I posted the other day about a reported lab analysis of Esbilac (puppy milk replacer) made by PetAg. Today I see PetAg has put an "update" - not a recall - on their site regarding KMR (kitten milk replacer):Recently, a limited number of KMR powder users have experienced product producing an off odor. Normally, the … Continue reading PetAg: Not Recalling KMR but Don’t Use It if It Smells "Off"
We’ll Make Great Pets
If only there could have been some earthly way to predict this tragedy:Authorities in northeastern Pennsylvania say a woman was killed by her pet black bear as she cleaned its cage.[...]Officials say Walz [the owner] threw a shovelful of dog food to one side of the cage to distract the bear while she cleaned the … Continue reading We’ll Make Great Pets
I Never Fool with Raccoons
Mainly because:LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) - A 74-year-old Lakeland woman was hospitalized after being mauled by a pack of raccoons she tried to shoo from her yard. Gretchen Whitted fell when five raccoons surrounded and attacked, suffering extensive cuts from her neck to her legs. "We're not talking about a lot of little bites here," Polk … Continue reading I Never Fool with Raccoons
I Wonder When the US Will Take Food Safety Seriously
NYT article on e. coli and ground beef exposes lots of repulsive practices in the meat industry but of particular interest to me was the info on page 2. The NYT tried to get details on Cargill's grinding practices via a Freedom of Information Act request but the USDA redacted info from those docs to … Continue reading I Wonder When the US Will Take Food Safety Seriously
Food Porn
Thanks to reader Pai and to the Library of Congress, I offer the following chapter on feeding from the book Dogs as Home Companions by A.F. Hochwalt, published in 1922. I love this kind of thing, prolly abnormally so. Expect to see more excerpts from old dog books in future. Thank you Pai!(click images to … Continue reading Food Porn
Those Old Yellow Magazine Clippings
H/T to They are What They EatOne of my Favorite Things is looking at old dog photos. I came across a collection on Photobucket of some good ones:Flatcoated Retriever photosBeagle photosSaluki photos (another breed on my wish list)and another of my fetishes: old clippings about what people fed dogs before the invention of commercial dog … Continue reading Those Old Yellow Magazine Clippings
Pet Food Problems
Nutro has recalled some varieties of puppy food but they haven't posted about it on their website which seems totally in character odd. Pet Connection has the details.Premium Edge recalled two varieties of cat food due to thiamine deficiency which causes neurological problems.Esbilac puppy formula has not been recalled but there is an internet posting … Continue reading Pet Food Problems
Garland Shelter to Kill More Pets by Injection vs. Gas Chamber
The Garland animal shelter has been dragged, kicking and screaming, into the 21st century and its modern methods of killing pets:Garland’s animal shelter will shift from carbon monoxide gassing to lethal injection as its main means of euthanization by the end of the year according to a memo from City Manager Bill Dollar. Before we … Continue reading Garland Shelter to Kill More Pets by Injection vs. Gas Chamber
I Know What Kind of Rabbit I Want
A four-eared one, obviously.
Eagles: Can’t We All Just Be Like ‘Yay Vick’?
When a season ticket holder showed up for a recent Eagles game wearing an anti-Vick shirt, she was turned away at the door. Apparently her admission ticket became invalid when she decided to express her feelings about Vick's dogfighting history via her t-shirt. That must be in the fine print somewhere on the back of … Continue reading Eagles: Can’t We All Just Be Like ‘Yay Vick’?
