FDA BARS Evangers from shipping pet food via interstate commerce

Folks, does this get your attention?  After more than a year of FDA investigation into unsafe manufacturing processes that could permit botulism from getting into their canned pet food, the FDA said to Evangers, ENOUGH.  They took the drastic measure of stopping Evangers from shipping their pet food across state lines.  Here is the FDA [...]

It doesn’t matter how many carbohydrates dogs and cats get because why?

You’ll get a kick out of this.  Some veterinary nutrition textbooks actually say that it doesn’t matter how many carbs a dog or cat NEEDS … ’cause the commercial foods have them, anyway. Say what?!  Shouldn’t the “experts” advise us on what the dogs and cats need and let the pet foods be made accordingly? Canine [...]

Warning to Pet Owners is true – Don’t use cocoa mulch if you have dogs

There is an email going around entitled:  “Warning to Pet Owners – Not a Joke!”  Snopes says this email is “partially true”.  The details of the email warning (manufacturer, stores where it is sold, how many dogs died) are what make it possibly more of a rumor.  But the FACTS are absolutely true.  If you [...]

ChemNutra to plead guilty in 2007 pet food recalls

ChemNutra Inc. and owners Stephen and Sally Miller have signed a plea agreement admitting to 27 misdemeanor counts of distributing adulterated and/or misbranded food and one felony count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, PetProductsNews.com reported Wednesday. They will formally enter their pleas June 16 in federal court in Kansas City, Mo. This is related [...]

My little Abigail gets a funny collar

Abigail got some sort of abscess under her chin.  When I picked her up from the vet, she looked like this! Ma-ahm, she cried.  How am I going to get into my teepee for a nap? Nobody’s gonna wanna play with me! Don’t worry, sweetie, I said.  In just one week, you’ll be all pretty [...]

What the heck is #woofwednesday?

On Twitter, it’s the one day a week that Twitter goes to the Dogs!  All the dog lovers unite and tweet about dogs. It’s that simple. You can find me at http://twitter.com/petfoodlady where I tweet about pet food topics and tips for pet food folks to promote, usually online since that’s my expertise.

I’m back from San Diego, finished my first marathon!

Woo hoo, 26.2 miles in 7 hours 18 minutes! I’ve done several half-marathons with Team in Training, this was my first full marathon.  It was an absolute blast.  All of the Team in Training chapters across the United States and Canada converged on San Diego to participate in the Rock N Roll Marathon held May [...]