*** CDC Investigates RODENTPRO - Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Outbreak***

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Originally Posted by 1nstinct

This is great:( I have a order of rodents coming from rodent pro tomorrow :(. What should I do?

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I heard it was only from orders processed in may. I could be wrong though, call rodent pro and ask

Dragoon-I did I mentioned the out break and they told me the rodents are virus/disease free. They should safe since they are going to be frozen and I'm not touching any bedding or urine/fecal matter.

This is the letter that Rodent Pro sent out to the customers that purchased during the time this was an issue.... They basically placed blame on the supplier and said sorry.... :colbert:

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August 2, 2012

Dear RodentPro Customer:

This statement is to inform you that during May, 2012, RodentPro learned that a portion of the mouse breeding colonies at one of its suppliers tested positive for Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis virus, known as LCMV. This particular facility had tested negative for LCMV as recently as February, 2012 during a routine screening. As a result of the positive LCMV findings, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) took immediate steps to quarantine the facility and required the supplier to take measures to ensure that the facility was returned to a virus free condition. The CDC determined that mice that may have been exposed to LCMV produced at that facility were shipped prior to diagnosis to fourteen of RodentPro's customers, all of whom have been contacted by the CDC. All rats produced at that facility tested negative for LCMV. No rabbits, guinea pigs, chicks or quail were produced at that facility. We are currently not purchasing any products from this supplier.

RodentPro would like to stress that the finding of LCMV at the before mentioned facility is an isolated incident that occurred at only one of numerous locations utilized by RodentPro to produce its products. This incident did not involve any RodentPro products produced at any other facilities.

RodentPro's top priorities are the health and safety of our customers and employees and the welfare of our animals. We have worked closely with the CDC and other governmental agencies in resolving this issue with the above supplier.

We are closely examining every aspect of our production processes to determine enhancements we can make to our procedures in our efforts to further ensure our ability to provide safe feeder animals.

We apologize for any hardships that may have been caused by this incident. We value our relationship with you and are committed to do everything we can to provide you with safe and high quality products.

Sincerely,

Kevin Bryant
President - RodentPro.com

Honestly I have heard more bad things, than good things about rodent pro. They raised their prices this year which was one of my only reasons to ever go through them. A couple weeks ago I was going through the TSK facility where I purchased one of my balls. While I was there they informed me that they are starting their own frozen rodent department and showed me some of their products. I think its safe to say I was impressed. Totally humane, professional, and organized. The rodents were packed very neatly with great attention to detail. I just thought I would recommend them since their prices are just as competitive.

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I'm happy I breed my own, and have a great local supplier if I'm ever low or need to restock ;)

Any updates?

Just caught the tail end of a newsclip about the Mouse House, one of the local suppliers to Rodent-Pro. I live a couple miles away from them, so it was on my local news channel, :)

http://www.courierpress.com/news/201...mmission-herp/