Homeless animals getting lots of help

Source:  Pet food industry newsletter Companion animals in shelters and resucues across the US are benefiting from various charitable functions, websites and donations in the face of economic recession.  Take for example, Pets Are Worth Saving (PAWS) Chicago...

More Dog Food Recalls

According to API, the FDA is investigating a Texas laboratory’s finding of acetaminophen in dog and cat food. Horrifyingly, this is the fifth contaminant found in pet foods during the past 2 1/2 months. Acetaminophen can be toxic or lethal to pets. At least five dog...

Pet Food Recall: Latest Comprehensive Review

A comprehensive review on byproducts from pet food manufactured with contaminated wheat gluten imported from China used in swine foods,poultry,Shrimp and fish feed; risk to humans from food containing melamine; cross-contamination.

Reimbursement And Compensation Options For Pet Owners on Pet Food Recall

State laws across the United States treat pets as property. In 2002, a jury in Oregon awarded $135,000 to a family whose two dogs had been intentionally poisoned...Last year, an Oregon jury awarded a family $50,000 in punitive damages and $6,000 for emotional distress for the...

The Media Flaws on Pet Food Recall

Media coverage has been fast paced, making it a challenge for the media to get every story right. In some cases information has been reported that was exaggerated, taken out of context or simply not true. This makes it very difficult for pet owners to keep up with...

Questions and Answers on Wheat Gluten: The Pet Killer

FDA indicated that the substance had been detected in wheat gluten, an ingredient that had been used in the recalled pet food. Here is information about wheat gluten and the substance melamine....READ FULL STORY Questions and Answers on Wheat Gluten: The Pet Killer

Pet Food Recall Is a Cat With Nine Lives As Del Monte Pet Products Joins in R...

Del Monte Pet Products Joins Menu Foods,Nestle Purina and Hill's pet nutrition in Recall of Pet Foods. Del Monte Pet Products is recalling select product codes of its pet treat products sold under the Jerky Treats®, Gravy Train® Beef Sticks and Pounce Meaty Morsels® brands...

Poison Found in Nestle Purina Pet Care Pet Foods

PetCare Company is recalling all sizes and varieties of its ALPO Prime Cuts in Gravy wet dog food with specific date codes. The Company is taking this voluntary action after learning today that wheat gluten containing melamine, a substance not approved for use in food, was...

Can of Worms as Hill's Pet Nutrition Recalls Pet Food

Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. is recalling Prescription Diet m/d Feline dry food from the market. Hill's is taking this action after due notice by U.S. Food and Drug Administration of the presence of melamine in wheat gluten used in production of pet foods...READ FULL STORY

Another Pet Food Poison Confirmed By FDA

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today notified Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc., of Topeka, Kansas, that FDA testing has detected melamine and melamine byproducts in wheat gluten received by the company to make dry cat food... FULL STORY