Zija's Uncle Russ

Frankenfood (genetic modification) is already doing this.

~ Uncle Russ

ScienceDaily (Apr. 1, 2011) — Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have shown that it is possible to immunize mammals to control fertility. They say their technique could possibly be used on other mammals — including humans — because fertility hormones and their receptors are species-non-specific and are similar in both females and males. For pets, the technique could be an alternative to castration and adverse effects of hormone administration.

Immune Therapy Can Control Fertility in Mammals: Technique Could Prevent Pregnancy in Pets, Human Use Is Also Envisioned

 Do not feed your animals any processed dry or wet or canned pet food, unless you want higher vet bills, and a shorter life span on the animal.

GOT ZIJA®?!

~ Uncle Russ

Feeding your pet is an everyday task you may not think twice about — but maybe you should.

A report and one in the journal Pediatrics found humans got salmonella from certain dry pet foods in one outbreak between 2006 and 2008, affecting 79 people in 21 states. Almost half were kids 2 and younger.

Dry Pet Food: Keep It from Getting You Sick

Household pets fed human table scraps live 8 years longer with NO or little in Vet Bills versus ones given canned or dry pet food.

Here’s (see attached article) another reason to stay away from processed pet food products around your own children!

Oh yes, it has been repeatedly reported by licensed Vets, and owners alike, Zija® radically improves pet and animal wellness.

~ Uncle Russ

CHICAGO (AP) — Fido’s food may be making kids sick, a government report warns, detailing the first known salmonella outbreak in humans, mostly young children, linked to pet food.

Pet Food May Be Making Kids Sick

(NaturalNews) Recent increases in outbreaks of distemper around the country are cause for alarm among dog owners. A dog that has been exposed to distemper will come down with the disease in less than five weeks. There is one supplement that has shown to be effective in preventing distemper in dogs and cats, and should a pet contract distemper, there are natural remedies that, if caught early enough, are effective in speeding recovery.

Distemper Outbreaks in Dogs Call for Natural Prevention

ROCKVILLE, Md., July 29, 2010–The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning that inadvertent exposure to Evamist through skin contact with patients using this product has the potential for adverse effects in children and pets.

FDA Advisory: Avoid Unintentional Exposure of Children and Pets to Evamist

Genes. Environment. Brain structure and chemistry… The causes of schizophrenia are far from simple. As scientists explore the causes of the devastating mental illness, some are focusing on the interplay between genes and the environment. Viruses are part of that environment — and that brings us to cats.

In the search for schizophrenia’s cause, these researchers focus on a parasite spread by cats

Read several books on pet food and treats posted under technical recommended reading on this web site.

~ Uncle Russ

As a follow up to my recent post about “kibble crack” (pet treats laden with sugar), here is author and founder of the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, Dr. Ernie Ward’s “dirty dozen” list of popular sugary pet snacks you and your pet should probably skip:

The dirty dozen: 12 sugary pet snacks to skip

You are what you eat and drink.

Got Zija?!

~ Uncle Russ

(NaturalNews) Here’s good news for both you and your best friend: one out of three cancer deaths in humans as well as dogs can be prevented by simple, natural diet changes. That’s the conclusion of research just presented by Demian Dressler, DVM, at the 2010 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting & Food Expo in Chicago, Illinois.

One third of cancer deaths in people and dogs are preventable through diet changes

Irrespective of this rip off pet insurance fraud, the real problem is pet foods.

Pet food in America KILLS cats or dog 8 years earlier, at higher cost (lining the pocket$ of Vets), that the same cats and dogs eating human table scraps in Europe.

~ Uncle Russ

(NaturalNews) California state Assemblyman Dave Jones, a Democrat, has proposed a bill that, if passed, will reform the way pet insurance companies operate. Most pet insurance companies do not explain policy details to policyholders because the industry is largely under-regulated.

Proposed bill aims to reform pet insurance industry

Zija® is repeatedly and successfully improving health out comes and wellness for household pets and larger animals.

