‘Crap’ pet food campaign sends biodegradable poop bags to the FDA!

PRLog (Press Release) – May 08, 2008 – “We’re sick of the Crap in Pet Food!”

On May 13, 2008 the FDA will hold a public meeting ‘seeking input from stakeholder groups for the development of ingredient, processing and labeling standards to ensure the safety of pet food.” The largest ‘stakeholder group’ – U.S. Pet Owners – can send the FDA a well crafted message by joining the ‘We’re sick of the crap in pet food’ campaign which sends a biodegradable poop bag to the FDA Pet Food Safety Meeting (get it…crap in pet food = poop bag!).

The ‘We’re Sick of the Crap in Pet Food’ campaign is the brainstorm of Susan Thixton’s TruthAboutPetFood.com. Thixton and TruthAboutPetFood.com initiated the ‘crap’ campaign hoping to provide a presence for U.S. pet owners at the upcoming FDA Pet Food Safety meeting and to pressure the FDA to initiate new and stronger pet food regulations. “This meeting is very important and I wanted a way for pet owner’s voices to be heard – pet owners are the largest pet food stakeholder group! Sending the FDA poop bags is the perfect way for pet owners to make a strong point – stop putting crap in our pet food” says Thixton. “And just to be clear…the poop bags will only hold a picture of ‘poop’ – not the real thing!”

So here’s the poop…TruthAboutPetFood.com connected with Pets for the Environment and PoopBags.com for the ‘crap’ campaign which will send a personalized poop bag directly to the FDA Pet Food Safety Meeting next week – Tuesday May 13, 2008. All pet owners that have hopes for safer and healthier pet foods are encouraged to make a minimal $5.00 donation for a poop bag to be delivered to the meeting in their name. Each poop bag will be personalized with the pet owner’s name and your personal message to the FDA - then delivered to the Pet Food Safety meeting by ‘Eddie’ the Pets For The Environment spokes dog. PoopBags.com has graciously donated the poop bags so that 100% of the proceeds can go towards the Pets for the Environment pet food testing fund. Thixton states “Pets for the Environment was the perfect organization to benefit from the crap campaign – they are trying to raise funds to test pet foods – their testing results will hold pet food manufacturers accountable for their products and help pets stay healthy. PoopBags.com stepped up and donated all the poop bags! It’s a win/win.”

Existing pet food regulations allow pet food manufacturers to use inferior grades of meats and animal parts, dangerous chemical preservatives, risky imported ingredients, and more – and never inform the pet owner on the product label. Current pet food regulations only recommend quality control practices; a uniform and mandatory procedure of quality control is needed. Presently the pet food industry is provided a broad use of waste ingredients from the human food industry including chicken feet, cow intestines and euthanized animals; these waste ingredients are listed as by-products or meat and bone meal and pet owners never have a clue to their inferior nature. The pet food recall that began in March 2007 was reportedly responsible for the death or illness of close to 50,000 dogs and cats in the U.S. New, strong FDA regulations along with truth in pet food labeling could prevent further pet deaths and illness.

To learn more about the ‘We’re sick of the crap in pet food’ poop bag campaign and send your own poop bag to the FDA visit http://www.TruthAboutPetFood.com/crap.html. Hurry! You must send your poop bag by noon ET to assure the FDA receives it at the pet food safety meeting!

About Susan Thixton and TruthAboutPetFood.com: Susan Thixton is internationally recognized as the pet food expert helping pet owners understand how to find the safest and healthiest dog and cat foods and treats. She's been called courageous, perseverant, even a "pet lovers Savior" for her 16 year study of pet food. Pet Owners that have learned the 'truth' come from eight different countries around the world. TruthAboutPetFood.com is the publisher of the ONLY pet product consumer magazine Petsumer Report™. Thixton is a frequent speaker and radio guest all over the U.S. and Canada with more than 70 appearances in the last 2 years. If you are looking for straight forward pet food information that can have an almost immediate impact on your pet's health - subscribe to the free newsletter, and subscribe to Petsumer Report™ to see reviews on over 600 dog and cat foods and treats (adding 40+ each month). Visit http://www.TruthAboutPetFood.com

About Pets for the Environment: Pets for the Environment's mission is to create a healthy environment for pets and people by demanding toxic chemical reform legislation in the U.S. Whether you want safer cat food or a bed that isn't doused in flame-retardants, toxic chemicals reform is the way to make it happen. We pets may look cute, but we can be awfully loud when we want to be, and just think of the changes we could make if each of us pets got the humans in our lives involved, too. Learn more and get healthy pet tips at http://www.petsfortheenvironment.org/.

About PoopBags.com: It is estimated that four million tons of pet poop is not collected annually. Often pet owners use plastic bags for poop disposal which can take thousands of years to break down. There is no need to preserve pet poop for thousands of years! PoopBags.com provides the perfect solution for pet owners that wish to protect the environment with ASTM D6400 specification biodegradable poop bags. We are dedicated to serving your needs, providing quality pet waste products and playing a role in making the world a better place for the generations that will follow us. As a small business, PoopBags.com tries to support other small businesses, to buy from other companies with similar environmentally-friendly missions, and to purchase products that contain post-consumer waste content or are made from renewable resources. For more information visit http://www.poopbags.com