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UNRELATED RECALL: DINGO'S CHICK'N JERKY TREATS 03/31/07

CINCINNATI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Eight In One, Inc., a division of United Pet Group, Inc., is voluntarily recalling nationally all lots of Dingo(r) CHICK'N JERKY treats due to Company concerns that the jerky treats have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, which can cause serious infections in dogs and cats, and, if there is cross contamination, in people, especially children, the aged, and people with compromised immune systems. The Food and Drug Administration is aware of this recall.

The products affected were sold at Target, PetSmart and other retailers. The products subject to this voluntary recall are Dingo CHICK'N JERKY 3.5 oz. and 8 oz. for dogs and Dingo Kitty CHICKEN JERKY 1.5 oz. for cats and Dingo Ferret CHICKEN JERKY 1.5 oz for ferrets. PRESS RELEASE ►

DEL MONTE RECALLS PET TREATS & WET DOG FOODS 03/31/07

Del Monte Press Release: Del Monte Pet Products is voluntarily recalling select product codes of its pet treat products sold under the Jerky Treats®, Gravy Train® Beef Sticks and Pounce Meaty Morsels® brands as well as select dog snack and wet dog food products sold under private label brands [which include] Ol' Roy dog treats and canned dog foods, Dollar General dog treats and Happy Tails dog treats and canned dog foods. MORE ►

MENU FOODS RETAINS CRAWFORD & COMPANY 03/31/07

In a phone call from Menu Foods, one bereaved pet parent was advised of the following:

Menu Foods has retained Crawford & Company. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Crawford & Company is the world's largest independent provider of claims management solutions to insurance companies and self-insured entities, with a global network of more than 700 offices in 63 countries. Major service lines include:

Property and casualty claims management
Integrated claims and medical management for
workers' compensation
Legal settlement administration, including class
action and warranty inspections
Risk management information services

Representatives of the company are placing calls to prospective claimants against Menu Foods and asking pet owners for pertinent information regarding the types of pets, foods purchased, dates, medical information and expenses incurred. The company provides the pet owner with a claim number and is notifying them to expect a claims package in the mail. It is not clear how or where Crawford and Company is obtaining the names of potential claimants.

Editor's note: Pet parents who have joined in a class action suit or who have retained independent legal counsel are strongly advised to first consult your attorney before volunteering any information or physical materials to Crawford & Company.

SENATOR DURBIN (D-IL) PRESS CONFERENCE ON SUNDAY 03/31/07

Howl 911 received an email today alerting us of Sen. Dick Durbin's plans to hold a press conference to discuss the pet food crisis. The press conference is scheduled for Sunday, 04/01/07, in Springfield, IL at 1:30 p.m. (CDT). We are asking anyone with video of this conference to please let Howl 911 and our readers know where and when this video can be accessed.

NEW RECALL: NESTLE PURINA'S ALPO PRIME CUTS IN GRAVY 03/30/07

Thanks to Itchmo for alerting us to this sneaky, middle-of-the-night press release by the Nestle Purina Pet Care Co.: The recalled 13.2-ounce and 22-ounce ALPO Prime Cuts cans and 6-, 8-, 12- and 24-can ALPO Prime Cuts Variety Packs have four-digit code dates of 7037 through 7053, followed by the plant code 1159. Those codes follow a “Best Before Feb. 2009″ date. This information should be checked on the bottom of the can or the top or side of the multi-pack cartons. Purina Press Release

WAS THE TAINTED WHEAT GLUTEN ENZYMATICALLY MODIFIED? 03/30/07

A visitor to Howl 911 submitted the following two links to a couple of intriguing articles; one, on the enzymatic modification of wheat gluten with transglutaminase by Chinese food researchers and, two, a U.K.-based research paper citing a link between transglutaminase and renal insufficiency (kidney failure). While intriguing, little can be extrapolated from this information without making certain assumptions, as the enzyme used in modifying the wheat gluten is microbial in origin, while the enzyme used in the cited in vivo research was tissue transglutaminase. And even if the microbial transglutaminase possesses the same cross-linking potential as is credited to the tissue transglutaminase (which is certainly within the realm of possiblity), there would have to be sufficient transglutaminase left as a contaminant in the enzymatically-treated wheat gluten to be of any concern. But because the FDA's most recent speculation (melamine contaminating the wheat gluten from China) has only served to create yet more doubt, Howl 911 has chosen to include the following articles on this website.

