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Icky Discovery in Can of Pedigree
- 8-13-2010
- Categorized in: Pet Food Ingredients, Pet Food News
Guess what one pet owner found in a can of Pedigree Dog food? A frog. Pictures provided by the concerned pet owner.
I have to admit, it was one of the most unusual emails that I've received. Diane T. of Frankfort, IL contacted me with the following information...
"This is gross I have pictures but here goes. I found a dead frog in a can of pedigree choice cut dog food yesterday. I have pictures no satisfaction from Mars. How sad. This is the e mail I sent to them. Per your request Attached are the pictures of the dead frog I found in the can of dog food. As I explained to your representative on the phone,. This is absolutely disgusting. Not only do I raise show dogs and have come to depend on your products and have found it to be a health risk to my pets. After the major health scare in dog food a few years ago I would think your quality control would be the best in the industry. If my dogs would have ingested this who knows what could have occurred. What type of frog is this? Does it contain Toxins that could kill a pet.
Why did this happen. I would like some answers. I spoke with my vet he said it may cause diarrhea, vomiting or neurological problems. The only results I got from your company is free coupons. Are you going to pay for my vet bills if my dogs get sick."
Within a few minutes Diane T. and I were on the phone; and she had sent me the pictures.
Diane T. told me Mars Petcare wanted to pick up the frog and pet food via Federal Express. She was concerned whether to do that; her worry is if this frog contaminated an entire batch of pet food. Would pets get sick?
I advised Diane T. to report this issue to the Illinois Department of Agriculture and to the FDA. Hopefully someone at either of these government organizations will do the right thing.
Wishing you and your pet(s) the best, Susan Thixton
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It doesn't seem likely that a frog would have been attracted to a vat--and then fallen in. It seems less likely that the frog chose a pet food factory as the site of its suicide. What seems more possible is that processed frogs are part of the fomula. Diane T. is right: "Gross"!!! Also, harmful?
This is very disturbing, to be sure. And I'll bet they wanted to pick up all the incriminating evidence. What is more concerning is that there are likely ingredients just as icky or worse put into that food on a regular basis. The frog is just much more visible.
So true, Janet! Here's just one example of Proof which is so abundantly available at our fingertips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9DTzDfYMxo
Pedigree Choice Cuts canned ranks pretty low on dog food rating sites. Here are a couple - FYI -
http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/pedigree-choice-cuts-dog-food-canned/
http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/
It sounds as if MARS wants to get rid of the evidence. Then offering free coupons, like that is going to make everything go away. I smell a lawsuit.
This is unacceptable. Why do these pet food manufactures think it is okay to put whatever they want into pet food?
Whether this was intentional or not, they need to be held accountable
Regards,
Tracey Mills
Tracey, anything they do is "OK" as they have everyone in their pockets, fund all the Veterinary Universities... the list goes on.
This Harvard Law Paper explains everything:
http://leda.law.harvard.edu/leda/data/784/Patrick0...
Just another reason to feed homecooked or raw food to our furchildren. At least we know what goes into the bowl. Pedigree 'used' to be one of the best foods until they were gobbled up by big, for profit at any cost company. That is happening a lot these days to brands that we used to trust.
My guess is they wanted to hide the evidence.... I wish her luck and hope her dogs don't get ill from any toxins this frog/toad (hard to tell in cooked state) may have released into the food. Fingers crossed for you.
This makes me sick to my stomach. I know everyone can feed what they wish but why would someone that breed dogs feed Pedigree. Hope every thing work out for the poor babies in the future. Sometimes things (sickness) show up later
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yea, and I found kermit the frog in my can. This is silly! Pedigree has the highest standard of quality. Unemployment make people get creative looking for a lawsuit any way they can. This is what happens when you feed your dog outside the house.I bet it was in the dry food, if this is true. SILLY SILLY SILLY!
