When dogs die

Sometimes I feel so fucking naïve. From the start of this whole dangerous pet food story I wondered why the animals were dying as were many other people.

Rat poison was found in pet food blamed for the deaths of at least 16 cats and dogs, but scientists said Friday they still don't know how it got there and predicted more animal deaths would be linked to it.

After the announcement, the company that produced the food expanded its recall to include all 95 brands of the "cuts and gravy" style food, regardless of when they were produced. The company also said it would take responsibility for pet medical expenses incurred as a result of the food.

The substance in the food was identified as aminopterin, a cancer drug that once was used to induce abortions in the United States and is still used to kill rats in some other countries, state Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker said.

The federal government prohibits using aminopterin for killing rodents in the U.S. State officials would not speculate on how the poison got into the pet food, but said no criminal investigations had been launched. [emphasis mine]

OK, let's get this straight. Somehow an illegal poison found its way into the pet food chain. But, heaven forbid a huge corporation be investigated for illegal activity.

All I'm sure of is this - killing thousands upon thousands of dark skinned people is one thing Americans can tolerate, but ya better not fucking kill their cats and dogs. Now you're asking for trouble for sure.

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