Alert - Dogs Getting Ill From Contaminated Food

An article regarding Agriculture Victoria issusing a statewide alert after dogs have become ill after eating raw meat.

"The Victorian outbreak comes after the federal government’s response last month to a 2018 Senate inquiry into pet food safety, which revealed it had little appetite for wide-scale change

The 2018 inquiry was ordered after more than 100 dogs were struck down with an incurable illness in 2017 and 2018, linked to Advance Dermocare dry dog food."

Can’t rush these things.

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An update.

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Another update.

" No pet food standards or mandatory recalls

Australia’s peak pet food body says the new cluster of pet dog deaths in Victoria, demonstrates the need for regulation.

Pet Food Industry Association Australia executive manger Carolyn Macgill said despite the toxin being well known to the industry there was no regulation to ensure it was not in the pet food supply chain."

There certainly needs to be.

@BrendanMays. Perhaps Choice could lobby fot this?

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Contaminated meat sold as Premium Beef from a Knackery in East Gippsland has been found to contain horse meat. The meat has now been revealed to have come from the NT and was infected with Indospicine which is highly toxic to dogs causing acute liver disease.
So far 22 dogs have died and another 44 were hospitalised and required intensive treatment. PrimeSafe and Ag Vic have posted about this. The Knackery have not accepted responsibility.

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An update.

https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/biosecurity/animal-diseases/general-livestock-diseases/indospicine-toxicity-in-dogs

https://www.google.com/search?q=indospicine+plant&rlz=1C1SQJL_enAU794AU794&sxsrf=ALeKk01_CnANr0bfWO_-Ncj4ks7cZawhFw:1627856656534&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=HuObZxVYdcLkHM%2ChCfJkzpwqoXcQM%2C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kQLsU4Iuw8ILVgRTRayLsLQe7u1Vw&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjBr4fO7pDyAhXEwjgGHdMuCyQQ9QF6BAgREAE#imgrc=HuObZxVYdcLkHM

A call for mandatory regulations for pet food.

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Another update.

Choice has a petition calling for regulation of pet food.

If the Government is happy to charge GST on pet food, the least they can do is to ensure that it is actually safe.

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A threat of a class action.

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An update from Choice regarding their campaign for safer pet food.

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Hi XXXX,

Exciting news in our campaign for safer pet food: we’ve just delivered your open letter to the government, signed by over 22,000 people. Thank you for adding your voice!

Over the past few weeks, this campaign was covered by major radio stations, TV and print, including outlets like Triple M, 10 News, ABC News and the Guardian – so we know the government is feeling the pressure of this growing campaign. Here is a photo of me with the open letter to the Agriculture Minister and my beloved dog Sprocket:

Our campaign for safer pet food has touched so many lives and we’re so thankful for your support. When we first launched the open letter, many of you shared your harrowing experiences with dodgy pet food. We’ve featured some of them in our latest article to help spread the word:

So what happens now? Your open letter is with the Minister for Agriculture to consider. We know the Minister is feeling the pressure from a diverse coalition of voices – the RSPCA, veterinarians, pet food manufacturers and CHOICE – to act and protect Australian pets.

The fight isn’t over yet. We will make sure the Minister listens to the voices of pet owners across the nation demanding mandatory safety standards for pet food.

Thanks again for joining our cause and sharing your stories.

Thank you for your support,

Jonathan Brown
CHOICE

And the open letter.