The pet food recall scandal continues unabated. Just a day after the first
dry food was added to the 50 plus dog brands and forty plus cat brands affected by the recall,
the list was further expanded on March 31 to also include a new brand even as authorities were baffled as to why the substance would kill dogs and cats, according to a report on Excite News.

Nestle Purina PetCare Co. said it was recalling all sizes and all varieties of the Alpo Prime Cuts & Gravy wet dog food with certain date codes. They stated that some of the food had a contaminated wheat gluten that was from China.
This gluten is supplied to numerous brands in fact.

For example this same U.S. supplier furnished wheat gluten, which is a protein source, to a Canadian firm, Menu Foods, which this month recalled recalled some million containers of wet dog and cat food it produces for sale under nearly one hundred brand labels.

Menu Foods and the FDA, which regulates the pet food industry, have refused to identify the firm which supplied the contaminated wheat gluten in question.
Does this mean menu Foods and other big suppliers are policing themselves. I am recommending to everyone that purchase a premium dog or cat food for their pet.

As I am sure you know by now there has been a widespread pet food recall on numerous brands of dog food (over fifty at the time of this article) and cat food (over forty at this time) that may contain aminopterin, rat poison. Yes, rat poison. At this point there is no news as to how it even got into the food. It has been reported that this has been the cause of a minimum of sixteen deaths plus more which are very severely ill.

Regrettably, current pet food regulations allow manufacturers to use ingredients which you would never knowingly permit your dog or cat to eat. As a matter of fact, you may be taken aback by what what some brands of dog/cat food actually contain. For example: the use of by-products (feet, bones and intestines, and so on.), chemical preservatives (BHA and BHT) and grains that are often difficult to digest (corn, wheat, gluten and soy), which are often used as a protein source instead of meat.

Be Aware of these Ingredients
• By-products – basically this is what is left over when the good cuts of meat are taken for humans. Bones, intestines, heads, feet, tendons, ligaments and other body parts are known as by-products.

• Grains including soy, corn, corn gluten and wheat gluten are often used as protein sources; however, they are generally inferior and difficult to digest.

• Chemical Preservatives such as BHA, BHT and ethoxoquin may be quite harmful to pets.


• Freshness - The big conglamorate manufacturers make pet food in massive batches that can last for very, very long periods of time. MAnof the major dog food brands are owned by the sme parent company as well.

These are only a few of the things to stay away from. Look to see if your dog or cat food contains vitamins, minerals, anti-oxidants and bacteria cultures to name a few.

Remember, what your vet recommends as premium dog food might be the farthest thing from healthy.

Lori Matthews studies health, nutrition and wellness. She enjoys writing articles on health for both people and pets. Please visit her site containing information on holistic, premium dog food by Life's Abundance
This is a truly all natural, premium dog food, and it is formulated by renowned holistic veternarian Dr. Jane Bicks, former head of the New York veternary association.

If you are a pet owner, It is now more important than ever to
be certain that you are feeding your animal a premium dog food
or a holistic, premium cat food. When I first heard about the horrors of the rendering plants,
I thought it was an exaggeration. But upon hearing the recent news of the dog and cat food recalls
I see that what I heard may have been just the tip of the iceberg.
At the time of this writing, there are some 53 dog products which have been recalled and another
42 cat products. And this list is likely to grow.
If your dog or cat has eaten any of the food listed on the rather extensive recall list and they are showing signs of illness, be sure to contact your vet right away
because with treatment it may not be too late.