re: #22 The Vicious Babushka

Jesus.

Evanger’s found out that dogs became sick on New Years’ Eve and began what would become a four-week investigation, which included sending samples from the lot to an independent lab “to test for any toxin or bacteria we could possibly imagine. All of those tests came back negative. It was not until January 29th that we learned about the term, ‘pentobarbital.’”

The company said pentobarbital is more of an issue in dry foods that get their ingredients from rendering plants, which Evanger’s doesn’t do.

In researching the supply chain, Evanger’s learned that “pentobarbital is very highly controlled, and that, if an animal is euthanized, it is done so by a veterinarian. Once this process has been done, there is absolutely no regulation that requires the certified vet to place any kind of marker on the animal indicating that it has been euthanized and guaranteeing that product from euthanized animals cannot enter the food chain.”