I googled shitty chinese products or something like that and found some cool. One of them called www.badchineseproducts.com I could not open, so its probably good. Among some of the more interesting information that I will post later, I came across an article that made me think. The article was talking about toxic pet toys and I will post it in a bit. It goes on to say that dogs or other pets are especially susceptible as they will always put toys in their mouths and thus are more at risk to ingest lead, cadmium or other poisons the Chinese like to put in their products. As I am an animal lover and dogs are my animal of choice- dont tell 2 2, I think we really need to pay attention to this.
Here is the article and it comes from this site. (But also you can try this guy’s product if you are worried about Chinese goods. This guy sells a lead testing kit. I have no affiliation with the product and came across it once as I had a similar idea and wanted to see if anyone had beaten me to the punch, and he had. Anyway, it seems like a good idea)
Article about toxic pet stuff from China here
excerpt here:
How many of your dog’s toys come from China? A quick count through Zoe and Fritz’s toy box shows more than 10 – a mixture of plush and plastic dog chew toys. Until I read an article at ConsumerAffairs.com, I hadn’t given too much thought as to whether or not these were safe toys for them to play with.
However, given all the recent health scares about products from China – pet food and treats, children’s toys, toothpaste, etc – I should have known that pet toys would be the next item on the item on warning list. However one of the vets, from Kansas State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, stated that the risk of these heavy metals to pet health depended on how much had been absorbed into the body. What do dogs do with toys? They lick and chew them, they don’t admire them from a distance!
What did the tests find – that the toxic materials easily came off the toys, so if a dog does what comes naturally to him, a few licks and a bit of chewing could easily result in your dog quickly absorbing the heavy metals into his body. To me, that does not sound safe. We are constantly exposed to heavy metals through the water we drink and food we eat – why expose ourselves to even more when there are plenty of alternatives?
What’s the alternative?
You can buy toys that aren’t made in China and other countries that still use the same old manufacturing processes that China does, and/or you can make your own. When Zoe was a puppy she got far more fun from chasing an empty plastic milk bottle around the house than she did from any bought toy – apart from her Kongs (which are manufactured in the United States)!
…..Alternatives ….
I’ve just purchased a book on making dog toys, so I’ll share a few ideas with you shortly. In the meantime here are two links to web pages showing you how to make braided dog ropes – they are quick and easy to make, and just as good as any bought dog chew toy:
Fleece Rope Dog Toy
Make a Dog Toy our of Dish Towels
Read more here
http://www.dogtopics.com/133/dog-toys-from-china-why-we-should-be-worried/#comment-99677
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