In a Dickensian-like drama, JBS, the world’s largest meat producer and animal feed and pet food ingredient supplier, has been caught using child labor to clean and sanitize their slaughterhouses (…) Read more
USDA Certified Organic Pet Food: A Regulatory Mess
USDA Certified Organic. Those three words represent the epitome of superb pet food. The certification means that the ingredients and processes are third-party audited, giving consumers confidence that what they (…) Read more
A Hippie’s Guide to Shopping For Sustainable Pet Food
I grew up in a hippy commune in Northern California, where living in sustainability and harmony with nature was a way of life. But, back then, I could have cared (…) Read more
Mars Petcare’s Sustainable Seafood Pet Food Campaign Sounds Great Until You Do a Little Digging
For over a decade, Mars Petcare, the largest pet food maker in the world, has been promising they would introduce a certified sustainably sourced fish-based pet food, but today, Mars (…) Read more
Pet Food Industry Lobbyists Lost Their Battle With the Passage of the Landmark Climate Change Act
For the first time in history, the United States passed the first Act that addresses climate change, a bill the pet food industry fought every step of the way, one (…) Read more
Are Pet Food Reviews Legit? Think Again. Most Are Just Ads in Disguise
I was shopping the other day at the health food store, looking for the holy grail: un-scented certified organic shampoo, when my eyes popped out of my head. There, on (…) Read more
The Pet Food Institute Is Fighting to Remove Incentives That Fight Climate Change
The Senate passed a historic climate bill this week at a time when scientists warn that nations have only a few remaining years to make deep enough cuts in carbon (…) Read more
ARTWORK
DRAWINGS BY MOLLIE MORRISSETTE My artwork is to aid in the welfare of animals and benefit my work to protect them from harm. And all the proceeds from selling my (…) Read more
Watch Regulators Decide the Future of Pet Food at the First Ever Virtual AAFCO Conference.
Starting tomorrow you can watch live as government regulators hash out the model laws in a first-ever virtual conference. Listen – live – what ingredients are being considered for use (…) Read more
How a Pile Up of Dead Cows Led to the Discovery of What’s In Pet Food. And It’s Much Worse Than You Think.
“Fresno County declares emergency as cow carcasses pile up. Plant to temporarily close” and “Merced County declares an emergency, as cattle carcasses pile up from rendering plant issue.” It’s just (…) Read more
