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Feature articles on pet food:

U.S. Made Pet Food Suspect for Dying Dogs in China

1/22/2009 - (NaturalNews) A Christmas Day post on 'A China Blog' tells a sad story of a pet owner in China whose dog is dying. The dog is suspected to have been poisoned from aflatoxin contaminated U.S. made pet food imported into China. The blog 'A China Blog...

FDA Approves Some New Drugs Illegally

1/16/2009 - (NaturalNews) The Office of Inspector General has just released a sickening report on the FDA's drug approval process; providing evidence the FDA has approved drugs without following required legal procedures. When is this madness going to stop? The...

AquaDent Pet Oral Health Product Contains Deadly Xylitol

1/15/2009 - (NaturalNews) Many pet owners are aware that the sugar substitute Xylitol, found in many sugar free chewing gums, is toxic to dogs. However few pet owners would think to look for Xylitol listed as an ingredient in a pet oral health product; especially...

Honey Laundering Gives Insight of Tricks to Chinese Exporting

1/14/2009 - (NaturalNews) The Seattle PI News Source recently published an article on Honey Laundering; possible tainted Chinese honey getting into the U.S. and past FDA inspectors. The honey laundering game played by Chinese exporters could be used to get numerous...

The 2008 Biggest Stupid Act in Pet Food Award

1/7/2009 - (NaturalNews) Similar to Hollywood's Worst Dressed List or (if you're old enough to remember) Laugh In's Fickle Finger of Fate Award, Truth about Pet Food announces the first annual Biggest Stupid Act in Pet food Award. The Award will be given to the...

Huge Growth in Dishonest Pet Food Claims

1/6/2009 - (NaturalNews) Packaged Facts, a market research firm, says that sales of natural pet food in the United States reached $1 billion in 2007; a 50 percent growth since 2003. The dilemma for pet owners is that 'Natural' doesn't always mean natural. The...

Dollar Store Discount Dog Treats Might Cost You More

1/5/2009 - (NaturalNews) Recently in a Dear Heloise article, a pet owner wrote she buys treats at a Dollar store for $1 that are "almost the same as $5 treats from the pet store." Unfortunately for this pet owner, discounted dog treats might cost her far more in...

Dishonest Pet Food and Treat Labels

12/22/2008 - (NaturalNews) If you think it's challenging sorting through slick marketing to find a nutritious dog food or cat food, it's even worse with dog and cat treats. The American Association of Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) and the FDA considers a pet treat...

Dead Animals Found in Children's Crayons

12/19/2008 - (NaturalNews) No paragraph should begin with 'Renderers convert dead animals into…' and end with 'crayons.' Yet this is exactly how the Introduction Paragraph started and ended in a report provided to the 108th Congress in 2004. The report provided to...

Kramar Pet Products Announce Recall

12/18/2008 - (NaturalNews) The first news involved cats in Australia, the only connection was a cat food to six cats dying of a mysterious disease. Shortly after came news that dogs were becoming ill and dying. Although many feared the dog and cat deaths were related,...

Leftovers are Not a Bad Thing

12/17/2008 - (NaturalNews) A recent article provided by a Montana Veterinarian, published on Montana News Station.com, warned pet owners not to feed table scraps. This same warning has been surfacing for years, originally started as a marketing tactic developed to...

FDA Ignores the Pet Food Safety Deadline

12/13/2008 - (NaturalNews) The FDA Amendments Act (FDAAA) was signed into law last year requiring the FDA to make improvements on food safety for people and pets. The first deadline required by the Amendments Act law, requiring an Early Warning and Notification System...

Horrifying, Laboratory Animals Rendered in to Pet Food

12/12/2008 - (NaturalNews) Millions of laboratory animals are yet used each year to test new drugs to be approved by the FDA for safety. While some labs have been discovered to provide horrific conditions for test animals, most follow the 'Guide for the Care and Use...

Research Proves Nutrition Plays Critical Role in Optimal Health for Pets

12/10/2008 - (NaturalNews) A report from the Royal Veterinary College in London, Professor D.L. Chan, points out that veterinarians should begin to look at nutrition to play a larger role in the health of pets. Similar to human doctors, most veterinarians don't write...

Dr. Marty Becker’s Pet Food Endorsement

12/9/2008 - (NaturalNews) Celebrities are often asked to endorse a product; the result for the endorsed product is typically soaring sales. Celebrity Veterinarians have joined in the endorsement game. The question that hangs in the background of endorsements is:...