Enzymatic modification to boost wheat gluten gelling: 11/27/2006 - Modifying wheat gluten protein with transglutaminase enzymes improves the gelling, rheological and textural properties, claim Chinese researchers - a result that may offer value-added solutions for a wide range of food products ... Some modified wheat gluten is already available to food formulators, like, for example, Tate & Lyle's Meripro 410 and 420 launched earlier this year. The former is designed to bring functional benefits as an emulsifier and dough plasticiser, while the latter is said to have emulsifying and foaming properties well suited for desserts and confectionery.
The Role of Transglutaminase in the Rat Subtotal Nephrectomy Model of Renal Fibrosis This observed association between tissue transglutaminase ... rats demonstrated a steady increase in proteinuria and serum creatinine with time ... indicating progressive renal insufficiency ... and renal tubulointerstitial scarring in rats submitted to SNx suggests that tissue transglutaminase may play an important role in the development of experimental renal fibrosis and the associated loss of tubule integrity

NO AMINOPTERIN IN TISSUES OF PETS KILLED BY TAINTED FOOD 03/30/07

AUBURN, Wash., March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers from Syntrix Biosystems, Inc. and The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) announced today that there was no evidence of Aminopterin in the tissues of animals who had died from consuming food from Menu Foods ... Using a highly specific and sensitive test for Aminopterin, investigators at UMDNJ documented that there was no evidence of Aminopterin in the tissues of affected animals. ... "Aminopterin persists in the liver of animals for months at levels that are readily detected," said Barton A. Kamen, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Pediatric Oncology at UMDNJ. "Whatever is causing the renal failure, it is not Aminopterin." ..."To our knowledge, Aminopterin is not, and has never been, actually used as a rodenticide." MORE ►

HOW SAFE ARE FOOD IMPORTS FROM CHINA? 03/30/07

This March 2006 report prepared by Western Australia's Economics and Industry Standing Committee researched the issue of foodstuffs imported from China and their safety. The findings they came up with are both highly disturbing and concerning. As well, the report found some damning--and very surprising--findings on the safety of imports from the United States. MORE ►

HILL'S RECALLS PRESCRIPTION DIET m/d DRY CAT FOOD 03/30/07

Yahoo! News / AP article: Hill's Pet Nutrition recalled its Prescription Diet m/d Feline dry cat food. The food included wheat gluten from the same supplier that Menu Foods used. More details: Hill's Press Release

THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE 03/30/07

Comment on the Petconnection.com blog today:

Comment by Dee — March 30, 2007 @ 2:15 pm
I called the FDA this morning with the information I had. Not expecting a response until next week, I was surprised when they called me back about *3 hours* later. When I told them I had a few cans with lot numbers not on the recall list, they said they didn’t care, they (the FDA) were interested in testing food from lots outside the recall and they are looking at possibly expanding the recall. I was told to expect another call back from the FDA in the next few hours.

Comment on Yahoo group, MenuFoodsClassAction:

Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:19 am
I was a temporary employee for Menu Foods in Emporia Kansas for about 8 months. One of the, well the only "benefit" provided us temps, was that we were allowed to take home one slat of pet food per week. This was never pouches, it was damaged or mislabeled can food. After several months of feeding this food to my cat, who had always been extremely healthy, she got terribly sick in a short period of time and died. I don't have any proof of what she died of
because I didn't take her to the vet because there was no reason for her to become ill and I thought perhaps she was just under the weather. -- She had always been an indoor cat. I don't know her age but she was well into her adult years when I got her and I had had her about six years and I might add, through some terribly difficult years. We were very close.

