Amazon sold bottles of urine marketed as an energy drink, a new documentary reveals. The company also makes it alarmingly easy to sell dangerous items to children.

  • LinkOpensChest.wav@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    Not surprising in the least. I was part of an Amazon product review program, but I stopped participating after seeing multiple posts for pet treats that contained ingredients that are harmful to dogs. Reporting the listings was a nightmare, and they were never taken down.

    Fuck you, Amazon.

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      1 year ago

      Not sure if I want to blame Amazon or just pet food companies.

      I had two cats. My first cat died around 4 years. The vet tried her best. The second cat was hitting the same symptoms and went on a special vet diet and still lives.

      I got two new cats later. Decide to feed them supermarket pet food. Same symptoms as the prior cats around the same age.

      I now feed them expensive cat foods that’s 3x the cost. They have been happy and healthy.

      I know not everyone can afford it. But I highly suspect that modern cheap catfood is full of bad shit.

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        1 year ago

        I used to work at a vet clinic. Almost all the cats with new urinary blockages ate fancy feast, cat chow, or some similar Wal-Mart brand.

        I would feel bad even feeding feral cats that crap.

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      1 year ago

      To give them a very tiny sliver of credit, they did pull a good number of the radioactive “quantum healing” quackery they were selling… after it got attention of course.

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        1 year ago

        Wish on the other hand…

        So many radioactive products instructed to be worn over major arteries in one place for extended periods of time. What could go wrong?..