And let us all not forget that many have lost dogs, litters and their entire breeding programs due to the deadly recalls on kibble, canned food for pets. Not to mention people have lost their lives or gotten very sick eating spinach, green onions at chi chi's, bad meats, tainted food etc. Whatever each person is comfortable feeding is up to them, after all if something wipes out their litter, dogs or kennel they are the poor soul who has to pay the price. Amy Safdir Almanya Shepherds www.almanyagsd.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx> To: <brittaleahnasa@xxxxxxxxx>; <fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 9:04 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: puppy death > In a message dated 7/25/07 10:25:45 AM !!!First Boot!!!, > brittaleahnasa@xxxxxxxxx writes: > >> I have lost 2 pups to E coil from feeding raw to 7 week old pups. It was >> commercially pack food so I thought it to be safe. > > for those who might remember, helen once lost pups from 2 litters due to > the > horrendously high e coli count in a commercial raw beef. it was a "safe" > and > extremely expensive food. when pups began to die, she took every avenue > imaginable to find the cause, including having her property inspected for > toxins > and even contacting the los angeles county coroner for help. helen may > still > have the actual figures, in fact she did publish an article in the review > on the > subject, but, bottom line, it was the meat. > diane ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================