About Poisoned Pets

You’ve seen the ads featuring cats and dogs eagerly devouring bowls of colorful kibble and moist, delicious canned food while pet parents proudly beam, confident that they’ve made the right choice. But did they?

What the ads don’t show you are the horrors of rendering plants, where containers, brimming with decaying and diseased animals, are ground to a bloody pulp, cooked and transformed into a dry protein powder – the basis for most pet foods on the market.

Like many Americans, I once believed the marketing and thought I was feeding my furry family members the best pet food money could buy. However, I was mistaken.

My search for healthy pet food began, as it does for many people, with a tragedy that forced me to reevaluate my beliefs about commercial pet food. One night, my cat Blackie came home and collapsed at my feet, unable to move. After rushing him to the vet, I learned that his bladder was blocked, and the only way to relieve the blockage was through catheterization. What leaked onto the cold metal table was a distressing mixture of blood, urine, and crystals from Blackie’s fragile body.

Blackie was diagnosed with Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disorder, a condition that causes inflammation, crystals, and stones in the bladder and kidneys. Symptoms of this disorder can be exacerbated, if not caused, by dry food. Blackie’s veterinarians stressed that he should never have dry cat food again. This was the start of my journey.

During my intense quest for the ideal pet food, I uncovered a deeply troubling picture of the pet food industry. I discovered that, despite numerous labeling requirements and regulations, most commercial pet foods fail to adequately serve our pets. The plethora of rules often act as hurdles that are quickly bypassed.

While the American public buys bags of pet food adorned with appealing pictures of ingredients, the actual contents often do not match what consumers expect. Tragically, the current regulatory system is vastly inadequate, swindling American consumers out of billions of dollars each year through false and misleading advertising. According to my findings, pets are paying the ultimate price.

What I learned forever changed the naive trust I once placed in pet food manufacturers. My transformation from an innocent consumer to an informed pet parent compelled me to share my findings with others.

And that is how Poisoned Pets was born.

Despite the extensive labeling requirements and regulations, the majority of commercial pet foods still fail pets and their owners. The myriad of rules serve only as obstacles that can be swiftly cleared. While the American public purchases bags of pet food decorated with appetizing images of chicken and fish, the actual contents often differ significantly from the ingredients we envision. This section reveals the true contents of most commercial pet foods, demonstrating that the current regulatory system is failing our nation’s pets through confusing labels, misleading ingredient names, and inadequate oversight of the manufacturing process.