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Supply chain issues, rise in adoptions
drive cat food shortage

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Posted By: Ribicon, 5/22/2022 9:44:12 PM

Supply chain issues and a record number of feline adoptions during the pandemic are driving a growing cat food shortage. Reports have emerged in recent weeks from Illinois, North Carolina, Minnesota and Montana that pet stores are running out of cat food. Industry insiders blame global supply chain shortages of turkey, chicken and duck flavors and aluminum cans used in production.(Snip)“For cat stuff, it’s the canned food that we’re having the most trouble with,” said Martasia Brown, merchandise manager at Unleashed pet store in Arlington. Ms. Brown told The Times that restocking orders of Tiki Cat, Science Diet and Royal Canin canned cat food have gone unfilled in recent

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The Democrats simply cannot afford to lose the crazy cat lady vote, so this shortage won't last long.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Northcross 5/22/2022 10:00:30 PM (No. 1163227)
OP top comment of the week.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: downnout 5/22/2022 10:16:26 PM (No. 1163236)
So now we’re running out of cat food??!? I feel like I’m living in the old Soviet Union.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: jollytroll 5/22/2022 10:51:12 PM (No. 1163251)
Sundance wrote an article a few months ago with 13 specific categories to watch as early warning signs of food instability. This "shortage of wet pet foods" is the 3rd one I've checked off (frozen potato products and consistent shortage of milk products are the other 2). Feels like we're all living in a slow-motion car wreck, but at some point it's going to speed up.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: snakeoil 5/23/2022 12:00:59 AM (No. 1163288)
Babys. Cats. Does Quid Pro Joe's villainy know no end?
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Reply 5 - Posted by: DVC 5/23/2022 2:09:29 AM (No. 1163328)
We'll buy a couple of extra bags for our cat tomorrow. Gotta get it before the horders get all of it. LOL! Hoard early and often?
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Jesuslover54 5/23/2022 5:32:00 AM (No. 1163361)
First world problem.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Sorosisbehindit 5/23/2022 7:35:20 AM (No. 1163449)
All of my cat lover relatives may come to realize that cats don't actually have to have their favorite food and treats to survive.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: essgee1952 5/23/2022 8:23:17 AM (No. 1163505)
Obviously neither Ms. Calderwood nor the commenter here have any cats. The shelves at our grocery stores have been empty for months. For kitties like mine with health issues and restricted diets, it's a real challenge.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: BirdsNest 5/23/2022 8:35:31 AM (No. 1163520)
Dealing with cat food shortage going on 3 months now. When WalMart gets canned food in it's on the shelf less than 4 hrs before its ALL GONE.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: hershey 5/23/2022 9:47:12 AM (No. 1163583)
Jeez, I don't know if I have room for a hoard of cat food what with the hoard of dog food and toilet paper I have stashed around the house...
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Reply 11 - Posted by: Kate318 5/23/2022 11:17:19 AM (No. 1163671)
Oh, for crying out loud! Go catch a mouse.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: ROLFNader 5/23/2022 11:51:41 AM (No. 1163691)
No doubt that my cat knows all about crying out loud!
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Reply 13 - Posted by: paral04 5/23/2022 11:56:37 AM (No. 1163696)
Cook some fish for the cat. Good Lord, have these people no sense?
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