~ Uncle Russ

Reigning Cats and Dogs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – CINCINNATI, June 9, 2010 – The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) (NYSE:PG) is voluntarily recalling specific lots of its Iams canned cat food in North America as a precautionary measure. Diagnostic testing indicated that the product may contain insufficient levels of thiamine (Vitamin B1), which is essential for cats. Cats that were fed these canned products as their only food are at greater risk for developing signs of thiamine deficiency.

P&G Recalls Specific Canned Cat Foods Due to Low Levels of Thiamine (Vitamin B1)

If you are consuming anything from P&G (Profit & Graft) and their holding like Colgate Palmolive, or Iams, you or your pets are being poisoned.

 Read the books in the technical recommended reading of this web site from Dr. Marion Nestle and others on the JUNK and POISON in pet food products.

A dog or cat in the EU lives an average of 8 years longer on human table scraps versus so-called science diets in a can or dry kibble from pet food brands in America.

~ Uncle Russ

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Procter & Gamble Co. said Wednesday that it’s recalling Iams ProActive Health canned cat and kitten food in 3-ounce and 5.5-ounce cans that expire September 2011 to June 2012.

P&G Recalls Iams Cat Food

(NaturalNews) A stroll down the pet food aisle at the local pet store can be overwhelming. The shelves are full of countless brands all claiming to have the best formulations for your furry friend. Many brands are now selling “natural” and organic lines in order to attract discerning shoppers who are concerned about finding the healthiest food for their pets. So which brands truly deliver?

The best organic pet food brands revealed

When it comes to feeding the family dog or cat we want to believe that we’re buying the very best. But when was the last time you read the list of ingredients in your pet’s food? You may be shocked to learn that federal regulations say it is okay for pet food to contain cheap fillers, potential allergens, certain chemicals and even crushed bird beaks and brains.

Concerns about what is in pet food have lead to increased sales for natural pet food. In fact, a new report by industry analysts “Packaged Facts” expects double digit growth of natural pet food in the next two years. One example is the Wellness brand. It goes far beyond government dictated standards by avoiding chemicals, fillers, artificial flavors or colors and never using potential allergens such as wheat, wheat gluten, corn, or soy. Instead, they include power foods like boneless chicken, hormone-free New Zealand lamb and antioxidant-rich blueberries.

The Truth About Pet Food

Have you ever considered whether or not the dog food you are feeding yourdog is actually good for his health. In light of recent tragic events, where thousands of family pets died or suffered serious health issues due to tainted pet foods, it’s something that’s been on many people’s minds.

Dog Food Secrets Exposes The Truth Behind The Dog Food Conspiracy

Re-labeling condemned foods is a multi-billion dollar dog food fraud that could kill your pet and destroy legitimate American pet food companies.

We have uncovered well-known pet food brands in plentiful supply at closeout and salvage locations and due to recycling fraud, they could be on your grocer’s shelves.  Even major dog food brands are under heavy scrutiny so regard unusual discounts and new brands with suspicion.  Learn how to protect your pets.

Pet Food Fraud

It’s the multiple TOXINS in pet food, stupid!  Read Marion Nestle’s book on the subject, posted under food recommended readings.

~ Uncle Russ

The control of different behaviours is a complex process that is influenced by both genetics and environmental factors. A new study throws light on interesting connections between canine aggression and genes that are involved in neurotransmission in the brain.

Canine aggression and genetic control

Could a family Physician get away with “prescribing” strict Corn Chip diets to trusting patients due to Frito-Lay funding his education and paying him kickbacks in his practice?  Veterinarians take the same Oath as a Physician, and are compensated to be entrusted with the health and well-being of our pets, are they not?  If a vet really needs to sell “diets” (as profits may account for well over 20 percent of income), should they not, at least, be forced to affiliate with HEALTHY ones  — after having completed legitimate nutritional studies, research, and training, so as to avoid such a blatant and costly conflict of interest? 

Exposing the Fraud

Still common practice.

~ Uncle Russ

Remember what DOG spells backward

~ Uncle Russ

ScienceDaily (May 14, 2010) — According to a new study by a Quebec research team, there are strong correlations between dog breeds’ typical personalities, how long they live, and how much food they eat.

Going to the Dogs: What Can Shy Dogs Teach Us About Longevity?

