Three varieties of Rad Cat Raw Diet cat foods are being recalled from 48 U.S. states and Western Canada because they might be contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes, posing (…) Read more
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
False + Misleading Claims Rampant in Pet Food Industry; Phony Human-Grade Claims Glut the Market
When a consumer asked me to help her find a human edible dog food, I said, “Sure! No problem!” But, after spending days – making phone calls, writing emails, speaking (…) Read more
Hill’s Recalls Cat Food Due to High Levels of Iron – Again
Hill’s Pet Nutrition has updated its earlier recall on May 11, 2016 from across the pond of affected products in all countries where they have been placed on the market. (…) Read more
Deadly Horse Feed Blamed in Killing Dozens of Horses; Lawsuit Filed Against Feed Company for Selling Toxic Feed
Toxic horse feed that left more than 50 show horses either dead or severely sickened in California filed a complaint on Friday against Western Milling for selling horse feed containing (…) Read more
Poisoned Pets Needs Help Getting to AAFCO; Deadline Looms, Donations Needed
Do you want a consumer advocate at the annual Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) Conference? If you do, there’s only one way that’s going to happen, and that (…) Read more
Sharp Bones, Plastic Bags and Metal Found in Darwin’s Dog Food; Complaints Date Back Months
Darwin’s Dog Food has some serious problems with their pet food: Consumers report finding large pieces of shattered bone, plastic bags and metal in their food. This week, an anxious (…) Read more
Sneaky Recall Alert: Moldy Blue Buffalo Dog Food Recalled; “High Moisture Level” Blamed
Blue Buffalo snuck a silent recall in on consumers over the holiday weekend: A batch of their moldy dog food is being recalled. But good luck finding it on their (…) Read more
Deadline Nears to Help Poisoned Pets Get to the Association of American Feed Control Official’s Conference
The time to register and pay for attending the annual Association of American Feed Control Official (AAFCO) meeting is upon us again. And once more, I must implore you to (…) Read more
FDA on the Intentional Adulteration of Pet Food: Meh.
Today, FDA released its final rule to implement the intentional adulteration provisions of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). But, wait. Don’t get too excited. You remember the largest (…) Read more