This has price dropped again, been waiting for a price drop so I can get some for our lab (she approves of it)
while it's not the all time low of $16.49 at least its in stock this time, its eligible for sub and save to take 10% off to get it down to $20.24 and won't take 2-3 months to fulfill this time.
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My two Brittanys also love them :)
Our two Pugs also absolutely love them!
Looks tasty just wondering can humans eat this?
If it's good enough for your pet, it should be good enough for you!
Haha you probably could, although you might break a few teeth… it's rock hard. Probably not legally "human grade" but it's only one ingredient.
These are $21.99 at Petpost with 20% cashback via ShopBack. However, free shipping is only for over $35 of purchase. Not too sure if there is any difference except for the packaging?
Out of stock.. i've bought them before when cashback was 35%
Best pricing. It was instock on Fridays 35% cashback
Ever thought about making your own product? Beef Liver is about $10-$11 a kg and buy a cheap food dehydrator.
isn't that like the same price ?
probably more expensive doing your own when we factor in the massive loss in weight when dehydrating. I lose at least a half and sometimes nearly two thirds when doing beef.
Can you recommend a good dehydrator?
The Sun is cheap.
I'd say your humour is cheaper and dryer tbh
Our dog loves these. But be careful of giving them too much. If we give our dog to much, they end up vomiting hours later.
Yep. Liver is nutrient dense and super absorbable by the gut. You can actually overdose on nutrients like vitamin a by eating too much liver. My dog has small servings a few days apart.
Same, our dog loves these but even a very small amount will cause multiple vomiting later. We can get away with maybe 1-2 postage stamps equiv size of liver broken up before its a problem for a 6kg dog. Havent had this issue with other liver or dog treats, wouldnt buy again.
My ravenous chi (2.5kg) scoffs these like there's no tomorrow.
I thought it was for humans at first. Danm
You thought a product branded BLACKDOG was for humans?
I was half a sleep read it fast
Our blue heeler tries to swallows these whole and got one stuck in the back of his throat. If you hear strange barking it might be your dog trying to get it out.
Having recently viewed a documentary regarding dog deaths as a result of contaminated food from China, I became somewhat concerned about Purina. (google melamine pet food etc)
I think it is reasonable to generalise most chinese exports as being very competitive price wise, but not necessarily quality wise. There is a reason why australian food/milk products are popular in china.
I have made a personal choice to have a great deal more care about eating food made in china, compared to other countries.
I don't know where all blackdog products are made… hopefully in australia rather than china. I have no reason to believe any of their products are made in china.
Australian product labelling laws are such that it is very easy to mislead consumers about the origin of products. When it is so easy (if true) to label a product as made in australia from 100% australian ingredients by an australian owned company….. alternate phrases raise my curiosity.
"100% Australian owned" does not mean made by any australians, or made in australia at all - it could indicate an importer with a telephone and no facilities at all importing all chinese products. "Made with 100% australian beef" does not exclude it from being made in china using contaminated glycerine or toxic preservatives. "Made in New Zealand" does not mean it is made with kiwi ingredients.
I haven't got a packet of the product in front of me, but all the retailer picture information I looked at showed the back of the packet in an unreadable way - I simply could not see relevant detail.
TLDR China in not well regulated in food production, with dangerous products made in and exported from there. It costs nothing for manufacturers of genuine australian made food products to be clearly labelled to this effect, and will benefit their marketting. There are numbers of dog owners in western countries devastated that they have killed their dogs giving them toxic treats. Is this product made in australia from australian ingredients?
Yes these are a product of Australia : info from blackdog themselves.
https://www.blackdogpetfoods.com.au/product-category/treats/…
Click on beef liver :
ORIGIN: PRODUCT OF AUSTRALIA.
SIZES: AVAILABLE IN 150G PANTRY PACKS, 500G VALUE PACKS & 1KG BULK PACKS.
INGREDIENTS: 100% NATURAL BEEF LIVER.
NUTRITION: PROTEIN 65%, FAT 9.9%, FIBRE <1%, SALT .6%.
You aren't understanding… product of australia does not mean made with 100% australian ingredients. I'm talking about legal definition… not what a someone may think it means.
This is one big, pardon the pun, dog whistle. A yellow peril fear mongering.
I read that melamine report. It was one factory that they suspected had contamination and even then, most brands issued the recall despite the fact that their food didn't result in illness just to be safe. You've condemned the entire country that manufactures the most goods worldwide because one factory had an unintended balls-up.
There is a reason why australian food/milk products are popular in china.
It's the same reason people still buy french wine here, despite most of ours being better: There's prestige in boutique countries of origin.
You realise we recall Australian made brands all the time? go to https://www.foodstandards.gov.au and see the massive list of Aussie foods that get recalled all the time, such as the Harris smokehouse fish that was contaminated with listeria recently.
