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Looking Ahead

A few years ago, two years to be exact, I discovered that the high end food I was feeding my beloved friend was poisoned. I did not know at the time the brand of Nutri -max came out of China, not that it would have concerned me then, but in the end it did, as I fed 6 cans of toxic food to the one being I love more than any other. News reports were broadcast from all corners, including the most reputable Singapore luxury hotels, but nothing prepared me for the realization of seeing the bar codes listed as contaminated, that happened to be on the case of food in my cupboard. And while these products were swiftly recalled, they were not taken off the shelves in a timely manner for me or my dog. Renal failure was reported. I looked at my Pit-mix, knowing I’d rescued him from Chicago Canine Rescue and I’d signed a contract stating that I would provide the best possible care, and I’d failed, while spending a lot of money on high end food to do so. To fail according to their contract and to fail when looking into his amber eyes. Far from the Singapore luxury hotels, there was a child sitting with a dog, sick and with health failing. And of course, being the narcissistic species, we wondered about our food supply.

My dog, Jack, was only inconvenienced so much as having a tube inserted into his … man/dog parts, resulting in an interesting morning pee, but other animals had failing kidneys and quite a few died due to the poison. The overall and everlasting effects are not known to date. No central based information center has been established, and the everlasting effects could result in the death of thousands upon thousands of family pets. Media coverage in the United States was broad, as we Americans do love our tamed beasts. And food recall has gone beyond that for animals, issuing warning for those who partake in chicken pickin ‘, of the foul bones that is, as the contaminants found in the dog food are similar to those of melamine basis found in chicken stock. Jack for now is healthy and good and eating homemade and home-grown fare, as for the rest of us, time will tell.

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