I joked with my car pool at the time that it was probably the food that killed her, but truthfully, I had concerns about the plant conditions. Also, for those that don't understand "manufacturing,"
all the brands that you are talking about are made by Menu. Menu, I recall, had 5 or 6 plants, mostly in the Mid-North and the main one, or head office, in Canada. As far as I am aware, none of which made dry pet food. At the plant I worked in the main difference between
products was in additives to the gravy. But Menu had spent a great deal of money putting in equipment to manufacture pouches in the last 3 years. They believed that can food would eventually phase out and they wanted to be on top of the game. The pouches had more
variance in product because dried vegatables were added into the mixture. The meat products in all these foods was the same. But even though the can food was ground meat in many cases, all food had additives that were added according to recipes that were not even
allowed to be discussed by employees or shared with anyone outside the plant. Even temps signed contracts to such at the beginning of their employee. My concerns at the time were not so much about the additives. I had heard about gluten not being good for cats, but I didn't think about the gluten in the gravy, although I had worked in vegatables which was close to the gravy area and knew that there were sacks of gluten added in the gravy. It wasn't that, if you
might be conjuring up pictures of Steven King's Night Shift, the plant was filthy that bothered me or that I saw anything wrong with the production, although some of the meat products looked pretty green around the edges. It had more to do with some shifts in the lead over qc in the pouch department. Our lead took another job in the plant and when they finally gave us a new lead we were qc'ing about 100 pallets of food per shift, not nearly enough time to do a thorough job. There were 108 to 136 boxes of 24 pouches on one pallet. The plant ran 24 7's. But if I had been thinking a bit more clearly at the time, recalling a large batch of food that was pulled that had dark flecks in it and later distributed, I don't know why I would think that the plant would be profoundly concerned with qc. Except for the fact that Menu owned the Walmart account and it was highly coveted. Iams, Eukanuba, Mighty Dog, Special Kitty, were all regularly ran. (We did very little Science Diet, no Alpo.) The fleck situation happened, I might add, because a gravy
employee put the wrong additive into the food and it reacted with another additive, or so I was told.

I left their employee in June of last year. I might add that they failed their last inspection. I heard rumours about a theplon (?) coated container being too close to the production line was the
problem, but you know, it's all so hush, hush. I assumed that the corrected the situation.

WHAT THE FDA ISN'T TELLING US ABOUT MELAMINE 03/30/07

Today the FDA issued a statement that melamine, a plastics chemical, is the apparent cause of toxicity found in Menu Foods recalled pet foods. The FDA stated that, because melamine is used in parts of Asia as a fertilizer, the melamine likely got into the pet food via imported wheat gluten from China. There is no risk to human food, Stephen F. Sundlof, director of the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine, told reporters. However, a quick google for "melamine toxicity" produced this document on trichloromelamine, released by the EPA in September 2005. Here are a few interesting, and very disturbing, excerpts from the report.

Trichloromelamine is expected to rapidly break down into hypochlorous acid and melamine (EPA, 1994).
Trichoromelamine is approved for use in the U.S. and is widely used for the following applications: "Algicide, Disinfectant, Microbiocide/Microbiostat (slime-forming bacteria), Bacteriocide/ Bacteriostat, Sanitizer."
Lab studies have shown melamine to cause urinary tract toxicity which "precedes and can seem to lead to the carcenogenic response in rats."
Melamine is a severe skin irritant (Editor's note: This might explain why some pet parents reported sores and lesions on their affected pet's mouths and inside their oral cavities.)
The EPA approved trichloromelamine for reregistration in 2005, stating: "The Agency’s human heath risk assessment indicates no risks of concern. Acute and chronic dietary risk estimates were completed for the general U.S. population and all population subgroups. All dietary risk estimates are below the Agency’s level of concern."
Trichloromelamine is a sanitizer and disinfectant with direct and indirect food uses, as well as non-food uses. It is used on hard surfaces and as a fruit and vegetable wash. Trichloromelamine currently has a tolerance exemption as an antimicrobial pesticide when, ready for use, the end-use concentration does not exceed 200 ppm (40 CFR 180.940(c)) when applied to food processing equipment and utensils.
Summary of Use:
Food:
Trichloromelamine is used as an indirect food-contact sanitizer and disinfectant in or on: mess gear (used at oversees military bases); food processing plants; eating establishments (on equipment, utensils, dishware, glasses, surfaces, tabletops, countertops, floors, walls, sinks, and splashbacks); industrial and institutional food service areas (premises and equipment); food marketing, storage, and distribution equipment and utensils; food dispensing equipment; soft custard equipment; and household/domestic dwellings (food-contact surfaces). Trichloromelamine is also used as a direct food-contact sanitizer in one product as a fresh fruit and vegetable wash.
Non-Food:
Trichloromelamine is used as a sanitizer on non-food contact premises and equipment in hospitals and nursing homes (non-critical areas) and institutional, commercial, and industrial settings.

