Pet Food Factory Reeks of 'Rotting, Dog Food-Like Excrement'
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Neighbors of a New Jersey dog treat factory are fed up with its smell.
An Aug. 11 report from WNBC-TV detailed complaints from residents in Neptune City, New Jersey, about a Nylabone plant on the Jersey Shore.
\\u201cWhat I smell is like a rotting, dog food-like excrement smell,\\u201d one neighbor told the news station. Said another: \\u201cIt\\u2019s nauseating. Instant headaches until, like, you\\u2019re nauseous.\\u201d
The factory has been next door to the neighborhood for decades, but smell complaints didn\\u2019t ramp up until dog treat production was recently consolidated there.
Nylabone President Glen Axelrod said, "Are we going to be able to solve it 100%? No, and I never promised 100% ... 100% is not realistically achievable, so I wouldn't promise something that's not achievable.\\u201d
Axelrod said the company recently spent over $2 million on odor abatement, charcoal filters and other improvements. He added that what residents are smelling is non-toxic and simply the process of making dog treats.
\\u201cIf it were a bakery, you'd be smelling baked food; if we were a steakhouse, you'd be smelling steak," he said.
WNBC said it\\u2019s not clear what legal steps residents can take against the factory, though they are talking with an attorney.
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