Pet Health
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FDA Still Warning People About Tainted Jerky Treats For Dogs
Tainted Jerky Treats are still in the news and making dogs sick. Please be a concerned consumer and pay attention to the products you are purchasing. Life's Abundance offers Tasty Rewards Training Treats as an excellent alternative. Tasty Rewards, as well as any of the Life's Abundance products, have NEVER been recalled. The company has been…
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Holiday Safety Tips For Your Pet
Gathering your family together for a delicious, festive feast is a holiday tradition. And, while you don’t have to completely exclude your pets from the celebration, you do need to watch out for the seemingly harmless holiday fixtures that could wreak havoc on their health. In this month’s informative episode of Pet Talk, Life's Abundance staff veterinarian…
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How Do Our Modern Dog’s Diets Differ From Wolves
I consider companion animals as family members. I believe that their diets should be as healthy and delicious as our own, which is why I have dedicated my life to researching the best foods and products for our pet kids. Although there are significant differences in nutritional requirements and taste preferences between dogs and humans, new…
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Safety Notice – Tainted Chinese Jerky Products
Nearly 600 pets have died and more than 3,600 have been sickened in an outbreak of illnesses tied to contaminated jerky treats made in China, federal animal health officials said in an October 22nd statement. The epidemic is so severe that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is turning to vets and pet parents across…
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Get the Facts! Raw Pet Food Diets can be Dangerous to You and Your Pet
This article came from the FDA website on In a recent two-year study, the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) screened over 1,000 samples of pet food for bacteria that can cause foodborne illnesses.1 (The illnesses are called “foodborne” because the bacteria are carried, or “borne,” in or on contaminated food.) The study showed …
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Nutro Pet Food Lawsuit
This is from the Delmar Law Group website: NUTRO DOG FOOD LITIGATION – CLASS ACTION CASE SETTLED IN SAN DIEGO SUPERIOR COURT On September 11, 2012, the Del Mar Law Group, LLP (led by class action lawyers John Donboli and Sean Slattery) obtained a Final Approval Order and Judgment against The Nutro Company in San…
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Greenies Pill Pockets For Dogs – 100% All Natural Ingredients? The Bag Says It, So It Must Be True, Right?
I am piggybacking off the previous article regarding Cats here (http://health4uandpets.typepad.com/healthproducts/2012/12/greenies-pill-pockets-for-cats-100-natural-the-bag-says-it-so-it-must-be-true-right.html). Sure enough – same story with Greenies Pill Pockets for Dogs. The bag states "All Natural" but their websites tells a different story. Direct from their site (http://www.greenies.com/dogs.aspx#/products/dog-pill-pockets) GREENIES® PILL POCKETS® Canine Treats are 100% all natural tasty treats with a built-in pouch —…
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Advertising At It’s Best – Purina’s Be Happy Dog & Cat Food
Purina came out with a new food and new website – Purina Be Happy Dog & Cat Food The pet food claims "it helps keep them healthy on the inside, and happy on the outside." Can a pet food really make your dog or cat happy? This new pet food – Be Happy – is…
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FDA Failing To Protect Pets From Jerky Treats, Nonprofit Claims
FDA failing to protect pets from jerky treats, nonprofit claims – http://www.petfoodindustry.com/46839.html Food & Water Watch, a US nonprofit organization that works to ensure safe and sustainable food and water, issued a statement, in which the organization claims that the US Food and Drug Administration is failing to protect pets from potentially toxic chicken jerky…