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Vets petition AVMA to warn feeding jerky treats to pets: AVMA says not gonna happen
A rare petition-generated resolution asks the American veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) to discourage owners from feeding jerky treats to their pets in the absence of adequate safety data. More than 100 members of the AVMA signed on in support, reflecting their deep concern that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has received an estimated 5,110 reports of pets affected by…
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AVMA chickens-out on chicken jerky pet treat policy
The American Veterinary Medical Association’s House of Delegates wimped-out last week from approving a proposal that would have discouraged the feeding of jerky treats to pets and instead recommended that veterinarians continue to work with federal investigators to determine whether jerky is to blame for the deaths of hundreds of animals since 2007. The House of Delegates, which enacts policies…
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AVMA vs. Raw Food; Industry Wins, Pets Lose
One of the first questions that people ask their vet is, “What do you recommend that I feed my pet?” From now on, the answer people might get from their veterinarian is to steer clear of raw pet food diets. To the dismay of raw food proponents and the glee of traditional pet food manufacturers, the American Veterinary Medical Association…
