Here's an interesting example of a "wolf in sheep's clothing" so pet owners BEWARE!! Although I only have a dog right now and haven't had ferrets in 3 yrs, I still volunteer at the local ferret shelters and I'm sharing this info. for any ferret owners who might also have canines as well or who might want to pass this information on to fellow dog owners. Recently I came across a coupon in my newspaper circular for dog food that advertised itself as "healthy & wholesome" and "Crafted with pride in Clinton Iowa, Crete Nebraska, and St. Joseph Missouri". Sounds like a good company with midwestern values located and/or manufacturing their product right in the good ol' U.S. of A, right? OK, I'm nibbling. It was a full page ad that goes on to say, "At Canyon Creek Ranch, we believe there's always a better way of doing things for the pets we love. After all, they always do their best for us. It's their loyal spirit that's (sic) inspired us to create a full line of pet foods made with real, recognizable ingredients that we feel good about giving and they feel great about eating. Canyon Creek Ranch, simply a great-tasting natural pet food, guaranteed." Hmmm. Interesting. I won't even go into the typos and grammatical errors in that paragraph but I couldn't help wonder "How does the company know dogs who eat this food feel great about it?" and "How do they guarantee it's a 'great-tasting, natural pet food'?". I was really starting to wonder who this company was and since the packaging isn't one I've ever seen (and I do a LOT of research on my dog's food before buying it for her), I decided to check it out on-line. LOW & BEHOLD, when I went to the website's "Terms & Conditions" page (http://www.canyoncreekranch.com/terms-and-conditions), I immediately discovered that this is none other than WAGGIN TRAIN LLC - a wholly owned subsidiary of - YEP - Nestle Purina PetCare Company!!! And this is THE SAME COMPANY that has been recalling its Waggin' Train chicken jerky treats (made in CHINA) after the NY State Department of Agriculture found trace amounts of antibiotic residue in samples of Waggin' Train and Canyon Creek Ranch chicken jerky products which have been *reportedly* linked to numerous reports of pets getting ill and dying after ingesting the treats. So even though the packaging and claims make the dog food appear to be "healthy & wholesome" - DO NOT BE FOOLED by this "wolf in sheep's clothing". This is likely just an attempt to gain back the consumers the company has lost due to the jerky treat issues. BE WISE CONSUMERS and DO YOUR RESEARCH!!!!! Jennifer & Sadie [Posted in FML 7735]