It's interesting that they were forced to withdraw the claim that their chickens were hormone-free. That's another issue that concerns me about Thai chicken. Am I right in thinking that there have even been problems with human health because of excessive hormone use in chickens over there?

I'm sure you are aware the wet is not complete so you would need to feed something alongside it, whatever brand you choose.

Is this effecting the dog foods as well, I was going to order a couple of bags this month

You also need to be aware that pets at home food has been known to have mycotoxins and melamine in it as well so please be careful

It has been known? Fancy providing some more info to substantiate this otherwise scaremongering claim?

I have been feeding my cats with Applaws dry for years and they love it. The internet is a wonderful thing but unfortunately there are a lot of untruths written about many products. I contacted Applaws over two years ago when I first heard a lot of scare mongering about Applaws dry to find out what they had to say. They told me that their products are made in the UK using 100% British Chicken which are passed fit for human consumption by British vets. They told me that they had one complaint aprox 3 years ago made to Trading Standards who investigated it fully and found that the company met all legislation in full and according to them the case was officially closed. Being the trusting soul I am I decided to check myself? Trading Standards are required to publish all convictions they make. I contacted them and found true enough there had never been any convection of any type against the company or any Applaws product. Just to double check I called them direct and they told me that there had been a single complaint almost 3 years ago and that the case was “officially closed”. The company also told me that the factory has made over 70 million 2kg packs, a total weight that is the aprox weight of two cruise ships and during this time no other such complaints have been made to TS. They said that they use British ingredients of the highest standard and that their chicken comes from British Chicken which is approved for human consumption by British vets and they do not use any cereals at all which in the US had been the source of melamine. They told me that not only do they produce their food in the UK but they source their ingredients in the UK giving jobs and security to hundreds of families across the country. Unfortunately it seems that some people like to spread untrue scare mongering stories rather than spread the truth which for some is far less interesting. Don’t get me wrong some cats may have a problem with their food but you will always get some cats that will have a problem with any food.

You've done a great amount of job and gave me peace of mind! Thank you!

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Not surprised there hasn't been any heat transfer made against Applaws (convection....) Sorry, couldn't resist....

Anyhow, while I agree with much of what you say, are you sure you don't work for them Rosie1234? Applaws is the only thing that you ever post about.

We shall have to rename you Sherlocks Hobbs

Or conduction, or perhaps radiation? Sorry couldn't resist either

Also just because there's only been one official complaints doesn't necessarily mean there weren't others who were unhappy but chose not to or didn't bother to lodge it formally . It's simply not definitive measure one way or another. Not everyone takes things to this stage!

It reminds me of adverse reactions to drugs - the ability of the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) to monitor and in some cases discontinue certain drugs relies very heavily on the data they receive from both the vets and the clients. I've no doubt that quite a few cases go unreported for different reasons.

It's one reason I always notify them if I've experienced a problem with any medication my cats have had! And you only need to have a suspicion of an adverse reaction in order to report it!