Dog Food & Diet
Jan
Appeal For Grossly Obsese Dog Who Weighs as Much as a Child
Meet Patch, a six year old Beagle Cross recently brought to Dogs Trust Glasgow. He weighs a whopping 4.5 stones (28.45kg), the average weight of a six year old child. Rehoming centre staff are desperately hoping 2009 will see him shed almost half his bodyweight to reach his goal of 2.4 stone (15kg), but the [...]
Nov
Own a Fat Dog, Go Straight to Jail
Government Barking Up The Wrong Tree On Fat Pets written by Catherine O’Driscoll, Canine Health Concern New codes of practice state that people who refuse to put seriously fat pets on a diet could be prosecuted under the Animal Welfare Act, facing a fine of up to £20,000 or 12 months in jail. Proposed legislation [...]
Nov
Breakfast Bars to Help Fat Dogs (Yes, really)
Is your dog a porker? Would you like to make them trimmer? Well help is at hand, now there is – just like for the human market – a meal replacement breakfast bar for our canine pals. The advantages of the bar are,,,,wait. Sorry. I can’t do this. I’m not against product promotion on these [...]
Nov
Survey Claims Dog Owners Are Swapping Dog’s Diet From Meat to Vegetables
40% of pet owners now feed their pets up to three portions of fruit and veg a day and according to the new research by pet insurer LV= there are now more than 145,000 cats and dogs in the UK on a vegetarian diet. In turning their animals vegetarian, these pet owners are following celebrity [...]
Sep
Pedigree Dog Food Recalled Amidst Salmonella Scare
The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company in the United States, following a recall by MARS Petcare US, Inc., announced it is removing PEDIGREE(R) Small Crunchy Bites and PEDIGREE(R) Large Breed Complete Nutrition dry pet food products from sale. MARS Petcare has issued a national recall of these products because of potential contamination with Salmonella Schwarzengrund. [...]
Aug
Pet Food Best Before Dates – An Insight
written by Susan Thixton A recent article posted on The Consumerist website brings up a very good point (and lesson) that pet owners should take note of… The article comes from a pet owner whose Yorkie became ill, and after a couple of days in the vet’s office, the owner looked at her Eukanuba canned [...]
Feb
Thousands of Pets Die in Contaminated Pet Food Incident: Two Businesses to be Indicted
Two Chinese businesses and their top executives, along with a United States company and its owners, were indicted by a federal grand jury today, in separate but related cases, for their roles in manufacturing and importing a tainted ingredient used to make pet food, which resulted in the death and serious illness of countless pets [...]
Sep
Pet Food Recall Fears Set to Benefit Natural Pet Food Manufacturers
Safety Concerns Expected to Breed $1.2 Billion in Sales Growth for Natural Pet Products Market Consumer concern over pet food safety, stemming from the spring 2007 pet food recalls, combined with an already high consumer interest in natural and organic products, will propel the market for natural pet products from $1.3 billion in 2007 to [...]
Aug
US Pet Food Recall, FDA Issues Salmonella Warning on Dog Food
Department of Health officials in the United States are continuing to warn customers about the importance of proper handling of pet food as Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tests confirm the presence of salmonella in two brands of dog food. This reminder comes after an Aug. 21 voluntary recall of select Red Flannel Large Breed [...]
Aug
People Prefer Puppies to Partners
Puppies feel the power of love They call it ‘puppy love’ and the results of a new survey could reveal why – UK puppy owners hug their new puppies more than anyone else in their family, including their children! An astonishing 86% of respondents admitted spending more time playing with their puppy than they did [...]
