What affects us affects cats
This is not a surprise to me at all. The author and creator of the TruthaboutPetfood.com website, Susan Thixton, says she is being spied upon by the pet food manufacturers and it seems that it does not surprise her either. Susan plays an important internet role in exposing to the public poor quality issues …
This pet food story comes from the PetAge.com via Susan Thrixton of truthaboutpetfood.com – thanks. A large pet food distribution company in the USA, Pet Food Experts, has made an important “strategic decision” to end the distribution of products manufactured by Nestlé Purina Pet Care in New York and in New England. Therefore this …
I might give the impression that I dislike veterinarians. That would be wrong. I like veterinarians and we need veterinarians. I just wish they would be a little more honest when it comes to pet food and the declawing of cats in America. The title to this post are the words of a Canadian …
In the USA, the name of the pet food provides a hidden message to the consumer about the quality of the product. I say ‘hidden message’ because you have to swot up the pages on “Brand and Product Names” in the AAFCO (Association of American Feed Control Officials) book of animal feed/pet food regulations to …
Veterinarians should ensure that they keep comprehensive records of health problems created by defective commercially produced petfood and pet guardians who suspect food as a culprit in sickness and death of their cat or dog have an obligation to ask their veterinarian to communicate with the FDA on the matter and provide their report …
You may have heard about the battle between Purina and Blue Buffalo. Purina describe it as a battle about pet food honesty. How many of us who buy pet food, particularly dry pet food, believe that any of the big pet food manufacturers are strictly honest in their advertising and marketing? I suspect not …
This is a cross-post and follow-up to the Chinese jerky treat scandal that rumbled on and on because the FDA were unable to definitively establish that this product was contaminated despite the protestations of thousands of dog owners (and some cat owners) including over 1000 dog deaths. I’ll keep this post very short because …
