When I walk into the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) conference hall, packed wall to wall with the world’s biggest names in the pet food and animal feed (…) Read more
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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
Dog Dies After Being Treated With Gabapentin, Exposing Flaws In the Divide Between Human and Animal Drugs
When Ronda Archangelo’s dog Mimi died after being treated with a gabapentin solution that contained xylitol, she wondered how such a tragic mistake could have happened. When she asked her (…) Read more
How a Lethal Ingredient in Human Medicine Prescribed by Vets is Poisoning and Killing Dogs
Ronda Archangelo never knew until it was too late, that the medicine her veterinarian prescribed for her dog’s seizure disorder, would poison and kill her dog Mimi. She didn’t know (…) Read more
Raw Pet Food Maker Defies FDA and Refuses to Recall Contaminated Dog Food
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is cautioning pet owners not to feed their dogs a batch Aunt Jeni’s Home Made frozen raw pet food after a sample collected from (…) Read more
Gag-Worthy Conditions Found at Raw Pet Food Company; FDA Gives C & G Raw Two Weeks to Clean Up Their Act
Over the holidays, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted a 15-day Warning Letter to raw pet food maker G & C Raw, LLC following inspections the agency conducted (…) Read more
Death Drug Found in One of the U.S.’s Largest Pet Food Ingredient Makers; Euthanized Animals to Blame
Valley Proteins, based in Winchester Virginia, one of the largest privately-owned rendering businesses in the United States – a company that processes slaughterhouse waste, rancid restaurant grease, and the occasional (…) Read more
J.M. Smucker’s Special Kitty Cat Food Recalled Over Serious Health Concerns, Including Death
UPDATE: December 10, 2019. After calling the JM Smuckers inquiring about the unnamed ingredient(s), they told me, “we do not have that information at this time.” Asked if (…) Read more
Another Raw Pet Food Co Recall; Go Raw Brand Cat Food Found Contaminated with Salmonella
Another raw pet food was found to be contaminated with a pathogenic bacteria this week, this time from a company called Go Raw, LLC, of Cottonwood Utah. Go Raw is (…) Read more
From Stable to Table: Horses Turned into Pet Food & Their Bones Sold as Dog Chews. In America. Right Now.
There have only been a few times in my career as a pet food safety advocate where I stood paralyzed – frozen in horror – when I witnessed something so (…) Read more
Raw Pet Food Found Contaminated with Multi-Drug Resistant Pathogenic Bacteria. Again.
A study out of Zurich that looked at raw dog and cat food raises concerns for animal and public health. The study aimed to evaluate commercially available raw meat pet (…) Read more