In view of today's news, i.e., that melamine is the suspected toxin which has been poisoning and killing thousands of dogs and cats, how can consumers trust the FDA's assessment that melamine poses "no risk to human food"? Furthermore, considering that trichloromelamine is widely used as a sanitizer in food processing plants, how can consumers trust that wheat gluten from China is the only source of this contaminant? The FDA, in failing to give us the full picture on melamine and in refusing to identify the manufacturer of the possibly tainted dry food, is failing in its core mission to protect U.S. consumers and their pets. (Editor's note: And if you think the FDA is negligent, check out this very disturbing article published yesterday by Reuters: USDA admits skipped meat plant checks for 30 years. )

PLASTICS CHEMICAL, MELAMINE, FOUND IN TAINTED FOOD 03/30/07

Recalled pet foods contained a chemical used to make plastics, but government tests failed to confirm the presence of rat poison (aminopterin)... [Melamine is] typically used to produce plastic kitchen wares, though it's apparently used as a fertilizer in Asia, said Stephen F. Sundlof, director of the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine ... It is not clear how many pets may have been poisoned by the apparently contaminated food, although anecdotal reports suggest hundreds if not thousands have died. The FDA alone has received more than 8,000 complaints ... The apparently melamine-contaminated wheat gluten also was shipped to an unnamed company that manufactures dry pet food. The FDA is attempting to determine if that product, imported from China, was used to make any pet food ... MORE ►

FDA ISSUES IAMS, EUKANUBA WARNING ON OBESE PET FOOD 03/29/07

CNN Money.com: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter to pet food maker Iams about an additive in some of its products for fat dogs and cats. The letter, dated Jan. 8, 2007, and posted on the FDA Web site Thursday (03/29/07), said that several Eukanuba-brand dry and canned pet food products made by The Iams Company, a unit of Procter & Gamble Co. (Charts), contain chromium tripicolinate, which is only allowed as a source of supplemental chromium in swine feed ... chromium tripicolinate has not been tested for safety in dog and cat food ... MORE ►

Editor's note: A poster on petconnection.com found this relationship between chromium tripicolinate and renal (kidney) failure, via a Google search. Unfortunately, paid membership is required to view the article; however, the first sentence from the article states:

“Two cases of renal failure were attributed to ingestion of excessive doses of chromium tripicolinate in women with no history of renal dysfunction. …”

Upon further searching, Howl 911 came up with this report, which states similar findings:: Acute Tubular Necrosis Associated with Chromium Picolinate–Containing Dietary Supplement

KEEPING THEM HONEST 03/29/07

CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 says: It’s what we’re about at “360°.” It includes challenging authority…whistleblowers …corruption ... And we want your help. Please send us your tips with enough detail so we can investigate them. Sandra, a visitor to our site, suggests pet parents to bombard Anderson Cooper with requests to investigate Menu Foods. Here are a few our own questions we would like Anderson Cooper and his team to ask of Menu foods:

Why is there a discrepancy surrounding when Menu Foods first received customer complaints of their pets falling ill from Menu Foods products? (The Canadian Press reported MF first received calls in December 2006, whereas MF told the U.S. media the first calls weren't received until February 20, 2007.)
Why is there a discrepancy surrounding the animal testing performed by Menu Foods?( Menu Foods initially told the press the cats and dogs which died during the February 27th tasting tests were tested after MF received their first complaints on February 20th. Later, MF said the test animals were merely part of their routine quarterly palatability testing and had nothing to do with complaints of tainted food.)
Why has Menu Foods refused to identify the supplier of the allegedly tainted wheat gluten?
Was cost the driving factor for Menu Foods' decision to import raw materials (e.g., wheat gluten) from China?
Why was Menu Foods so slow in initiating the recall, and why did MF do so only after one of their largest contract customers put all future orders on hold? Why did MF ignore the complaints of the pet owners who complained as far back as December 2006?
Why won't Menu Foods disclose all of the companies / brands which contract with Menu Foods, including those not on the official recall list?