Doug, you are kidding, right? Why would someone think they could score some quick cash from a pet food company? Three plus years after thousands of pets died from pet food and none of those people have received a dime yet. Get real.
Oh my God! Back to the old "blame the victim" mentality. Creep back to the cave you crawled out of and stick with the subject - judgmental trolls like you prevent so many nice, but kinda shy, people from having the courage to post anything. Grow up and go eat a frog! Now I can play the "back atcha" card and claim you sound like a huge pet food exec doing damage control - deflect attention from the frog and back at the poor consumer....
You didn't post an opinion - you posted an offensive judgmental insult that had no point other than to berate someone's brand of petfood. Completely off the mark, i.e. off topic. That's not posting an opinion - it's called trolling. Bet you had to crack out your handy thesaurus to come up with those big words. LOL Frogs to ya! Enjoy your perogative! I won't be answering again, so don't consider my silence a victory - I just prefer not to feed the trolls.
Not to be a sceptic, but...how do we know this is for real? Remember the hoax a woman tried to pull on a fast food chain claiming she found a finger in her chili? But, on the other hand I wouldn't put it past Mars. I'm also surprised and dismayed that a woman who raises (breeds) show dogs would feed her dog such a low quality food to begin with. Pedigree is absolute crap. Do your research. Read Susan's Pet Food report for starters. Thanks for all the good work Susan! Regards, Mollie
That frog is probably the most healthful ingredient in Pedigree!!!!
Well said. Why anyone would feed their dogs that cr*p is beyond me. Maybe it takes a little frog to get people to realize that most commercial dog food is nothing but cr*p. Just so happened that the frog was visible. Melamine isn't. I'd rather feed my dogs frogs for dinner than Pedigree. Anytime.
Well Said, Robert!
Notice no mention whatsoever of this from the Worthless Mainstream Mediots? My entire family watches the (alleged) "news" faithfully and remain totally in the dark regarding each and every one of these issues.
As for the breeders feeding the crap foods:
Ever see the ads for, or watch those fancy, highly publicized dog and cat shows on the Boobed Tube?
Look WHO'S shows they are!
Pet Food has everyone and their brother in their pockets.
Time to hold the Worthless Mediots accountable -- for not doing their job: Unbiased, duty to inform the public of the facts!! Look at who their biggest advertisers are...and TV watchers keep on funding them all and paying their salaries with each rotten product we buy (from those conglomerates such as P&g, Mars, etc...)
I'm old enough to remember when there was Broadcast Journalism. No more. So why are they drawing a salary only to tell us "news" we'd already learned via Internet the day(s) before; about Paris Hilton & what the Prez ate on his vacation?
I think its sad to read people attacking others for what they feed or dont feed. I saw this during the 2007 recalls also. People saying others deserved to have their pet fall ill or die because they were feeding food that has wheat gluten in it. Dont forget it could be the ingredient in your so-called high quality pet food that is next on the list for recalls, if you think your food is safe, think again. If you think you know every ingredient or where that ingredient comes from in the food you are using, think again. There have been recalls by such companies as Natures Variety too. And lets not forget, none ofus know the financial situation of anyone else. And does that mean that pets in shelters who use Pedigree deserve to get sick? Most of the time shelters cant afford expensive feed because they have many mouths to feed. And that homecooked food can also have recalls, from the meat to the supplements you may add. And didnt we just see a recall for Felines Pride raw food? Just remember, before you cast stones, it could be the food you are feeding next on the recall list.
"Icky Discovery in Can of Pedigree" LOL I thought the title was a joke... is there anything in a can of pedigree that is not "icky"? The frog is the least of his/her worries (the person who feeds it to their show dogs). There are far worse things in the pedigree than a frog.
let's see... more than 5 million cans a year sold and only 20 comments saying that Pedigree is the worst. Not bad for the leader in dog food. I'm a breeder and really like this brand and it's the best canned dog food for your $ you can find. Have you seen how fast dogs eat it?;that's how good it is. Yea maybe their is better dry food, but, this is a topic about the canned food. I bet half the people eat and feed their kids real junk food and 70% are over weight.
