Month: July 2015

  • Carcinogens in your cupboards

    Carcinogens in your cupboards

     Some run of the mill products found in your home can really harm your pet. Take note of these 5. Studies of the pesticide tetrachlorvinphos have produced strong evidence of carcinogenicity in animals. This toxin is banned in the European Union, but is still in use in the US on livestock and companion animals, including…

  • OY!  No Soy!!  Why You Should Avoid Pet Foods Containing Soy Products

    OY! No Soy!! Why You Should Avoid Pet Foods Containing Soy Products

    You know me, always looking for nutrition information. Remember “Say bye bye to by products”?…….. Well, I just dusted off my soap box and here I go again. Soybeans and soybean-related products can be found in an increasing number of commercially available pet food formulas, dry, semi-moist and wet, including many beautifully advertised, big selling…

  • WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER GIVE YOUR PET AWAY

    WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER GIVE YOUR PET AWAY

    If you can no longer care for your pets, giving them away for free to someone who has generously offered to care for them may seem like the right thing to do, but there are good reasons not to. Criminals prey on people who just want the animals to go to a good home. You…