Happy Critter Raw Pet Food

02/18/2025

LATEST UPDATE ON TITAN/ROSS WELLS-

Dear Customers,



At Ross-Wells, the health and safety of your pets remain our top priority. We understand that many of our customers prefer to feed raw diets without cooking or any pasteurizing, and we remain committed to providing the highest-quality raw pet food possible.

In response to ongoing concerns regarding Bird Flu in the United States, Ross-Wells proactively submitted multiple raw pet food samples to the University of Minnesota for Bird Flu testing, and we are pleased to report that every sample tested negative for the virus. Despite the good news, The University of Minnesota cautioned that a safe sample may not guarantee the safety of an entire batch.

Ross-Wells takes measures that improve the likelihood that our samples represent our batches. Ross-Wells utilizes highly efficient industrial mixers, which allow for exceptionally uniform ingredient distribution throughout large production batches. For example, our mixing technology is capable of evenly dispersing less than one pound of trace minerals into a 16,000-pound batch, ensuring each sample is highly representative of the whole batch. This minimizes variability and increases confidence in our test results. Simply put, if Bird Flu were present in a batch, our thorough mixing process would maximize the likelihood of detecting it in testing.

Temporary Suspension of Titan Food Production

Out of an abundance of caution, Ross-Wells has made the difficult decision to temporarily suspend production of Titan Food while we explore additional safety measures. One of the solutions we are actively investigating is High Pressure Pasteurization (HPP)—a process that may help further reduce the risk of Bird Flu while preserving the raw nature of the food. We understand that some customers have concerns about HPP. For this reason, we are carefully evaluating whether this process can enhance safety while maintaining the nutritional qualities that raw feeders value.

We will continue to monitor the situation closely and keep you informed of our progress. Our goal is to resume production as soon as possible while ensuring the highest safety standards for your pets.

We appreciate your trust and patience as we navigate this challenge. Your commitment to raw feeding is important to us, and we remain dedicated to transparency and providing the safest, highest-quality food possible. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out.

Thanks much,

Bob

01/23/2025

ROSS- WELL'S/ TITAN has shutdown operations indefinitely until they learn more about bird flu. The order that was to ship today was not able to due to this decision. All of their testing has come back negative. I will post more information as it's available And will be contacting everyone on the schedule for February deliveries of their product.

12/28/2024

Statement from Albright regarding the Bird Flu

Dear Valued Distributors and Customers,

We understand that recent headlines about Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), specifically the H5 strain, have raised concerns. This strain has affected wild birds and, in some cases, led to infections in U.S. poultry and dairy cows. We want to assure you that we are actively working with our suppliers and closely monitoring the situation to maintain the quality and safety of our products.

In response to our recent inquiries, many suppliers and their representatives, including Directors of Food Safety and QA, have provided detailed information about their Avian Influenza safety measures, testing protocols, mitigation procedures, and response plans. These efforts not only comply with required standards but, in many cases, go above and beyond to ensure their products are safe and free from HPAI. This is a critical benefit of sourcing from reputable, human grade, USDA inspected suppliers.

Here’s some additional information to help qualify the issue by the proteins in question:
Pork: There are currently no known outbreaks impacting pork.
Beef: The infections are limited to some dairy cows, and we primarily source steer beef, which is not currently impacted. The dairy beef we do source is from states with currently no reported cases of HPAI.
Poultry: as with all our major proteins we only source human-grade poultry from USDA-inspected facilities. The suppliers and facilities we work with are a small but trusted network that adhere to stringent testing and compliance procedures to ensure all birds are “certified H5/H7 clean” before reaching their harvest plants.

Bottom Line:
Historically, these spikes in HPAI have aligned with wild bird migratory patterns and remain relatively isolated as the procedures in place serve to isolate and minimize the spread. At this time, we have no evidence that our supply chain has been affected. We will continue to engage with our suppliers, monitor the situation closely, and update you if anything changes.

Thank you for trusting Albright’s Raw Pet Food. The health and safety of your pets, your customers' pets and our own, remain our top priority, and we are committed to upholding the highest standards in everything we do.

Please let us know if you have any further questions.

Happy New Year!

-Team Albright's Raw

[email protected]

PO Box 11707 | Fort Wayne, IN 46860

W: 260-422-9440

12/01/2024

Running behind this morning... Horse got stuck.

11/28/2024

11/27/2024

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04/13/2024

Stuck in accident traffic on 79... ETA 1:45 at the earliest to Cranberry

03/25/2024

Ross-Wells Boneless ground turkey contains charcoal - 8/5lb tubes/ 40lb case.... $100 case
8 cases available

Was special ordered for someone who never picked it up... Their loss is your gain.

02/25/2024

Ross Wells/ Titan has issued a price increase. This will affect the April delivery cycle.