There are many issues left unanswered by Menu Foods, so we at Howl 911 would encourage pet parents to come up with their own list of questions. To ask Anderson Cooper 360 to investigate Menu Foods, click HERE to fill out the online form.

CORNELL LAB UNABLE TO SUPPORT NY STATE LAB'S FINDINGS 03/29/07

In an email dated March 29, 2007, the Cornell Animal Health Diagnostic Center states they are unable to confirm the findings (aminopterin) of the New York State Lab. (Editor's note: This only confirms that the toxic agent or agents in the recalled food remains uncertain and pet parents are advised to report all suspected food-related illness or adverse effects to their pets' vets, the FDA and Pet Connection, including pets whose symptoms are not consistent with aminopterin poisoning.)

From: Animal Health Diagnostic Center

Date: March 29, 2007 8:32:57 AM EDT

To: XXXX

Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Message from AHDC web site

Dear XXXX,

Though the State Lab has identified a possible contaminant, my laboratory has still not been able to definitively support their findings through our own testing protocols. This is why we are unable to accept samples now. Once we have established the cause of the toxicosis with more certainty and develop a test for it, we hope to be able to offer it to clients through their veterinarians. My laboratory and I are continuing to work hard on this issue.

XXXX XXXX
Diagnostic Toxicologist
Animal Health Diagnostic Center

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SPECIAL REPORT 03/28/07

The Poisoning of Our Pets: About four weeks after first purchasing the soft nuggets, Valentine took the previously healthy and now declining Silvus to the vet. The diagnosis was kidney failure. Silvus—whose weight had plummeted nearly 30 percent from 18 pounds to 13 pounds—had enlarged kidneys. He also had extremely high levels of creatinine (a by-product of the breakdown of phosphocreatine, an energy-storage molecule in muscle) normally eliminated by the kidneys and extremely elevated levels of BUN (blood urea nitrogen), which measures the amount of the waste product urea (a by-product of protein digestion). MORE ►

ITCHMO RELEASES DATA ON DRY FOOD REPORTS 03/28/07

From Itchmo's report : Given the caveats, the brands that really stood out were Iams, Nutro, and Science Diet ... Important note: If you feel that dry food is causing your pet to fall ill, please contact the FDA.

WHAT ARE THE STATES DOING? 03/28/07

From Catmanager's Vetcetera: The reporter’s question got catmanager wondering about how the state veterinarians and state veterinary medical associations had responded to the pet food recall ... What I discovered was disappointing and might go a long way toward explaining why it’s been so hard to get official numbers: almost none of the states seem to want to collect the information. (Editor's note: Full report includes tabulated data for all 50 states.)

VETS PLAN TO TRACK ONTARIO PET DEATHS 03/28/07

From the Toronto Star: About 2,000 pet deaths in the U.S. are now being blamed on pet food tainted with rat poison, but no such figures are available on Canada because there is no tracking mechanism in this country ... The Ontario Veterinary Medical Association, which is a voluntary organization representing 2,300 vets, said today it is going to initiate a tracking program internally with veterinarians to try to get a clearer picture on how widespread the problem is in Ontario. MORE ►

ASPCA POISON CENTER DOUBTS AMINOPTERIN IS ONLY TOXIN 03/27/07

The ASPCA (finally!) speaks out: [T}he data that we’ve been collecting do not conclusively prove this connection [to aminopterin], which is why we strongly recommend that those involved in the investigation continue to search for additional contaminants. Full ASPCA Press Release ►

CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY INTO RECALL INVESTIGATION 03/27/07

Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) have asked the FDA for details of the pet food recall investigation, while Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Domestic Policy of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, has sent Menu Foods' CEO a letter of inquiry which asks many hard-hitting questions, including a request for "all internal documents, correspondence, email, records, data and information ... relating to this incident and to nutritional information or purity testing on all Menu Food pet food products."

Durbin & DeLauro's letter to the FDA | Kucinich's letter to Menu Foods

CRACKS IN THE COVER-UP - TRUE DEATH TALLY LEAKING OUT 03/27/07

Today's L.A. Times and ABC News crack open the hard shell of denial surrounding the FDA's *official* death tally of 16 cats and dogs -- a gross under-reporting which has been oft repeated by a recalcitrant Associated Press, in spite of angry phone calls and emails of protest from pet parents to the A.P.