There are numbers of dog owners in western countries devastated that they have killed their dogs giving them toxic treats.
Got an actual number, perhaps a percentage of total pets affected? You say this like that percentage is significant, when in reality it is a handful of animals. that american melamine study was 1 dog and 6 cats out of the hundreds of millions of pets people own in america alone. By contrast, for australians:
In an average year, there are an estimated 4.1 million cases of food poisoning in Australia that result in 31,920 hospitalizations, 86 deaths and 1 million visits to doctors.
Many reasons possible for illness decline
During 2020 there were fewer diagnosed cases of Campylobacter and Salmonella infections, although the reasons for this are not clear. It could be because of restaurant and business closures during COVID-19 lockdowns because food poisoning outbreaks can be linked to food service. There were also fewer international travelers who may have acquired food poisoning overseas.People may have been less likely to seek medical attention and provide a specimen for diagnosis and there may have been an impact on laboratories’ testing capacity.
A 2020 Omnipoll survey found a 4 percent increase in people who said they always wash their hands after going to the toilet, up to 83 percent. However, there was a 5 percent drop to 58 percent in the number of respondents who said they always washed their hands before handling food.
Maybe you should take your food safety moral panic about those scary foreign reds under the bed and instead turn it towards whether or not your waiter just washed his hands…
I don't know which single report of melamine contamination you are referring to. There are a lot more than one.
Yes, we do have product recalls….that's because Australia has a well regulated human food industry with heavy penalties for cowboy actions. Completely different from an unregulated industry where there is no penalty for knowingly and continually using toxic ingredients.
I don't know what you read to state that of the entire population, 1 dog and 5 cats have been killed in america. The fact that you wrote this indicates to me if you are a reasonable intelligent person, you have some agenda…. because it is absolutely untrue.
You quote details on human food poisoning in australia. Fair enough, but my post is about dogs dying from toxic food products, not human food poisoning…. so the bit about a waiter washing his hands is not relevant to my post.
Bottom line- if you don't have pets, or don't give a crap about your pets, fine. If someone does have pets and cares about them, then pay attention to what you feed them, because you may be unknowingly killing them.
I don't know which single report of melamine contamination you are referring to. There are a lot more than one.
I literally did what you said and googled "melamine pet food" https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/recalls-withdrawals/me…
Yes, we do have product recalls….that's because Australia has a well regulated human food industry with heavy penalties for cowboy actions.
And yet, there are still so many "cowboy actions" every year. Funny that.
Completely different from an unregulated industry where there is no penalty for knowingly and continually using toxic ingredients.
The penalty is set by the company contracting the manufacturer. If they stay in business with a dodgy factory, doesn't it make more sense to boycott purina and not the entire country of China? And regardless, the melamine food from china was recalled! What whacko anti-china planet do you live on where you think australia is some bastion of punishing corporations for their environmental disasters they cause? We give them slaps on the wrist all the time and sent them on their highly profitable way. Just look into our mining and building industry if you think we're tightly regulated to keep multinational corporations accountable.
The fact that you wrote this indicates to me if you are a reasonable intelligent person, you have some agenda….
Oh, you mean an agenda like the person who watched a completely unbiased doco and is now converted to the gospel of slagging off an entire country?
You quote details on human food poisoning in australia. Fair enough, but my post is about dogs dying from toxic food products, not human food poisoning…. so the bit about a waiter washing his hands is not relevant to my post.
Your post was about food standards. if anything, my post about human food in aus is even more relevant, as you'd expect the standards of human food would be stricter than for pets.
If someone does have pets and cares about them, then pay attention to what you feed them, because you may be unknowingly killing them.
"Pet Meat sourced from Gippsland's Maffra Knackery, also trading as Backman's Greyhound Supplies, has been recalled due to multiple deaths and sicknesses from severe liver disease."
Sounds like all countries can have contamination issues, it's not a uniquely China related problem. It also sounds like recalls happen no matter the country of origin, too.
Please check and make sure you’re buying from Amazon. I got caught out during Amazon Prime day unintentionally buying from a bogus seller from China who lied repeatedly when contacted about the eta. Amazon stepped in and refunded me in the end
I believe subscribe and save products are usually sold by Amazon/Amazon commercial services.
Checked my purchase : was Amazon commercial services.
Product appears to be now out of stock have marked as such.
I think they mean to not buy the $7.80 or $8 bags from just launched company’s
I dont know why but I just instinctively thought this was for human consumption … maybe I need to stop watching the Liver King on Youtube
dunno how that worked, but my advisory comment was deleted. What started my concerns about toxic dog food was this… "toxic treats" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlxCjjClDnY thousands of dog food illnesses and deaths in canada, and widespread documented evidence in USA. (a bit dated, but the subject is relevant)
it's an individual's right to make decisions, but if those decisions aren't informed decisions the results can be sad.
Thanks OP. My chi loves these.