Well, given that it is that many years old, I’m gonna take the article with a grain of salt… she couldn’t have studied the bags over a long period of time, it may have been a bad batch. And, of course, if it was an ongoing problem, no one would use it now.

Yeah, that article is very old and I’m pretty sure that they must have a quality control to ensure that this doesn’t happen.

I used YN for years before I started using Lone Star Bedding and had no problems.

I am going to see what the update may now be five years later. So I’m checking around with a few good sources,(i wrote to author of the article, will be talking to my rabbit savvy vet, calling YNs, etc) and I’ll let you know what I find out. I think that either way it’s a good idea as this article does still pop up now and again and I would like to be able to address it if at all possible.

I have actually found a couple of little blue plastic pieces in my YN litter. Otto doesn’t eat the litter or even dig at it – he only stands on top and pees – so I haven’t worried about it. However, it does concern me that their quality control isn’t better. I know from experience that plastic is hard to detect, but I have to wonder where it’s coming from in the first place.

Like with anything we give our buns, it is our responsibility to make the final call whether or not we use it. I know personally, I inspect each and every litterbox before I put it in their xpen. It only takes a few moments to shift thru the litter and do a manual/visual inspection.

If you are experiencing a CURRENT problem with a bag of litter, contact the company and give them the applicable info so they can track what has happened and then remedy the situation. I don’t think reposting pictures from 8+ years ago is necessarily indicative of what the company is manufacturing today.

I almost wonder if
a) that wasn’t a bad batch that got out-that can happen
b) that someone was trying to make them look bad?

That being said-these things CAN happen-and we need to be ever vigilent-not only with litter but with food too! There are always product recalls-and contamination and all kinds of bad things. And one can’t fret too much, that’d make us crazy-but we need to wash our veggies-watch for illness diligiently and pay attention

I think, no matter if that did happen or not-it’s a good message Be careful

Actually I think this is still a concern with this litter. A friend of mine had a bunny die of stomach issues after eating this litter. The vet did confirm this and the owner found plastic and metal in the litter as well. This was less than 2 years ago…I hope they have gotten it under control by now but I am still very skeptical.

I have actually found a couple of little blue plastic pieces in my YN litter

Me too but not to the point I’m worried about it. Never any metal. I’ve always used YN and been happy with it. Next time I change the litter boxes I will check it though just out of curiosity.

Hi, guys. We really need to limit of bumping up old threads. When a problem like this is 2 years old and has been addressed and resolved, it really just alarms folks who skip checking the date and think it’s current. I’m going to put a hold on it for now, while BB checks it out.
Thanks for understanding.