2012 Messenger – What will happen?

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In recent years there have been several pet food recalls (cat and dog alike) that have left pet owners nationwide mystified as to why it has been happening. There have even been a handful of people who are convinced that some of the manufacturers are actually guilty of foul play. Thousands of pets have died as a result of tainted ingredients and even more became seriously ill. Suffice it to say, it has become cause for alarm as these pet owners depend on these commercial entities to package healthy foods and snacks for their animals.

Mycotoxins, which are toxins that are produced by different fungi, have been the major culprit. As a result of these tainted pet foods and snacks being discovered, the FDA has gotten involved and mandated that the commercial manufacturers issue these recalls. The goal of course is that the FDA and commercial manufacturers work in conjunction with one another to prevent further outbreaks of pet deaths and illnesses.

Sometimes, keeping your pet healthy is simply a matter of knowing what to look for as well as knowing what you should avoid. In other words, knowledge of what is going on is your most powerful weapon and could be the soundest way of protecting your pet. Here are 4 suggestions on how to prevent as well as spot potential problems. In the long run, you could be saving the life of your pet.

1) Always look for an expiration date on the container or packaging before you purchase canned or dry pet foods. In addition to helping you identify items that are about to expire and go bad, this is just a common sense move on your part. Additionally, chemicals that have been added for flavor, as well as preservatives added for longevity of product life can be potentially harmful to your pet. The best suggestion is that you feed your pet an organic food.

2) If there is no expiration date, check for either a foul odor or staleness. It’s not likely that you will get your money back on expired pet food that you purchased, but this is not the key issue – you have a responsibility to not only your pet, but to the other owners and pets out there. So make sure that you report issues like this to both the commercial manufacturer as well as the retailer where you made the purchase.

This is all well and good, but common sense would mandate that you rethink purchasing any consumable for your pet that is lacking an expiration date. Will you purchase food for your family that had an expired date or was about to expire soon? Here’s more food for thought. What if that phone call you make instigates more action which eventually leads to another recall? And what if that recall saves the lives of a few thousand more pets?

3) Symptoms of abnormal or unusual behavior always warrant a call to your veterinarian. The earlier you treat the symptoms, the greater the chance of a quicker recovery. Unfortunately, many more pet’s lives could have been saved had their owners responded at the first sign of these symptoms. Never take these situations lightly and contact your veterinarian immediately.

4) Always keep abreast of media reports regarding pet food recalls. Current news, media reports, and news updates are all over the internet. Simply type in “pet food recalls” into the browser/search bar and start doing your homework.

Here’s a final tip. Avoid any information that commercial manufacturers publish regarding their products. Though the information they put forth may be accurate, remember that they produced the pet food or snack in question, and it is the job of that company’s market department to “sugarcoat” the situation as much as possible so they do not lose market share.

If in the interest of fairness and equality we could take food, habitat, hunting skills, speed, intelligence, survival instinct ect.. from more successful animals and species and redistribute them to natures less successful adaptations what do think would be the outcome?
Do you think nature would thrive or stagnate and die?
From the tenor of many of the responses, this question seems to have hit a nerve. Perhaps “Survival of the fittest” was not the most accurate term. Evolution seems to stir so much emotion that I thought I might receive more coherent answers avoiding it. You obviously took my meaning without it. Obviously there are more criteria than those I listed just as there are more ways to limit success in a society than progressive taxes, quotas and excessive regulation. As you know I was not referring to Social Darwinism but to the failed philosophy at the root of the Progressive movement and responsible for misery and atrocity throughout history. I understand your defensiveness and why you choose to avoid a direct answer.
Thanks Jack. I never mentioned Darwin in my question. You brought up the subject of Eugenics. What concerns me are people like the Emanuel Brothers. Rham Emanuel is Obama’s Chief of Staff and Chief Arm Twister. Rham’s first brother is Ari Emanuel. Ari just happens to be Michael “Sicko” Moore’s Hollywood Agent. Rham’s other brother is Ezekiel Emanuel M.D. PhD. Dr. Emanuel is a leading Oncologist, Bioethicist (EUGENICS) and proponent of Euthanasia. Dr. Emanuel is also on President Obama’s Medical Advisory Board. Then we have Dr. John Holdren, the President’s National Science Advisor. Dr. Holdren is a leading expert on global population control ( EUGENICS) and well known Euthanasia proponent. The last charmer we have is Cass Sunstein, U. Chiciago/Harvard Law Professor and another “Eugenics and Rationing of Care” Proponet and sometime advisor to President Obama
Our nation’s “Science Czar” John Holdrens book Ecoscience:
“In a book Holdren co-authored in 1977, the man now firmly in control of science policy in this country wrote that: Women could be forced to abort their pregnancies, whether they wanted to or not; The population at large could be sterilized by infertility drugs intentionally put into the nation’s drinking water or in food; Single mothers and teen mothers should have their babies seized from them against their will and given away to other couples to raise; People who ‘contribute to social deterioration’ (i.e. undesirables) ‘can be required by law to exercise reproductive responsibility’ — in other words, be compelled to have abortions or be sterilized. A transnational ‘Planetary Regime’ should assume control of the global economy and also dictate the most intimate details of Americans’ lives — using an armed international police force.”
You read all of that correctly. If you don’t believe me, do the research for yoursel

My cat will not stay of my countertops or table. I think its gross because that is where food goes, not animals. I have tried the water bottle trick; all he is learned is to avoid getting caught and run from me when I come into the kitchen to spray him. I have read about putting double-sided tape on the countertops, but then won’t it be miserable and gross for the humans that have to work on the counter? Also, I live in an apartment and I can’t go destroying the couner with double-sided tape. Are there any other suggestions?? Serious answers only, please.

I was wondering if there is a general consensus world wide about which inventions and or discoveries have had the MOST favorable impact on human life from it’s start (I don’t care what you believe as far as evolution -vs- creationism) to the present day. Looking at all aspects, here are my choices, in chronological order. 1. Fire, the ability to make at will and control. I think this opened up countless options for humans, from cooking food to seeing at night, defense against animals, etc. 2. Alphabet/writing. All the knowledge gained by the previous generation would be useless without a way to pass on and preserve long term. Not just English but all writing forms (cuneiform,hieroglyphics,Cryillic) If you are reading this now give thanks to the Phoenicians. 3. Electricity. Honestly, just how f**ked would the entire world be without it, from what you are doing on the computer now to heating your house. I know I left out a lot, but I was going after the most far ranging choices. What do you think?

Just wondering cause i downloaded some and i was wondering if it was illegal i don’t want to learn how to be a trained killer just want to learn cool survival skills and it shows how to start fires and snare animals thats all i really want out of them…