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Cancer Causing Chemicals in Pet Food, Danger Ignored in FDA Acrylamide Update
Do you ever have this creepy feeling that, just maybe, commercial pet food isn’t all it’s cracked up to be? Are you suspicious of pet food company claims that your dog or cat wouldn’t be healthy unless they ate food that came out of a tin can or a paper bag? If you’ve been wavering on the pet food fence,…
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Settlement reached in horse deaths caused by toxic feed made by Lakeland Animal Feed
A Florida equestrian center where 22 horses were poisoned by tainted feed has reached a settlement with Lakeland Animal Nutrition, the company that produced and sold the feed. Although the terms of the settlement with Lakeland Animal Nutrition are confidential, it is reported that all of the owners of the horses will be able to buy new horses and care…
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EU warns carcinogen in foods, like kibble, cause cancer
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Toxic tater treats: Deadly pesticide use on sweet potatoes in China
Sweet potatoes, a common ingredient in dog treats imported from China, could have one of the most acutely hazardous pesticides on the planet in it. Farmers in China admit to using aldicarb in quantities “three to six times” the recommended level to grow commodities such as sweet potatoes and ginger adding to the country’s growing list of food scandals. Acute…
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Whistleblowers at Mars warn of deadly poison gas
Problems continue to mount for Mars Petcare as more people come forward alleging that Mars compromised their health by exposing them to a lethal pesticide used to fumigate grains and other pet food ingredients. An attorney from Kansas City, Missouri says he’s already representing eight former workers of Mars Petcare. Another four people might soon be transferred to him from…
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Mars Petcare, maker of Pedigree pet food, accused of negligence
Since the news broke about hazardous conditions in a Mars Petcare pet food plants, understandably, pet parents have begun to worry about the safety of pet food made there. And some have begun to wonder about the quality and standard of all Mars brand pet foods, regardless of where they were made; a fear that the very same conditions that…
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CDC report: Dangerous conditions at Mars Petcare plant, Mars faces lawsuit
The identity of a pet food plant named in a damning report about health hazards inside a Missouri pet food plant has been confirmed: It was a Mars PetCare pet food plant in Joplin, Missouri. The report does not mention the Mars PetCare plant by name, but a Mars spokeswoman confirmed, “The report is based on the National Institute for…
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Vets warn: New treats from China poisoning pets, cause acute kidney failure
Despite repeated warnings issued by the FDA, veterinarians are reporting new cases of dogs developing symptoms of kidney failure (Fanconi’s syndrome) similar to dogs who have been poisoned by Chinese-made chicken jerky treats, but this time they are being poisoned with a whole new class of treats: sweet potato treats imported from China.
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ALERT: Snail bait poisons autistic boy’s beloved companion and closest friend, his dog
Some stories are so tragic one struggles with how to begin telling it. I tell this story with a heavy heart, the story of a boy’s dog that was accidentally poisoned by eating a commonly found toxic chemical, a tale that must be retold until such tragedies cease to occur. Every day families lose a beloved pet because accidental poisonings…
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Clean Freaks Beware: Your Products Could Be Nuking Your Pets
OK, I’ll admit it, right off the bat: I am a clean freak. There, I said it. There is a medical term for my diagnosis, it’s known as obsessive compulsive disorder. Otherwise known to unsympathetic family members as Mollie the clean freak. My poor grandmother was the victim of one of my cleaning insults to her kitchen, when I accidentally…
