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Article: What's killing our pets? The government is failing to adequately inspect the ingredients in pet food.
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- Earth Island Journal
- Article date:
- June 22, 2007
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The commercial pet foods industry rakes in billions of dollars annually. In exchange for our dollars, we trust the companies to provide our pets with quality nutrition. The recent pet food recall demonstrated that our trust has been misplaced. But while many were shocked by the tragic deaths of beloved pets, many more would be shocked to know that the pet food industry has a long history of mistreating our pets.
I first began researching the industry in 1990, when my two dogs became ill after eating a well-known commercial food. The first thing that came to light was the fact that the pet food industry is virtually self-regulated. The only requirement that the ...