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“Supplier Error” Blamed in Poisoned Purina ProPlan Prescription Dog Food Recall
Nestle Purina Prescription Dog Food With Toxic Level of Vitamin D Poisons Dogs. Today Nestle Purina PetCare Purina expanded the recall of Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets EL Elemental (PPVD EL) prescription dry dog food due to a “supplier error” resulting in potentially elevated levels of vitamin D in two additional product lots, which precede the production dates of the previously recalled lots. The original announcement was made on February 8, 2023. Purina recalled specific lots of Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets EL Elemental (PPVD EL) prescription dry dog food due to elevated vitamin D levels. So far, at least two confirmed cases of a dog exhibiting signs of vitamin D toxicity after consuming…
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JBS, World’s Largest Pet Food Ingredient Supplier, Caught Using Child Labor
In a Dickensian-like drama, JBS, the world’s largest meat producer and animal feed and pet food ingredient supplier, has been caught using child labor to clean and sanitize their slaughterhouses in the U.S. Children as young as 13, dressed in hard hats, raincoats, waterproof overalls, and rubber boots to protect them from blood splatter, animal waste, and cleaning products – some using power equipment – worked long hours toiling into the night cleaning the blood and animal waste in JBS slaughterhouses. As many as 190 children – ages 13 to 17 – cleaned dangerous equipment with corrosive cleaners during overnight shifts at three JBS USA slaughtering and meatpacking facilities in Grand Island, NE,…
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A Hippie’s Guide to Shopping For Sustainable Pet Food
I grew up in a hippy commune in Northern California, where living in sustainability and harmony with nature was a way of life. But, back then, I could have cared less about being self-sufficient because all I wanted was a blow dryer and a curling iron, two things I couldn’t have because we didn’t have electricity. And, yes, I lived in a dome. HIPPIE PHILOSOPHY Fast forward forty-three years, and it’s like I’ve never left the commune! The hippie philosophy must have rubbed off on me because now I agonize over every purchase, asking myself, is it sustainable? Is it USDA-Certified Organic? Were the animals in the pet food humanely raised and certified?…
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Mars Petcare’s Sustainable Seafood Pet Food Campaign Sounds Great Until You Do a Little Digging
For over a decade, Mars Petcare, the largest pet food maker in the world, has been promising they would introduce a certified sustainably sourced fish-based pet food, but today, Mars does not have a single product that meets that description in the US. Twelve years earlier, Mars announced they were the “first pet company to make a commitment to sustainable fish, and we hope that will act as a catalyst for the whole industry”; that pet foods like Pedigree, Whiskas, and Sheba would only be sustainably sourced by 2020, and the first sustainable-sourced fish will be processed in Europe. In addition, they planned to include sourcing fish according to the Marine Stewardship Council…
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Pet Food Industry Lobbyists Lost Their Battle With the Passage of the Landmark Climate Change Act
For the first time in history, the United States passed the first Act that addresses climate change, a bill the pet food industry fought every step of the way, one they said would put farmers out of business, hurt livestock, and raise the price of pet food. President Biden signed a bill on Tuesday that takes significant steps toward fulfilling his goal to reduce America’s dependence on fossil fuels. The bill invests $370 billion in spending and tax credits in low-emission forms of energy to fight climate change. And it aims to cut global warming pollution in half by 2030. In his remarks, Mr. Biden proclaimed victory as he signed the bill he…
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Are Pet Food Reviews Legit? Think Again. Most Are Just Ads in Disguise
I was shopping the other day at the health food store, looking for the holy grail: un-scented certified organic shampoo, when my eyes popped out of my head. There, on the shelf was a – drum roll – a Certified Organic, Human Edible, Animal Welfare-Approved pet food! This was the day I had been waiting for! Do you know why I didn’t know about it? I don’t get out enough? Well, yeah. But the real reason is I never read pet food recommendations or reviews. Why? Because – I’ll be blunt – they’re bullshit. Really. I can tell you (because who else would know this) that nearly every site that reviews pet food…
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The Pet Food Institute Is Fighting to Remove Incentives That Fight Climate Change
The Senate passed a historic climate bill this week at a time when scientists warn that nations have only a few remaining years to make deep enough cuts in carbon dioxide to avoid planetary catastrophe. The bill, The Inflation Reduction Act, aims to substantially expand federal support for alternative and sustainable fuels like renewable diesel production. In a statement, President Joe Biden said that the bill “makes the largest investment ever in combating the existential crisis of climate change.” But the Pet Food Institute isn’t cheering. FEED PEOPLE AND PETS FIRST CAMPAIGN The Pet Food Institute (PFI) and its allies, whose members make up the vast majority of all U.S. pet food and…
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ARTWORK
DRAWINGS BY MOLLIE MORRISSETTE My artwork is to aid in the welfare of animals and benefit my work to protect them from harm. And all the proceeds from selling my artwork support my work on Poisoned Pets. PORTRAIT OF A LADY WITH FABULOUS HAIR Original artwork $2960 Open Edition Prints $49 PORTRAIT OF A LADY WITH HER KITTEN Original artwork $3160 Open Edition Prints $40 PORTRAIT OF A LADY WITH ALASKAN MALAMUTE Original artwork $1695 – SOLD Open Edition Prints $40 ACTRESS WITH A DISAPPOINTED CAT Original artwork $1695 Open Edition Prints $40 PORTRAIT OF A LADY WITH HER DOG Original artwork $1695 – SOLD Open Edition Prints $40 LADY WITH PET DOG…
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Watch Regulators Decide the Future of Pet Food at the First Ever Virtual AAFCO Conference.
Starting tomorrow you can watch live as government regulators hash out the model laws in a first-ever virtual conference. Listen – live – what ingredients are being considered for use in animal feed and pet food, and the new model laws on how some pet foods – including human-grade – will be allowed to be marketed. Twice a year state and federal regulators meet at the American Association of Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) conferences and volunteer their time to work on pet food and animal feed issues. Issues that are complex as they are tedious that usually take months – even years – to complete. It’s an exciting opportunity for you to view…
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How a Pile Up of Dead Cows Led to the Discovery of What’s In Pet Food. And It’s Much Worse Than You Think.
“Fresno County declares emergency as cow carcasses pile up. Plant to temporarily close” and “Merced County declares an emergency, as cattle carcasses pile up from rendering plant issue.” It’s just the sort of headlines I dread. Even though I know what the rendering industry does – which is recycling dead livestock, animal by-products, expired meat and used cooking oil – I began to wonder with a morbid fascination what does a cow looks like after it’s lain outside after – say – a week or two. I mean really look like. Up close. TEN DAYS It started when a boiler started leaking at a livestock rendering plant in Fresno County, causing it to…