Oh, how do you get a fried frog in a wet dog food? Wow! what breed is the frog? a 10 foot jumper frog?
Anybody wanna go to Mc Donalds? I pay.
Doug,
Actually the frog appearing to be charred or fried brings a great deal of validity to this issue. Canned pet foods are cooked in the can. Ingredients are added in a raw state and heated to varying degrees (depending on manufacturer and ingredients). The frog would indeed become cooked in the can.
As for this food being the best, I encourage you to learn pet food ingredient definitions; AAFCO (American Association of Feed Control Officials) ingredient definitions. Once you learn what the ingredients are, you will have a good understanding of all pet foods - not just this one.
If you did some research, you would learn what is in inferior foods and how harmful they can be. Just because a dog gobbles it up does not mean it is healthy. Just like kids do, as in your McDonald's statement.
As a pet parent, it is OUR responsibility to feed our pets the best foods we can supply them. If we can not truly afford homemade or top quality foods, then we should do the best we can after extensive research AND keep on top of recalls and the such. All pet food companies will have one sooner or later.
Pedigree is NOT a quality food by any means.
Ah, yes, Mars Petcare, biggest commercial pet food purveyor on the planet. Also the company that owns Nutro brand (see complaints at consumeraffairs.com) and were single-handedly reponsible for the Asian pet food recalls of 2004 that killed many thousands and thousands of pets and for which Mars was sued in Washington, D.C., in a 2004 case called Teng v. Mars for Pedigree pet food. Also through the 2004 recalls the first company likely to have become aware of melamine contamination. And you're surprised at finding a mere frog that was par broiled?
As Susan said, the raw ingredients are put in the canned, sealed and cooked -- so it cooks like a pressure cooker. I am surprised to see the frog looking like this. If it was truly inside the can, I would think it would not be charred and I would also think that it would not have retained it's shape.
When customers ask for breeder referrals, I do tell them to ask the breeder what they are feeding. Many breeders get kickbacks and discounts from these big corporations, like Eukanuba and Science Diet, but good nutrition will keep the lines strong and healthy, too. I would not recommend a breeder who feeds inferior foods. JMHO.
Here is the ingredient panel of this particular canned food, as researched by the barcode in the picture above.
Sufficient water for processing, Chicken, Meat By-products, Wheat Flour, Liver, Wheat Gluten, Salt, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Natural Flavors, Guar Gum, Vegetable Oil (source of Linoleic Acid), Minerals (Potassium Chloride, Zinc Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Potassium Iodide), Sodium Alginate, Xanthan Gum, Titanium Dioxide, Onion Powder, Bay Leaves, Vitamins (Vitamin E, A & D3 Supplements, D-calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate {Vitamin B1}, Biotin), Garlic Powder, Yellow #6, Yellow #5.
Who here who feeds wet canned pet foods has not opened a can that was burned on the outside, charred-on guar gum, for example, and had pink spots in the middle? I believe most pet owners have. Ingredients near the outsides of the can are more cooked than those in the center.
One does need to be skeptical, but given this pet food manufacturer's history, seems possible that quality control is not the best and the poor frog slipped in, along with some ingredients that could be improved upon.
Digusting, unacceptable and sending coupons for something like this is just plain ignorant! That is like slapping someone in the face! Shows little or no concern what-so-ever !
Let's see... in picture #1, the frog is in the middle of the bowl of food (must have just came out of the can that way). In picture #2, they show it on a spoon (hopefully one that they clean really good in case there are any "toxins" left). In picture #3, they place it back into the bowl, up against the side. Does that make for a better picture or is that frog still hopping? It's as silly as someone going after The Dept. of Transportation because their dog consumed roadkill with chemicals from the blacktop. Put your efforts to good work. Go for the legit ones.