Over the past few years, experts have been telling pet parents to feed their pets healthy pet food. But what does that really mean? A healthy diet for your pet is one that consists of mainly protein. If you look back to when dogs and cats were undomesticated and living in the wild, you will… [Read more]
Arsenic toxicity in dog food with brown rice–should you be concerned?
Because of the recent finding of arsenic in certain rice-based infant formulas, animal guardians across the country have become increasingly concerned about potential exposure of their pets to arsenic, particularly being now found in some batches of brown rice. Arsenic has been building up in the environment ground and soil water because of years of… [Read more]
FDA proposes tougher rules to improve pet food safety
On Friday, the FDA proposed a new rule designed to improve the safety of pet food and animal feed in the US. The proposed regulation under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) would apply to all domestic and imported pet food and animal feed. The rule would require that pet food manufacturers adopt practices designed… [Read more]