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
Posts Tagged ‘industry’
Author of Poisoned Pets Creates Art to Help Animals; Former Fashion Illustrator Creates Portraits of Pets
Not many people know much about my former life. It’s something I’m not particularly proud of. In fact, I’m a little embarrassed by it. In my previous life, I worked (…) Read more
Thank you for making it possible; because of you I’m going to AAFCO
UPDATE: I have no association with Susan Thixton of Truth About Pet Food, either personally of professionally, or the Association for Truth in Pet Food. Thank you, you dear, darling (…) Read more
Blue Buffalo IPO Big Flop, Bad Press and Bad Pet Food to Blame
Blue’s Initial Public Offering (IPO) is set to be the biggest deal and the biggest flop on Wall Street this July. The problem with Blue Buffalo is, they just can’t (…) Read more
You Won’t Believe What’s in Plastic, and Why You Will Never Want to Use It Again
Everything, from plastic pet dishes, plastic dog bones, plastic fountains, plastic toys, plastic wrap, plastic packaging — plastic-anything — might have been made with rendered animal by-products. Gross, huh? Just (…) Read more
Consumer activists & their impact on the pet food industry
A report, Consumer Activists and Their Impact on the Pet Food Industry, details pet food industry’s most dangerous market influencers: Pet food safety activists. In it, three activists are named: (…) Read more
Nestle Purina pet food plant plagued by putrid stench for years
Nobody can say for sure when it started, but some remember the horrible smell from as long as ten years ago. But everyone knew where it came from though. It (…) Read more
Hilarious SNL Pet Food Spoof is Brilliant and Spot On
Saturday Night Live spoof of pet food tv commercial featuring a raging, pissed-off pet parent at Big Pet Food is dead on. SNL reminds pet parents “When you want (…) Read more
The proposed foreign supplier verification program hasn’t a hope in hell of helping pets
American pets lose out to big business interests I thought the Current Good Manufacturing Practice and Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for Animals proposed rule for animal (…) 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