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Winner 2012 Stupidest Act in Pet Food

The winner is – FDA. The loser is all petsumers.

The winner is – FDA.  The loser is all petsumers.

For five years TruthaboutPetFood.com has issued the Stupidest Act in Pet Food award.  Each year, the FDA has been voted as winner.  We all lose when the regulatory body governing pet food is barely trusted or respected.

Pet food regulations are not consumer friendly.  Federal laws are allowed to be violated in pet food manufacturing, nutritional content information on pet food labels are completely different than that of human food labels, calorie content is calculated differently in pet food than human food.  Even ‘chicken’ in pet food means something completely different than chicken in human food.

While FDA and members of AAFCO hold ultimate responsibility for this pet food madness, regulatory authorities have been manipulated for decades by industry.  Manipulated to such an extent the hole is very deep and it will be difficult to climb out of.  Even if regulatory authorities wanted to properly represent the best interests of pets (and their families), they would be hard pressed finding a way to do so.

But it has to start somewhere.  Pet food consumers will no longer accept things as they are (as they have been).  FDA…AAFCO – may I suggest you begin 2013 with a new perspective.  Listen to the needs and wants of petsumers.  Stop allowing industry to tell you how to do your job.

 

Wishing you and your pet(s) the best,

Susan Thixton
Pet Food Safety Advocate
Author, Buyer Beware
Co-Author Dinner PAWsible
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4 Comments

  1. Carolyn

    January 1, 2013 at 12:49 pm

    Our son and dil lost two dogs and one cat to Nutro before it was outed. So, when Bella (border collie/cattle dog) came to live with us, I started her on Calif. Naturals (I was already feeding that to our Maine Coon). Then had an epiphany – my dad always fed his hunting dogs food my mom cooked for them. So, Bella and Sche get home cooked chicken. Bella also gets green beans and sweet potatoes with sweet potato fries (baked) and green beans for snacks. She is doing great!

  2. Carol Anne Rayson

    January 1, 2013 at 1:37 pm

    Indeed the only way to ensure good health for your pets outside of the genetic roulette of modern breeding is to feed the best species appropriate whole foods which you prepare yourself – good health is not found in a bag or can – for any species….

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  4. Pet Food Labels

    January 9, 2013 at 8:00 am

    Well, this is really sad on the part of authorities. Understanding pet food label help us know what food is healthy and what food is bad for our pet. We are constantly advised to read and understand the pet food label so that we can meet his nutritional needs. This will help our pet live a long and healthy life. But if this careless attitude continues in this regard, it will certainly affect the health of our pets.

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