From: "Dr Andrew Jones"
Date: Sat, February 6, 2010 12:58 am
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From: Dr Andrew Jones
Author: Veterinary Secrets Revealed
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Hello everyone
Re: ChemNutra owners to be sentenced today
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Hi and Good Morning to you this Friday.
First Thanks for the Carpal Tunnel suggestions :-)
The top 2 alternate remedies appear to be Acupuncture and
Chiropractic- I'll be trying them both shortly.
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Remember the Pet Food Recall?
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Well the legal actions against some of the companies involved is
finally happening.
One of the BIG lessons for me is to NEVER fully trust what is in
the Bag or Can of Commercial Pet Food.
Feed a variety of Pet Foods.
Make some of your pet's food at home.
Here is an EXTENSIVE list of Dog and Cat At Home Recipes, INCLUDING
my Advised Pet Food List that you can access for $5.97:
http://www.theonlinevet.com
This is a story from the Pet Connection Blog:
Pet food recall: ChemNutra owners to be sentenced today
By Christie Keith
February 5, 2010
Today's the day that Sally and Stephen Miller, owners of ChemNutra,
Inc., the company that imported the melamine-laden protein powder
that led to the 2007 pet food recall, and the illness and death of
tens of thousands of dogs and cats, will be sentenced.
But if you were hoping for justice or even just tough love, you're
probably going to be disappointed.
Sentencing is scheduled for Friday, February 5, 2010, at 10:00 a.m.
before United States Magistrate Judge John T. Maughmer. As more
fully explained below, the Government recommends that the Court
adopt the agreement of the parties and impose a sentence of three
years probation on each defendant, to include certain conditions
of probation for each defendant, all as set forth and agreed to
by the parties in the plea agreement.
The government concludes the Millers were at fault, and what they
did caused great harm:
Because of the neglect of these defendants, because they failed
to exercise foresightand vigilance, the public suffered greatly.
Thousands of innocent pets became seriously ill and many suffered
death. It is impossible to talk about this case without realizing
that the defendant's criminal conduct posed and caused substantial
physical injuries, death, and psychological injuries.
Seems the Millers are still balking at the charges, even though
they've pled guilty to them -- and the government's not very happy
about that:
The defendants pled guilty to misdemeanor violations of the
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA). Particularly in this case,
the nature, circumstances, and seriousness of misbranding and
adulteration crimes go far beyond the misdemeanor label that is
attached to them.
And this:
Every factual objection [they are making] can be traced to one
or more allegations in the indictment which the defendants either
admitted was true or agreed could be used to determine their
sentence.By raising these objections, the defendants could be
viewed as being in breach of the terms of the plea agreement.
In case of breach, the Government is released from its obligations
under the agreement, the defendants remain bound by their guilty
pleas, and the defendants are sentenced without the benefit of the
promises made by the Government.
[....]
(T)he defendants have never admitted that they knowingly
imported wheat gluten that was misbranded and adulterated with melamine.
In fact, the Government does not contend and does not ask the
Court to conclude that the defendants had actual knowledge that the
imported wheat gluten was adulterated with melamine.
But the fact that the defendants did not actually know that the
imported wheat gluten was adulterated with melamine does not prevent
the Court, or anyone else for that matter, from concluding that the
defendants acted recklessly or with more than mere negligence.
There's a lot more, including an overview of just how and why the
Millers should have been able to detect and prevent this tragedy.
It makes for some rough reading.
I don't know what the actual sentence will be, but I'm pretty sure
it will be along the lines laid out in the memorandum: Probation,
and a small fine. That's it.
And the Millers still have their friends, too. Plenty of them sent
letters (here and here) to the court testifying to what good,
righteous, honest, religious, upstanding citizens the Millers are.
Not a word about what happened to the people and pets affected by
the adulteration of the alleged wheat gluten with melamine -- but
lots of sad stories about how hard this has been on the Millers.
Who are, I'm sure you'll be glad to know, back in the food
ingredient importing business already.
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P.S. I really do hope that SOMETHING changes as to
the LEGAL recognition of the importance of our companion animals.
Can you IMAGINE what would happen to a company that
killed thousands of people by contaminating food?
In the interim, continue to be a skeptic.
Make some of your pet's food at home with these recipes here:
http://www.theonlinevet.com
Heal Your Pet At Home!
Best Wishes,
Dr Andrew Jones, DVM
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