Not only are pets dying sooner from second hand smoke, like everyone else around any smoker, but their food from cans or dry kibble is nutrient void. The average European bird, dog, or cat, exposed to far more tobacco smoke, but eating human table scraps live on average 8 years longer with far fewer cancers or diseases.

Real nutrition, and real nutrition from plants cures. Drugs and reactive expensive protocol, humans or vet, kill.

GOT ZIJA?!

~ Uncle Russ

Amid growing evidence that secondhand smoke is causing cancers and possibly a range of other health problems in pets, many groups are intensifying efforts to encourage people to stop smoking — if not for their own sake, then for their animals’.

Another reason to stop smoking: Your pets’ health

Just like cell phones near human heads we see the dark side of this technology.

~ Uncle Russ

Highly aggressive tumors developed around the microchip implants of two American dogs, killing one of the pets and leaving the other terminally ill. Their owners — and pathology and autopsy reports — have suggested a link between the chips and the formation of the fast-growing cancers.

Chipped Pets Develop Fast Growing Tumors

Pet food in America KILLS cats or dogs 8 years earlier, at higher cost (lining the pocket$ of Vets), than the same cats and dogs eating human table scraps in Europe.

 WHY?  There is virtually NO REGULATION or inspection of ANY pet food operation, and the vast majority of canned or dried food is full of harmful colorants, fake flavors, emulsifiers, cancer causing preservatives and stabilizers, modified starches, sweeteners, and other toxins.

~ Uncle Russ

Is your cat’s diet up to snuff or does it leave something (namely purrfectly balanced nutrition) to be desired?

A 9Lives-sponsored “Pet Parent Purrception” survey of feline guardians across the country revealed that an overwhelming 94 percent of American cat owners are confident they feed their felines the most nutritious meals possible.

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Feline feeding “faux paws”

“If you want a friend in Washington (DC), get a dog.”  Harry S. Truman

 I think it fair to say we all know what DOG spelled backwards is….

 ;-)

~  Uncle Russ

ScienceDaily (Mar. 18, 2010) — Dogs likely originated in the Middle East, not Asia or Europe, according to a new genetic analysis by an international team of scientists led by UCLA biologists.

University of California – Los Angeles. “Dogs Likely Originated in the Middle East, New Genetic Data Indicate.” ScienceDaily 18 March 2010.

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Dogs Likely Originated in the Middle East, New Genetic Data Indicate

Further proof Big Pharma mass murders are failing in Human sales and trying to survive through mergers and acquisitions.

The move bodes badly for the safety of animals for human consumption, from the Big Pharma the folks who brought you Vioxx, sign of the double cross and large body count.

~ Uncle Russ

By LINDA A. JOHNSON – AP Business Writer – Associated Press
Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Two of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies said Tuesday they are uniting their animal health businesses in a deal to become the top dog in the veterinary industry.

Merck & Co. and France’s Sanofi-Aventis SA said they’ll jointly own the combined business, which will have a share of about 29 percent in the $19 billion-a-year global market for medicines for pets and livestock. That’s well ahead of the current leader, Pfizer Inc.’s Fort Dodge unit, which has about 20 percent of the market.

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Merck, Sanofi combining animal medicine businesses

“If you want a friend in this life, get a dog.”  WC Fields

~ Uncle Russ

ScienceDaily (Mar. 7, 2010) — The family dog may not only be a friendly companion but also a reflection of community health.

The University of Findlay. “Canine Health May Parallel Community Health.” ScienceDaily 7 March 2010.

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Canine Health May Parallel Community Health

Look what Zija can do – grows twenty six pound cats!  

Dawson Jones – a kitty cat Zija distributor from Kentucky that is healthy!

Zija is great nutrition for pets.

~ Uncle Russ

Processed pet food in America has very LOW standards of compliance and is the lead cause of disease in pets.

 Pets fed human food in Europe live an average of 8 years longer on average.

 Want your pets to live longer and lower your vet bills?  Get away from branded processed canned or dry pet food.

 It has been repeatedly reported Zija benefits  house pets wellness.

