The testing is complete, but the interpretation is not. What we did was not simple positive or negative testing. Nothing about the testing we did was simple. This was very detailed – serious – testing of pet food (from a group of very serious pet food consumers).
The last of our testing results was just provided to our scientists from the lab. And this was the most detailed testing of our project. I have seen the results, but being completely honest with you – I don’t come close to fully understanding what I’m looking at. Our scientists – who are generously donating their time – are consulting with microbiology experts right now. Once all the consultations are completed, the results can be properly analyzed and that analysis can be put into language we all can understand (myself included).
These last results will be compared with the other testing we performed, and then the final analysis will be done. It is a very time consuming process (you’ll understand when you see it), and again – our scientists are doing this time consuming work as volunteers. We would not have been able to accomplish what we did without them!
Our results will stand up to the strongest of scrutiny. We’ve dotted every ‘i’ and crossed every ‘t’ thus far, we cannot rush the final steps of analysis.
Once analysis is completed, our results will be shared with FDA, AAFCO, State Department of Agricultures, and even the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) – but you will read them first. I’m confident our results will make headline news around the world. But just in case media decides to side with its advertisers, be prepared to share everything in social media. The power of the Internet is ours – to share our testing results with every pet food consumer.
What we have done – pet food consumers – is the most detailed examination of pet food ever performed. So grateful to so many of you who donated to this testing project, and so grateful that two of the most respected scientists in the world volunteered to help us.
As soon as the data is analyzed, I will promptly prepare it in pdf format for everyone to read and share. Results will be posted on AssociationforTruthinPetFood.com and here on TruthaboutPetFood.com.
Wishing you and your pet(s) the best,
Susan Thixton
Pet Food Safety Advocate
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Dori
December 3, 2014 at 3:21 pm
As always Susan, thanks for all you do.
Petra Luna
December 3, 2014 at 4:08 pm
We participated in a big chicken jerky test as well since our two cats, Chopin and Wazoo were both killed by pet “food” made in China (Catswell/Dogswell). The evil thing about this is that we thought we bought the best food we could get since we only went to specialty stores… that “Made in China” was written in such a tiny font that we didn’t see it. I do hope that the big corporations will feel their lack of care in their wallets very soon – the only way they might change their ways.
BC
December 3, 2014 at 4:34 pm
Wish I could post that dancing bunny sticker from FB-
But UAll get the picture!!!
Joan Connorton
December 3, 2014 at 4:38 pm
thanks again, Susan, for being our small..but getting bigger..voice. media attention is always good if you have FACTS ~~ we’ve seen it doesn’t guarantee change..but at least the intelligent people who do read it will ‘see the light’ ~ even if the ‘money, as usual, silences the laws.
Hannie
December 3, 2014 at 5:31 pm
I have a four-legged tester that lives w/me: if anything contains any kind of grains or yukky stuff, she goes into a scratching frenzy after just a couple of meals. It may not show on the label but I know something is in that food that shouldn’t be there. Yes, I’ve called the manufacturers & (naturally) they haven’t changed a thing in their food. Funny but my dog could eat it a couple of months ago. I’m really sick of this because now I wonder exactly what is in dog food. Home cooking is a pain but at least I know what she’s eating. It makes me sick to think that these companies are making money hand over fist & killing our precious little fur kids. I just hope they sleep well. Thank you, Susan, for all that you do…….& you can bet your bippy I will be sharing those results w/everyone I know.
Bonnie N
December 3, 2014 at 10:17 pm
On the contrary side, I just hope they don’t sleep well.
Gloria JH
December 4, 2014 at 12:18 pm
Hannie – same with me – I rescue cats – have 12 inside and 5 outside that I care for. One of them I rescued tested positive FeLV. When he began scratching himself raw – I thought it might have been the steroids, or antibiotics he’d been given after his neutering.
Then I found information about the problematic ingredient of grains – put him on a no grain diet and no problems since. So, like you, if the scratching begins I first take a hard look at the food.
There is no rest defending our furry family from the unscrupulous pet food manufacturers or from the suppliers of the well-intended food manufacturers.
Thank you Susan!
Marsha
December 3, 2014 at 6:00 pm
Thank you so much Susan for standing up for all of us pet consumers. I for one look forward to hear the results. Any thing good takes time.
Kimberly Helgeson
December 3, 2014 at 6:12 pm
I. Can’t. Wait. !!!!!
Betsy Greer
December 3, 2014 at 6:29 pm
As always, amazing work Susan!!
Laura
December 3, 2014 at 6:33 pm
I wish I had boatloads of money to donate and have every single pet feed/food on the market go through this kind of testing. Only then could we all sleep at night.
Jana3Chis&2GSDs
December 3, 2014 at 8:32 pm
Ditto this!
Looking forward to viewing the results. Thank you so much, Susan, for ALL that you do!
For the Pets
December 3, 2014 at 7:00 pm
Awesome. Hopefully they ( the pet ”food” manufacturers will get the message.
Gitta
December 3, 2014 at 7:16 pm
Many journalists share their lives with dogs and cats. At least some of them will be shocked, some of them will do some research and then make it a news story. Some of course will not. They will continue to believe what advertisers and “trusted sources with initials” tell them. Most of our local TV personalities do live with pets.
Don’t forget Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, Opra and Ellen. If they can give CM a platform, heck, why not Truth About Pet Food????
I think it is now up to us all to do our part to spread those results wide and far and relentlessly. It couldn’t be easier or cheaper. Just the click of a mouse and a bit of sleuthing for promising targets.
Susan, you may not have any initials to put behind your name – but if you get top notch scientists with initials to donate their time, who the heck cares (well, except for some dimwit fearing to lose a sale). If you had not earned the profound respect of those scientists, they would not have done much to help some “dummy blogger spread rumors”. BTW what to you call those who barely, barely graduate from vet school?
A DVM.
Jude
December 3, 2014 at 8:15 pm
Susan, you are a true angel and we all here in our home are so grateful for all your efforts.
With great admiration and thanks,
Jude, Will, Coco, Annie and Isabella
TNReedy
December 3, 2014 at 8:15 pm
Don’t see many ‘guys’ commenting, so I must ask will your final study results shed any light on the Blue Buffalo / Purina by-products Ping Pong match? Don’t mean to imply that’s a mano a mano thing, just that there’s a lot of male pet ‘owners’–not necessarily caretakers or caregivers–that make the decisions on what pet food is bought and served.
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Tracey
December 4, 2014 at 1:29 pm
Thank you Susan! I have told so many about your site. You are our caped crusader! My 6 four legged children and I appreciate you! I will look forward to seeing the final results! Thank you to all of the scientists and others who volunteered to make this happen!
Rin Tin Tin
December 8, 2014 at 2:03 pm
Oh yeah, I’ll do my best to make those results go viral online, count me in. Thank you so much for doing this and all you do Susan.