Our Dog Tanner passed away yesterday at the age of 16.

Our beloved Dog Tanner passed away yesterday at the age of 16. He was a good dog and a companion and will be missed. Tanner had cancer and wasn't getting better, he had stopped drinking and eating for the last two days. Yesterday afternoon we made the decision to have him put to sleep. We buried him in our back yard near the mock orange bush on the North side of our yard. He always liked going under that bush. We will always have good memories of him and he had a very good life here.

Pet food recall widens Today ( Updated April 28th )

Wilbur-Ellis Co. said on Thursday it was voluntarily recalling all lots of a rice protein concentrate its feed division had shipped to pet-food manufacturers.

Wilbur-Ellis said the recall was because of a risk that rice protein concentrate may have been contaminated by melamine, a chemical used to make plastics and fertilizers that can lead to illness or fatalities if consumed.

The announcement is the latest in a widening recall of dog and cat food products across the United States since mid-March. More than 100 brands of pet food have been recalled after reports of cases of pets developing kidney failure.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has received more than 14,000 reports of pet illnesses so far. Officials have confirmed just 16 deaths but believe the actual number could be higher.

Wilbur-Ellis' said it obtained rice protein from a single source in China and shipped it to five U.S. pet-food manufacturers, in Utah, New York, Kansas and two in Missouri.

The company said it had told the FDA on Sunday that a single bag in a recent shipment of rice protein concentrate from its Chinese supplier, Binzhou Futian Biology Technology Co. Ltd., had tested positive for melamine.

Wilbur-Ellis said it separated that bag and quarantined the entire shipment for further testing and no further deliveries of rice protein concentrate had been made since.

The company also said a pet food distributor issued a voluntary recall of its pet food on Monday, believing the source of contamination to be rice protein concentrate supplied by it.

Wilbur-Ellis said it is urging all pet food manufacturers using rice protein concentrate supplied by it to recall any pet food that may be on supermarket shelves.

So Far Pet Foods Manufactured by the following Companies have Recalled Pet Foods.

* Menu Foods

* Del Monte Pet Products

* Hills Pet Nutrition

* Nestlé Purina PetCare Company

* Sunshine Mills, Inc.

* Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc.

* Wilbur-Ellis Company

* Royal Canin USA (April 19)

* Blue Buffalo Company (April 19)

* SmartPak (April 20)

* Diamond Pet Food ( April 26)

* Chenango Valley Pet Foods ( April 26)

* American Nutrition, Inc (April 26)

* Sierra Pet Products, LLC Issues Nationwide Recall of "Harmony Farms" Canned Dog Foods, "Harmony Farms" Canned Cat Foods and "Harmony Farms" Dog Treats (April 27)



Wilbur-Ellis noted that it obtained rice protein from a single source in China and shipped to a total of five U.S. pet-food manufacturers located in Utah, N.Y., Kansas and two in Missouri.



FDA Website with complete list of Recalled Pet Foods.

FDA Main Pet Food Recall Site

*This Post UPDATED May 2*

Walmart Pulls Tainted Pet Food By Day, Restocks It By Night

"Walmart is recalling tainted pet food during the day, only to restock it again at night. This egregious display of corporate ineptitude was detailed to The News & Observer by Walmart merchandise supervisor, Johnnie Walker..."

This was especially interesting because my son and I were in our local Walmart a few days ago and were told the same thing by a Walmart employee in the pet department.

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Pet food recall... Check these websites.

A lot of people seem to think that it is just one place menufoods.com that they have to check when it comes to the recent pet food recall. That is wrong! It's not just menufoods it is also pet foods manufactured by.

* Menu Foods
* Del Monte Pet Products
* Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
* Nestle Purina PetCare Company
* Sunshine Mills

You can go here to the American Veterinary Medical Association Pet food recall


And also here to the FDA pet food recall list


It seems like the are adding more foods every day so keep checking those websites. By the way our dog ate Alpo, and Oldroy and got sick. We just got him back from the vet and after IV therapy and antibiotics he should be fine.