~ Uncle Russ

February 8, 2010

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Las Vegas-based company and its owners have been sentenced to three years probation for distributing a toxic pet food ingredient.

Prosecutors in Kansas City say 43-year-old Sally Qing Miller and 57-year-old Stephen S. Miller also must pay a $5,000 fine, and their company, Chemnutra Inc., must pay $25,000.

The Millers imported over 800 metric tons of Chinese wheat gluten contaminated with melamine and sold it to pet food manufacturers.

Thousands of cats and dogs reportedly became sick or died from the contaminated gluten, leading to the nationwide recall of more than 150 pet food brands in 2007.

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Toxic Pet Food Importers Get Probation

Do not feed your pets processed pet food.  Just like you should NOT be consuming processed human food.  You both will live longer and with better wellness.  Zija is repeatedly reported to be of great benefit in pets, just like humans, in health and nutrition.

 ~ Uncle Russ

 ScienceDaily (Jan. 28, 2010) — Dog and cat owners buying weight-control diets for their overweight pets are faced with a confusing two-fold variation in calorie density, recommended intake, and wide range cost of low-calorie pet foods, according to a study by the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University.

Tufts University, Health Sciences. “Wide Variation in Calorie Content Among ‘Low Calorie’ Pet Foods.” ScienceDaily 28 January 2010.

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NOTICE a pattern here folks? ‘Mysteriously’ the pets are getting the same symptoms of their human owners, in newly created “syndromes”.

WHY? A lack of nutrient absorption from safe and bioavailable food intake.


As previously posted on this blog, most pet food products (canned, reconstituted, and/or highly processed)are among the most unregulated and harmful nutrient deplete caloric regiments for ingestion.


When I raised the question, several years ago, at a colloquia of pet food scientists, ‘Why it was that the average dog in Italy, eating mostly human table scraps (I had read in a published veterinarian journal) lived an average of almost 8 years longer (with less disease) than dogs in the USA, on fancy packaged (and slickly marketed) so-called science based dietary intake?’ I thought I was going to be strung-up on the spot, having hit their central revenue nerve.


Bottom Line: Do Not Feed Your Pets Canned & Processed Pet Food, Give Them Safer Unprocessed Human Food.


Oh yes, it has been repeatedly reported that horses, cats, dogs, are thriving on consuming appropriate amounts of ZIJA per day.


Imagine that, real natural nutrition actually promoting optimum health and wellness – wow, (sarcasm), what a concept!


~ Uncle Russ
 
ScienceDaily (Jan. 7, 2010) — A canine chromosome 7 locus that confers a high risk of compulsive disorder susceptibility has been identified through a collaboration between the Behavior Service at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, the Program in Medical Genetics at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the Broad Institute at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The findings are published in the January 2010 edition of Molecular Psychiatry.
 
Tufts University, Health Sciences. “Canine Compulsive Disorder Gene Identified in Dogs; Shares Family With Recently Targeted Gene for Autism in Humans.” ScienceDaily 7 January 2010. 7 January 2010 .
 
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With today’s increasingly toxic environment, our pets are coming down with serious and inexplicable health problems. A Pesticide collar is nothing but a poison necklace around your pet’s head. It emits a constant toxic cloud that your pet inhales, and so do you, every time you hug your pet. What about those insecticidal flea and tick shampoos and powders, sprays and dips? Could your pet be also suffering from from adverse reaction to certain medications and vaccines? The best-selling drug known as Rimadyl, which has enjoyed remarkable success as an anti-inflammatory medicine for pets, has been found to be deadly for some dogs, as witnessed by the FDA receiving more than 6,000 bad reaction reports about the drug manufactured by Pfizer.

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From the book, “Food Pets Die For: Shocking Facts About Pet Food.” By Ann N. Martin. NewSage Press (1997). This book is on sale at Dr. Jeff’s Homevet/Amazon.Com bookstore .

Television commercials and magazine advertisements for pet food would have us believe that the meats, grains, and fats used in these foods could grace our dining tables. Chicken, beef, lamb, whole grains, and quality fats are supposedly the composition of dog and cat food.

