Bye bye independent pet food brands, hello homogenization. Nestle-Purina announced yesterday it’s gobbling up some of pet parents favorite niche pet food brands Merrick and Castor & Pollux. Merrick Pet (…) Read more
Natural Dog recalls pet chews for Salmonella contamination
The Natural Dog Company, not to be confused with Natural Dog Company, is recalling its 12 oz. bags of 12″ Tremenda Sticks pet chews because they have the potential to (…) Read more
Blue Buffalo IPO predicted to be a big flat flop, bad press and bad 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
Lawsuit over Beggin’ treats asks: Where’s the bacon? Answer: They’re ain’t none. Sorry!
Nestle Purina Petcare Co’s Beggin’ dog treats may fool dogs into thinking they are mostly made of real bacon, but a federal lawsuit claims that humans are gettin’ fooled too. (…) Read more
Pet food consumer advocate still lacks funds to attend AAFCO meeting, pleads for donations
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. The 2015 Annual AAFCO Meeting (…) Read more
‘I and love and you’ recall Cow-Boom! Strips Beef Gullet dog treats for Salmonella
NatPets “I and love and you” was notified by the Colorado Department of Agriculture that a routine sampling revealed a presumptive positive result of Salmonella in their Cow-Boom! Strips Beef (…) Read more
Sergeant’s faces lawsuit over indigestible dog treats, claims Pur Luv treats are dangerous
Sergeant’s Pet Care Products, maker of Sentry Pur Luv dog treats, is facing a lawsuit that claims the treats are harmful and potentially deadly for pets. Ryan Bietsch, Bryan Schneider (…) Read more
Sick dog ‘fights for its life’ after eating contaminated pet food
UPDATE: Donna’s dog, Reina, lost her fight with Lysteria and passed away on July 18, 2015. On Reina’s page Donna shared with us her sad news. “Reina passed away this (…) Read more
Another raw dog food tests positive for Listeria, this time it’s Vital Essentials that got caught in FDA’s focus on raw pet food
Another raw pet food recall has been announced this week: this time the brand is Vital Essentials. The FDA notified the company that two small batches of their Vital Essentials (…) Read more
Huge Stella & Chewy’s recall: 20 pet foods suspected of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
Stella & Chewy’s announced the recall of a staggering 20 different cat and dog food formulas following the stop-sale order issued by the Maryland Department of Agriculture that a brand (…) Read more