A Michael Broad Blog
Because of the trade war between China and America, Chinese cat and dog owners are struggling to get their hands on American cat and dog food. The more discerning Chinese pet owner is buying American pet food because they simply cannot trust the Chinese stuff. And frankly, judging by the stories on the Internet …
A recent Cornell study published this month in Environmental Pollution found that glyphosate, an active herbicidal ingredient used in weedkillers like Roundup, is present at low levels in a range of cat and dog foods. The amounts are considered to be safe to humans but are they safe for cats and dogs when exposed …
The Radura symbol indicates that the food has been irradiated to kill bugs and bacteria. It also creates carcinogenic chemicals which can harm pets. Pet food is irradiated to primarily benefit the manufacturer by extending shelf life. It is a cynical process. Watch out for the symbol and avoid these products.
Read this as it is a salutary story about pet food manufacturers and politicians behaving unethically to the point where their inaction kills pets. It is a sorry, sad, tale confirming what some of us know already.
With Easter weekend quickly approaching, here are some of the top hazards to our pets. Keep in mind there are many more hazards. The ones below are associated with the holidays where a lot of chocolate is present. Please feel free to add to the list in the comment section. Chocolate. The four most …
This is an extraordinary story but perhaps not that surprising knowing as we do the shenanigans of big business. A group of employees at a Mars Petcare kibble manufacturing facility are suing the company in negligence because they claim that they were exposed to pesticides and other toxins in the preparation of pet food. …
Ethoxyquin is still a preservative in pet food. However, many people consider it too toxic to be in pet food. It is banned in Europe and Australia. It is not banned in America. Despite representations to the FDA by many experienced, sensible and intelligent people they have refused to ban it citing anecdotal evidence …
by Michael (London, UK) You know, I had never heard or given a moment’s thought to irradiated cat food. I had never heard of it until I bumped into it on the internet and although information about it is far from hidden on the internet it has taken 21 months of searching for general …
