After 8 years Chinese Tainted Jerky Treats Going Away.....In March

Petco said Monday it has removed all remaining Chinese-made dog and cat treats from its website and stores nationwide because of concerns they have sickened thousands of pets and killed 1,000 dogs in the U.S. since 2007.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says initial tests have not connected the Chinese jerky and rawhide treats to the illnesses,

(Initial tests???? The problem started in 2007…. it is now 2015. They have only performed initial tests? What have they been doing for 8 years?)

Petco is the first national pet retailer to pull the treats from its 1,300 stores. Phoenix-based PetSmart Inc. said Monday that it plans to have them off shelves at its roughly 1,300 stores by March.

(They will be off the shelves by March? It is now January. How about take them off the shelves in January. Here is how to do it. Walk over to the shelf. Pick up all the bags of Chinese Jerky treats. Walk out the back door and hurl all the bags into the dumpster. Go back inside. Problem solved. No need to wait till March. You have already waited since 2007. Move it already.)

The FDA targeted the treats after receiving more than 4,800 complaints of pet illnesses, including the deaths, after pets ate chicken, duck or sweet potato jerky treats from China. Tests have not confirmed any connection, but the agency is still investigating.

(I mean really….How hard is this investigation. A dog ate Chinese jerky treats. That dog died. Another dog ate Chinese jerky treats and it also died. Continue the pattern 998 more times. It is really not hard to understand what the problem is. China is filthy. They have no standards. They don’t care whether people (or dogs) live or die. This investigation should take about 7 minutes.)

Petco Vice President John Sturm said all treats are now made in the U.S. or places such as the Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia and South America. The company risked tens of millions of dollars by changing treat vendors, he said.

(And there it is…..The company risked tens of millions of dollars by changing vendors……In other words they could have protected your dog a long time ago but it would have cost them money. So f*ck your dog and f*ck you. The tainted treats are on the shelf and will remain there until March. Make sure you stock up before it is too late. Love your friends at Petco.)

http://www.wfsb.com/…/petco-pulls-chinese-treats-amid-fears…