Just when you think the pet food industry can’t stoop any lower – they do. This time, plans are in place to recycle poultry industry sludge into – you guessed (…) Read more
Posts in Category ‘WTF Food News’
All the crazy, nasty ass, jaw-dropping, and just plain sick pet food and animal feed news stories not fit for any other category.
Horrors: Human remains in animal feed fed to cattle
Sometimes, the stories I hear about what goes on inside the pet food industry, beggar description. But, the story that follows definitely gets the prize for one of the most (…) Read more
Poisoned Pig Ears: River in China Swollen with Thousands of Dead & Diseased Pigs
Imagine, a lovely waterside stroll, the sun dancing on the water, then something catches your eye…[car screech]…WTF? Are those pigs floating downstream, dead pigs? If you live in China the (…) Read more
Spain Confirms Stray Dogs Used to Manufacture Pet Food & Animal Feed
Laboratory DNA analysis confirms that dogs were used to make ingredients used in pet food and animal feed brands. An investigation in Spain uncovered an underground network of criminals involved (…) Read more
Busted! Owner of Evanger’s arrested on felony charges
The president of Evanger’s was arrested on charges of subornation of perjury, bribery and communicating with a witness in an ongoing trial where he is charged with Class 1 felony (…) Read more
Nestle rocked by horse meat scandal
Nestlé, owner of Purina pet foods, the company many pet parents love to hate, have one more reason to hate Nestlé: Horse meat. That’s right: Horse meat. Nestlé discovered at least two (…) Read more
How chickens on drugs, Chinese dog treats and avian influenza could spell the end of the world
The Federal Department of Agriculture may think that poultry imports from China are no biggie, but two new bird flu cases have sparked fears of an outbreak in China. From (…) Read more
U.S. to Consider Importing Chicken From China Again, This Time For Humans
U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors are headed to China to inspect Chinese poultry processing facilities to verify Chinese claims that several of its chicken processing and slaughter plants meet (…) Read more
China Busted for Doping Chickens with Illegal Drugs
China is facing another food safety scandal after the Beijing-controlled China Central Television (CCTV) said that a commercial chicken producer had supplied KFC and McDonald’s with chicken that had been (…) Read more
Sandy wipes out Wellness, Holistic Select, Eagle Pack & Old Mother Hubbard websites
Hurricane Sandy wiped out at least four major pet food sites this week; all of them WellPet’s websites: Wellness, Holistic Select, Eagle Pack and Old Mother Hubbard, are down since (…) Read more