Author: Susan Thixton

We learned that at least two different representatives of the State Department of Agriculture – taking pet food samples from grieving pet owners whose pets had just died – told pet owners this (almost identical quotes): “You have no chance of proving that there is a pet food problem” “You have no chance of proving that it was Purina’s fault.” Imagine…just after your beloved pet died, you firmly believe that their death was related to pet food. Do the right thing and report the death to the FDA. A state feed official contacts you (on behalf of the FDA), interviews…

Pet food formulator Steve Brown gives pet owners an easy way to know how much pet food to feed to meet minimum protein requirements. Normally you should see a Tripetto form here, but it needs JavaScript to work properly and seems to be disabled in your browser. Please enable JavaScript to view and use the form. What if you don’t/can’t eat the recommended amount to meet minimum protein requirements? In many cases, a pet will gain weight if you feed the recommended amount of pet food needed to meet minimum protein requirements. If you are eating less food (less kcal…

Pet food formulator Steve Brown gives pet owners an easy way to know how much pet food to feed to meet minimum protein requirements. Normally you should see a Tripetto form here, but it needs JavaScript to work properly and seems to be disabled in your browser. Please enable JavaScript to view and use the form. What if you don’t/can’t eat the recommended amount to meet minimum protein requirements? In many cases, a pet will gain weight if you feed the recommended amount of pet food needed to meet minimum protein requirements. If you are eating less food (less kcal…

Complete and Balanced pet foods in the US are required to meet the AAFCO Nutrient Profiles. While nutrient profiles are a good thing, our pets definitely need all the necessary nutrients at the right levels – the AAFCO Nutrient Profiles fall short because they don’t take into account the many pets that consume fewer calories than the existing complete and balanced nutrition system allows for. AAFCO Nutrient Profiles are based on a nutrient per calorie basis. For example, the AAFCO Nutrient Profiles require at least 45 grams of protein in adult dog foods per 1,000 kcal, and 65 grams of…

This notice is provided to TruthaboutPetFood.com from Viva Raw pet food. This notice is to inform you of a voluntary recall of: Viva Duck for Dogs (Ground),Viva Duck for Dogs (Chunked), Viva Duck for Cats, Viva Pure Duck. So manyunder recall is Lot 22853. The product is distributed as frozen 1 lb bricks inclear vacuum packaging. Viva started shipping this lot on 10/24/23 and the last units were distributed on 12/06/23. The FDA has obtained and tested samples of the Viva Duck for Dogs (Chunked) Lot22853 after a consumer complaint and found that the samples were positive forSalmonella, Listeria monocytogenes.…

Dear Purina Pet Food, It is unfortunate that you continue to insult pet owners by mislabeling the many consumer reports of sick and dead pets linked to your pet food and many other brand as “rumors”. As Purina Pet Food is well aware, adverse events associated with a pet food (any pet food) are properly termed as “report” – specifically a “adverse event report” – they are NOT called gossip. According to the FDA website, pet owners “ca report complaining about a pet food product”through”Safety REPORTING Portal”. This government system is NOT classified as ‘Safety Rumor Portal’. The correct term…