What affects us affects cats
Savage Pet, a California-based company, has issued a voluntary recall of specific batches of its raw chicken cat food due to concerns over potential contamination with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. This decision follows reports of two cats contracting the virus after consuming the affected product. Details of the Recall The recall pertains to …
This is a short note that reminds us that dry cat and dog food has the ability to be toxic to both cat or dog AND their caregiver at the same time. The most recent example, reported currently online, concerns an American product. Carolina Prime Pet, Inc, announced on Friday it is recalling 400 …
Nathan Winograd – the voice of America’s displaced pets – says that the PURR Act will lead to more sick and dead animals as it will weaken oversight. He reports that there “have been 3,691 FDA pet product recalls,” and “the vast majority — 68% — were pet food related.” RELATED: How To Read …
The Journal of Food Production analysed all 3,691 FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) pet food product recalls over the last 20 years (2003-2022). They found that the substantial majority of recalls at 68% specifically concerned pet food. Of these, over half were Class I recalls. This means that there was a “reasonable probability …
This is what someone tweeted recently: “Nowadays, many people use needles to poke a small hole in the dog food and cat food delivered by others to poison them. And now there are people poisoning the grass on the road. Some people in my country have gone crazy. I don’t know what the situation …
OPINION: You may remember that in May of this year, six months ago, that a large number of domestic cats became ill with pancytopenia, a usually rare disease. No one had heard about it. About 63% died. The country had a major problem on its hands regarding cat food which was identified as the …
NEWS AND COMMENT: This is a story on the Daily Mail online website which adds to the previous information disseminated on the Internet and on my websites about the catastrophe that has befallen hundreds of domestic cats in the UK who had the misfortune to eat a cat food which it is believed was …
The well-publicised pet food recall over fears that it is linked to pancytopenia in cats has resulted in more than 150 deaths. You can read about the recall by clicking this link. The page contains a list of the foods that are being recalled (and there is a list below). Update: The Times reports …
