved Wal-Mart wouldn't be
>able to continue to rip off consumers and its own employees.
>
>As for both Donovan's & Tony's juvenile poking fun as the suffering of the
>sentient beings and their guardians who have been sickened and killed by
>tainted pet food, I can only imagine they must be jealous at the attention
>being paid to non-human animals, particularly to those cats, dogs, monkeys,
>and apes with more latent intelligence than either of them possess.
>
>I cannot imagine they'd find anything funny about the whole sorry and
>preventable situation if either of them personally knew anyone who had been
>harmed by this scandal.  Sadly, some people only learn compassion once
>they've walked a mile in another's shoes, and it appears that both Donovan 
>&
>Tony fit into that category.
>
>See, I can be cuttingly clever, too -- it's very easy to do  ;-)  Does it
>help the situation or is it a kind or compassionate way to be?  No.
>
>It's been said that by the time this is all over and done with, we'll owe a
>huge debt of gratitude to cats & dogs because they became our "canaries in
>the coal mine" to illustrate exactly how unsafe our own food supply has
>become with the erosion of the FDA and the increasing importation of foods 
>&
>raw products from countries with lower safety standards & fewer procedural
>safeguards and quality control than our own country.  Debates &
>congressional hearings are being held because Americans are finally
>demanding we address this vital issue that's been overlooked for too long
>all in the name of bigger profit margins as the expense of safety.
>
>It's about time!
>
>
>
>Saundra Lund
>Moscow, ID
>
>The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do
>nothing.
>- Edmund Burke
>
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