Tampa, FL
Do you wonder if the food you give your dog or cat contains ingredients grown or manufactured in China…or anywhere outside the US? Well, you are not alone. Petsumer Report provides pet owners worldwide with valuable information regarding country of origin of pet food and pet treat ingredients, potentially dangerous chemical preservatives, grade/quality of meat ingredients, and much more.
Most pet owners would have never even considered that imported wheat gluten from China was in their pet’s food had it not been for the 2007 pet food recall that is documented to be responsible for close to 300 pet deaths. “It’
Imports of Chinese products into the US totaled more than $288 billion in 2006; nearly triple that of just 5 years ago. Chinese imports account for 60% of all 2007 recalls. About two thirds of all pet foods contain imported ingredients. Pet food labeling or advertising does not provide petsumers with this information.
Fifteen years ago Thixton lost an eight year old dog to bone cancer her vet told her was caused by chemical preservatives in pet food. “I’ve studied the pet food industry ever since I learned what killed my dog, and it’s not a pretty picture.” Thixton says it’s not all bad news for pet owners. Some pet food manufacturers use a higher quality human grade of ingredients and add health promoting ingredients such as probiotics, antioxidants, and chelated minerals while others use a lesser quality animal feed grade and little to no health promoting ingredients. Petsumer Report provides subscribers with ingredient grade, US or imported ingredients, natural or chemically preserved, red flag ingredients, shelf life, health promoting ingredients, and rates the pet food from one to five paw prints. Online subscriptions are available for $15.37 for one year.
Petsumer Report currently has subscribers from four different countries (US, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore) and several pet food manufacturers subscribe to Petsumer and the Truth About Pet Food newsletter.
For more information contact Susan Thixton at (813) 871-5237, email Susan@TruthAboutPetFood.com or visit her website http://www.TruthAboutPetFood.com.