Irradiated Pet Food Thought Responsible for Cat Deaths in Australia

12/9/2008 - (NaturalNews) Orijen Cat Food was the only common link in the mysterious illness and subsequent death of five cats in Australia. Orijen Pet Foods, a Canadian company, is well known and trusted to provide high quality dog and cat foods, thus the Australian...

Melamine may be Just the Tip of the Iceberg

12/7/2008 - (NaturalNews) Melamine continues to make headlines worldwide. The latest news has discovered the chemical in baby formula in the U.S., and more reports of melamine tainted eggs in Hong Kong. Even more startling is a report from a Chinese Veterinarian...

Taxing Veterinary Services: Benefits are Questionable

11/27/2008 - (NaturalNews) Governor Schwarzenegger of California has proposed a new tax on veterinary services; specifically on veterinary services and treatments. If the California bill gets passed, or if other states plan the same taxation, will the proceeds benefit...

FDA Alert: Detention of Chinese Imports

11/17/2008 - (NaturalNews) The FDA issued an import alert, 11/12/08, detaining ALL milk products, milk derived ingredients and finished food products containing milk from China due to the presence of melamine. Close to two years after melamine tainted wheat, rice,...

Raw Food for Your Feline Friend

11/17/2008 - (NaturalNews) If you are a cat owner, more than likely you understand the importance of providing your feline friend with optimal nutrition. Your cat's nutrition can be a very confusing topic if you are like a lot of pet owners out there. Nutrition is...

Ethical Question of Veterinarian Food Recommendations

11/16/2008 - (NaturalNews) Almost every Veterinarian Clinic across the country offers dog and cat food for sale. Some only offer prescription foods specifically for pets needing a diet to address a disease; however, many others offer for sale maintenance dog and cat...

Variety Plan for Feeding Your Dog or Cat

11/14/2008 - (NaturalNews) If the worst would happen, and the pet food you provide your pet is recalled, do you have a back up pet food? Getting prepared for a recall isn't being paranoid; it might prove to be the safest move you can make for the health of your pet. No...

Buying a 'Natural' Pet Food Product is Like Buying Fool's Gold

11/12/2008 - (NaturalNews) A recent survey from the GoodLife Recipe Pet Food company provided by (www.mediapost.com) website states that two-thirds of pet owners don't consider cost when selecting a dog food or cat food. Their survey states that nearly 60% of pet...

FDA Set to Approve Genetically Engineered Animals

11/11/2008 - (NaturalNews) Genetically Engineered grains have been in existence for several years, amidst many concerns from various organizations and individuals. Now, the FDA is set to approve Genetically Engineered Animals to be introduced into the food chain. Ever...

Pet Food Recipe Changes and Challenges

11/11/2008 - (NaturalNews) If you haven't seen it yet with your brand of dog food or cat food, you probably will soon. Prices of pet food ingredients are rising just like the prices of your groceries in recent months. Many pet food manufacturers are scrambling to...

Could Risky Meat By-Products Be Turned Into Energy?

11/7/2008 - (NaturalNews) I have discovered a possible means for the inferior garbage that gets dumped into pet food to be turned into valuable energy. Something that seems to be a far better method to discard of left over animal waste materials than becoming dog...

Veterinary Medical Association Meeting Shows Pet Safety Is Not a Priority

11/1/2008 - (NaturalNews) Recently the AMVA (American Veterinary Medical Association) held its annual meeting; reports of the topics discussed are discouraging. Per an article reported in MedicalNewsToday.com several veterinary speakers clearly continue to support...

Undeniable Proof the FDA Allows Pet Food to Break the Law

10/30/2008 - (NaturalNews) The FDA website, on a page regarding pet foods, proudly cites the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). With reading just a few of the FD&C Act laws, and a little reading on the FDA website, there is absolute proof that the FDA ignores...

Feeding Your Pet Treats Could Be Harmful - Give Them a Nutritional Bonus Instead

10/24/2008 - (NaturalNews) We all do it; we give our pets treats as a reward or just because we love them. And many times pet owners don't think about the extra calories in treats or worse yet, consider if the treat contains harmful ingredients. It's a treat, it won't...

COOL Law Proves Ineffective in Reducing Melamine Risks

10/23/2008 - (NaturalNews) Since the 2007 pet food recall, melamine has been discovered in many 'people' products from infant formula to candy to powdered cheese to coffee creamers; recalls continue worldwide. Although the Chinese government assures the world they...

Higher Profits for Big Pharma: Selling Drugs to Pets

10/21/2008 - (NaturalNews) Within the last few years, large Pharmaceutical companies have introduced several 'people' drugs into the pet field. Many new drugs from doggie Prozac to weight loss drugs are already approved by the FDA. For pharmaceutical companies to...

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