L.A. Times | ABC News Video

SPROTT PLACES MENU FOODS RATINGS ON SUSPENSION 03/26/07

QUOTE: Mr. Israel added that litigation will likely be limited given word from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that “risk is limited to reimbursing the impacted pet owners for the cost of replacement” and Menu Food’s offer to cover related veterinary costs. MORE ►

SOME RECALLED PET FOODS IN BELGIUM, OTHER EU NATIONS 03/26/07

Thanks to Tanya's Feline CRF website for this lead: Partial translation of a 3/22/07 press release from the Belgian Food Agency: Belgium has imported 40 boxes each containing 24 items. The Food Agency is trying to find out where these products have been sold but has not received any information from the USA supplier as yet. It is also possible that there is more than this amount on the Belgian market, possibly through import from other EU countries. Europe has imported a total of 3440 boxes.
Belgian Food Agency Press Release (in Dutch)

ANOTHER RECALL: PIG EARS 03/26/07

Unrelated to the Menu Foods Recall.The FDA announced March 23, 2007 a recall of pig ears (as dog chews and treats) under the brand name Petrapport due to reports of Salmonella contamination, an organism that can cause serious infections in dogs, and, if there is cross contamination, young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Salmonella can potentially be transferred to people handling these dog treats. The FDA advisory contains lot numbers as well as the signs and symptoms of Salmonella poisoning in both dogs and humans. FDA ADVISORY ►

CANADIAN WOMAN SICK FROM TAINTED IAMS DOG FOOD 03/25/07

Editor's note: I was wondering how long before we saw something like this. Sadly, there are a surprising number of people who eat dog or cat food for one reason or another. It was just a matter of time before a human consumer fell ill or died due to this pet food recall. STORY ►

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TOMMY'S STORY

His entire life we fed him Special Kitty from WalMart...

OTIS & OTTO'S STORY

The night of December 21 was his last - after eating, he became increasingly ill.

KITTY BOY'S STORY

On February 23rd 2007 I fed him now what I know was a bowl of tainted food.

ABBY GAYLE'S STORY

Abby Gayle, almost 4 years old, healthy Airedale Terrier until Sunday March 18.

LILY'S STORY

The days seem darker ahead. My lovely girl. My Lily. My best friend.

ANGEL'S STORY

When Angel got sick we had no idea what was going on.

ALEX'S STORY

Alex had eaten some tainted food and went into acute kidney failure. He was put to sleep yesterday.

BENJIE'S STORY

On Mar 20, 2007, I had to have Ben put to sleep.

BABY'S STORY

Baby died on 2-21-07 from eating the recalled food.

WE ARE THE VICTIMS

Link to a stirring graphic, the creator of which is unknown, picturing many of the victims of the Menu Foods recall. The recalled brands are listed on the left and right-side borders of the graphic. (Click on the graphic to enlarge.)

REMEMBERING ALLIE

A touching tribute one pet parent created for their dog, Allie, a victim of the Menu Foods recall.

FOOD NOT FIT FOR A PET by Dr. Wendell O. Belfield, DVM

This article is from a few years ago, but everything Dr. Belfield said then, bears repeating now -- especially in light of today's tragic pet food scandal.

ASK CONGRESS TO BETTER REGULATE THE PET FOOD INDUSTRY

Letter-writing campaign organized by Pet Food Crusade needs your help. The website offers sample letters and contact info.

UPDATE ON CLASS ACTION SUIT FROM THE PROGRESSIVE LAW GROUP

for persons interested in the class action lawsuit Progressive Law Group brought over pet food.

YOUR WHOLE PET

Real food for dogs is easier than you think (by Christie Keith, contributing editor of Pet Connection.)

HOW NOT TO KILL YOUR DOG OR CAT

Website offers expert advice and low-cost seminars on pet health and nutrition.

K.O.P.S. PLANS MASS MARCH APRIL 28, 2007

"Keep Our Pets Safe," a new website, plans a nationwide march for pet parents and their pets, April 28, 2007. To help organize a KOPS march in your city, visit the KOPS website.