In my opinion, when we purchase these bags and cans of commercial food, we are in most cases purchasing garbage. Unequivocally, I cannot state that all pet food falls into this category, but I have yet to find one that I could, in all good conscience, feed my dog or cats.

Pet food labels can be deceiving. They only provide half the story. The other half of the story is hidden behind obscure ingredients listed on the labels. Bit by bit, over seven years, I have been able to unearth information about what is contained in most commercial pet food. At first I was shocked, but my shock turned to anger when I realized how little the consumer is told about the actual contents of the pet food.

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http://www.homevet.com/petcare/foodbook.html

By Olga Naidenko, PhD, Senior Scientist, June 2009

An independent laboratory test of popular dog food brands, commissioned by Environmental Working Group, revealed that the food we buy for our pets contains high levels of fluoride, a contaminant that may put dogs’ health at risk.

Eight major national brands marketed for both puppies and adults contained fluoride in amounts between 1.6 and 2.5 times higher than the Environmental Protection Agency’s maximum legal dose in drinking water, and higher than amounts associated with bone cancer in young boys in a 2006 study by Harvard scientists (Bassin 2006). All 8 brands contain bone meal and animal byproducts, the likely source of the fluoride contamination.

Scientists have not studied the safety of high doses of fluoride for dogs.

Fluoride levels ranged between 7 and 11.2 milligrams (mg) of fluoride per kilogram (kg) of dog food, with an average of 8.9 mg/kg in the 8 contaminated brands. In contrast, 2 dog food brands, one with vegetarian ingredients and one made by a small manufacturer, did not contain detectable levels of fluoride.

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http://www.ewg.org/pets/flourideindogfood

Are chemicals harming your dog?

Dog Fancy, Cathy M. Rosenthal
Published January 8, 2009

When Sasha, a 10-year-old yellow Labrador Retriever, developed cancerous lumps in her chest, her owner began searching the Internet to determine the cause. What Chris C. of Utah found was a study released by the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit Washington-based research and advocacy organization that said dogs were polluted with 2.4 times more chemical contaminants than people.

“I couldn’t believe it and wondered if that’s why Sasha had cancer,” Chris says. “I’m not an expert, but it seems logical that if dogs are exposed to chemicals, it could cause health problems at some point in their life.”

The full article is available here.

Feline Beauty:  Encouraging Homeopathic Care for All Our Animal Pals

Pet Food Recall

April 19th, 2007

Yet, again another case of tainted ingredients found in Pet Foods. This time it has been reported that a chemical, Melamine is suspected to have poisoned wheat gluten, which is a protein concentrate used to make a variety of Pet Food products (incl. Natural Balance, Iams, Eukanuba) for both dogs and cats.

The FDA said that the ingredient is imported from China, and they suspect that there was some contamination in the factory.

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill is quoted as saying.

“It troubles me greatly the Chinese are making it more difficult to understand what led to this pet food crisis,”

Pointing their fingers at China is a quick way to ease off all blame. First of all, why is it even necessary to even import that ingredient from China? Cheap labor and lots of profit are the reasons. The corrupted Pet Food Industry is making excuses again!

This just shows that there is NO and there NEVER was any proper quality control on pet food. Author, Ann Martin did an investigative study of the dangers of commercial pet food in her book “Food Pets Die For”. Though the title may sound sensationalized, she has a lot of information from various journalistic investigations that she conducted. Here is an interesting link that contains several articles one of which is written by Ann Martin herself and also several other vets who discuss the dangers of feeding your pets commercial pet foods. They are advocates of fresh food diets.

In America itself, meat rejected for human consumption is used for pet foods. This includes diseased animals that have had cancerous tumors and sick animals used in experiments etc. No wonder the incidence of cancer is increasing at a high rate in cats and dogs as well as a whole range of chronic illnesses such as skin irritations and weak teeth…

Before everybody quickly dismisses this case by blaming it on China, think about how the Pet food industry is trying to weasel themselves out of this.

