Pet Food

Pet Food Company Issues Another Recall

AP | Posted 05.01.2012

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Missouri-based Diamond Pet Foods is voluntarily recalling a third type of dry dog food because of salmonella concerns. All three ...

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Pet Food Labels 101

Donna Solomon, DVM | Posted 04.25.2012

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Donna Solomon, DVM

Do you know what you're feeding your pet? I would like to teach you how to read the product name of a pet food label. It sounds simplistic, but you may be surprised by what you're about to learn.

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Pet Food Labels

Donna Solomon, DVM | Posted 04.18.2012

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Donna Solomon, DVM

Yesterday I was discussing with a conscientious dog owner her pet's diet. It instantly became clear to me that food labeling on pet's food can be confusing and potentially misleading.

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Should Pantries Provide Food For Homeless People's Pets?

Posted 04.04.2012

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When stomachs start rumbling, homeless people with pets often feed their best friends first. To help the estimated five to 10 percent of homeless p...

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6 Foods You Should Never Feed Your Pet

Posted 03.30.2012

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Originally published on Vetstreet You might think that giving your four-legged friend all the leftovers that his heart desires will make him happie...

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Organic Human Food Trends Cross Over to Pet Food

Dr. Karen Becker | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Dog Food, Pet Advice, Organic Pet Food, Pet Tips, Pet Food, Commercial Pet Food, Commercial Dog Food, Organic Dog Food, Healthy Living Body, Diet and Nutrition, Healthy People Healthy Pets, Pet Health, Healthy Living News
Dr. Karen Becker

Proper nourishment is the cornerstone of vibrant health for all animals. Your dog or cat has a need for wholesome, living foods just as you do.

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What You Need to Know About Feeding Your Aging Pet

Dr. Karen Becker | Posted 12.17.2011

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Dr. Karen Becker

Your dog's diet should meet his individual nutritional requirements, which may or may not be similar to other dogs his age.

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Meth Shipped Inside Meow Mix: Cops

Posted 09.21.2011

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♫ Meth-meth-meth-meth, meth-meth-meth-meth. Meth-meth-meth-meth. Meth-meth-meth-meth! ♫ It might sound like a botched version of the Meow Mix j...

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Think Pet Food Companies Are Telling Tall Tales and Making Your Dog Food Decision Rough?

Gay Browne | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Pets, Organic Food, Pet Food Recall, Sustainability, Pet Food, Greenopia, Dogs, Dog Food, Green News
Gay Browne

Although pet food companies have been slow to improve their environmental footprints, they have been progressive about updating formulas. But this doesn't mean that it's any easier to find the healthiest pet foods at the grocery store.

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The MudRoom: Let's Ask Marion Nestle How To Feed Our Pets Right

Kerry Trueman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kerry Trueman

Join me and NYU nutrition professor/author Marion Nestle tonight at 8pm EST for a live 30-minute webcast. Marion is a fearless champion of food safety and healthy eating for everyone, whether you've got two legs or four!

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Let's Ask Marion Nestle: Is Fido The New Hummer?

Kerry Trueman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dr. Marion Nestle, Robert and Brenda Vale, Pet Food, Climate Change, Carbon Footprint, Green News
Kerry Trueman

Pet food performs a huge public service. If pets didn't eat all that stuff, we would have to find a means of getting rid of it: landfills, burning, fertilizer, or converting it to fuel, all of which have serious environmental consequences.

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Interview With Pet Food Company K9 Cuisine

Lynda Resnick's Blog | Lynda Resnick | Posted 05.25.2011

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When Anthony Holloway experienced lackluster customer service while buying specialty dog food, he didn't gripe. Instead, he saw the experience for the...

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Bush Administration Made Complete Immunity for Negligent Corporations a Top Priority

Les Weisbrod | Posted 05.25.2011

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Les Weisbrod

In the past three years federal agencies, have engaged in a campaign to hand corporations a 'get-out-of jail-free' pass when their products have harmed consumers.

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Outsourcing: You Get What You Pay For

Tom Alderman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tom Alderman

When a business transfers important control to someone else's hands on the other side of the planet, bad things happen, they say -- like compliance and fraud issues.

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Pet Food Makers Regularly Taste Their Own Product

Slashfood | Posted 05.25.2011

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For the folks at The Honest Kitchen, quality control means tasting your own product - even though it's marketed for the four-legged crowd. The compan...

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3 Companies Indicted in Pet Food Case

AP | DAVID TWIDDY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tainted Pet Food, Pet Food, Pet Food Recall, Xuzhou Anying Biologic Technology Development, Suzhou Textiles, ChemNutra, Light Industrial Products, Xuzhou Anying Biologic, Business News

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two Chinese businesses and a U.S. company were indicted Wednesday in the tainted pet food incidents that killed potentially t...

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