Many of the pet foods affected were also brand name foods recommended by Veterinarians. For a complete list of brand name foods affected, you can visit the Menu Foods website. Click here to view the 40 brand named cat foods poisoned and click here to view the 50 dog brand named foods poisoned

These Pet Food Manufacturers claim that they inspect their food thoroughly. Menu Foods, which manufactured most of the recalled pet foods, has said that the wheat gluten it used was human food grade. If that were the case, why didn’t they inspect the ingredients that they imported.

And if they did try to get their imported ingredients inspected, that would mean sending the food inspectors to China, and its quite possible that the Chinese gov’t may have rejected their request.

Then the Pet Food Manufacturers would have taken their business elsewhere, and this food contamination could have been PREVENTED. However,there was NEVER any food inspection to begin with and certainly NO inspection to make sure “human grade” products instead of “animal grade” products were being used..

The Pet Food Manufacturers, DO NOT Care about where the ingredients were imported from to begin with!!!!! So that’s why this chaos has ensued. Trying to inspect the food now, is too late. The damage has been done!! What about inspecting the factories and ingredients of the remaining pet foods that exist today?

Secondly, the chemical ingredient, Melamine, is suspected to have poisoned wheat protein concentrate. Why do we need to feed out animal companions a primary diet of Wheat Gluten! It’s a cheap substitute for real protein We don’t live in a third world country, we live in America, where there is a large abundance of food and yet we resort to feeding our animals with food that is made with wheat gluten!!!! Concocting a diet filled with artificially enhanced nutrients is not a healthy diet.

The Pet Food Industry spend more money on cute commericals with dancing cats and dogs, enticing us all to buy their foods. It’s quite disgusting to think of all the money wasted on advertisements when it can very well be used to improve the quality of all these pet foods. Humans see these cute ads, not your animal companions…

Please do visit my other links on this site. Think about boycotting the Pet Food Industry and feeding your pets a fresh food diet.

Pet Food Recall
March 21st, 2007

In news today, large quantities of various brands of pet food have been found to contain poisons that have lead to the death of both cats and dogs all across the United States. Symptoms have included vomiting, kidney failure, jaundice and eventually death. Classic case of food poisoning. Hundreds of brands such as Iams, Eukanuba, Nuturo and many more have been recalled from the shelves. No cause has yet been determined yet.

For a complete list of recalled brands see this MSNBC news link.

This is yet another case that reveals the corruption in the pet food industry where pet food is not regulated the way we think. Many vets have claimed that if your pets do not eat the above mentioned products then things are ok. This is the perfect time for vets to speak out against the poor nutritional value and lack of quality control present in pet foods and to advise patients to feed their animals a fresh food diet. However, many pet food industries sponsor vet related events including medical scholarships in vet schools.

The link between the pet food industry and vets is something that should never have been there in the first place, as it is the duty of the vet to enlighten people on the benefits of feeding their pets fresh foods and not processed foods that do not have any proper quality control or sufficient nutritional value to begin with.

Please do take a moment to read my web page about experiences and information about the dangers of commercial pet food. And make sure you visit the Book section where I have listed many books written my vets that actually discuss the dangers of pet food.

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http://www.msdivine.net/felinebeauty/petfoodrecall.php

Date: April 19, 2009
Posted by Teri in Dog Food, Dog Health, Dog Health Issues, Dog News

They say you are what you eat, and after you have seen the pictures in this video you will think twice about buying cheap dog food or even premium commercial dog food. This is for real, and no amount of packaging, or ads can make this any nicer to watch.

The truth is commercial pet foods have added sawdust and well any refuse they can find -is in dog food. In the USA there are no regulations for pet food, therefore they can put in sand and it would be still called dog food.

You may want to read this article from a year ago, things have not changed drastically since the pet food poisoning of 2007, dog food still contains the four D’s. See : Premium Dog Foods Hidden Dangers.

We don’t even have standards for human foods nor inspections from foreign ingredients which have poisoned our food supply. Just like the peanut butter scandal – there are no laws in this country. Only in America do corporations get away with this type of greed and total disregard for your pet’s health.

You can bet that President Obama will not be feeding his dog this food, the dog’s organic all the way.

This entry was posted on Sunday, April 19th, 2009 at 3:08 am and is filed under Dog Food, Dog Health, Dog Health Issues, Dog News

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