See the "Press Reports" section for further developing information about the pet food recall.

• FDA Investigation Leads to Several Indictments for Importing Contaminated Ingredients Used in Pet Food
• Menu Foods Pet Food Recall - Frequently Asked Questions
• Tainted pet food a bigger risk to cats than dogs
• DURBIN AND DELAURO PRESS FDA FOR ANSWERS ON PET FOOD SAFETY
• Menu Foods Pet Food Recall FAQ's
• Pet Foods Page - Added Menu Foods Pet Food Recall FAQ's
• Rat Poison Found In Recalled Pet Food
• Pet Food Tests Killed 1 in 6, FDA Says
• PET FOOD SCARE INFORMATION WITHOUT USING SCARE TACTICS
• Menu Foods - Pet Food Recall
• FDA Pet Food Recall Press Release
• CNN Reports on Greenies
• Bone Appetit!
• U.S. Raw Meaty Bones Action & Support Group
• Raising Cats Naturally: How to Care for Your Cat the Way Nature Intended
• Is Your Pet Deficient in a Key Ingredient?
• Help for Your Pet's Skin and Coat: Fighting Allergic Skin Disease
• Dr. Pitcairn's Thoughts On Feeding Raw Meat Diets, and Using Calcium in Home-Prepared Diets
• What's Really for Dinner?
• Food Glorious Food
• Information on Marketing a Pet Food Product
• PETS & ANIMALS IN DISTRESS ACTION ALERT - Health Scare: Contaminated Pet Food Proves Fatal
• Iams Cruelty
• NZYMES ~ Because Pets Require More Than Processed Food!
• Veterinary Q & A - Bones And Raw Food or Biologically Appropriate Raw Foods
• Our Four-Legged Carnivores
• Alternate Diets
• Suggested Reading
• Why Raw
• Benefits of a Raw Diet

Pet nutrition is something that is overlooked in many of our homes.  Pet food companies lead us to believe that what we are feeding our pets is the best food possible.  Have you seen the Beneful commercial? All those green veggies and chunks of meat? Don't let them fool you! Pet food is a 26-billion-dollar industry - it is second to oil!  Pet food companies have a lot of money to protect, but are not willing to improve the quality of their food.

Here are some facts every pet owner needs to know about kibble:

Kibble has been around since 1947. Leon Whitney wanted his dogs to grow faster and he wanted to feed them as cheaply as possible. So the slaughterhouses and grain mills contributed their WASTE for dog food.

Most dog food is 60-70% grain - the reason for this is because it helps with shelf-life.

All kibble is made the same - it is rendered in a vat, cooked at high temperatures, and once it's finished, they spray fat on it.  Why?  Because dogs wouldn't eat it if it wasn't.

Clay and kitty litter is used in dog food because clay is good for digestion and the kitty litter helps with the reduction of stools.

Beet pulp is added to make the stools "look brown."

Bioavailability in dog food is only 5-6%.

Corn and wheat in dog foods make dogs fat and unhealthy.

They have sharp pointy teeth for ripping and tearing at flesh, not flat ones like people, which are meant for chewing our food.

Dogs have a very short digestive tract.  Bacteria cannot survive because of the hydrochloric acid in the stomach. People have very long digestive tracts.

Dogs do not produce amylase for breaking down grains, people do.

Clean Teeth - SAVE $$$ on taking your pet to the vet and having yearly teeth cleanings.  A raw diet takes care of that!

No Stinky Breath - Without preservatives and a twice-a-day natural teeth brushing, your pet's breath won't be considered "doggy" anymore.

No Wallpaper-Peeling Farts - Again, your pet is not taking in unnatural preservatives, thus causing horrible flatulence.

No Stinky Dog - Dogs fed on a natural raw diet do not smell like "dogs."  Your house won't smell like dog either!

General Better Health - Dogs fed an all-natural diet are less prone to cancer, foul-mouth AIDS (periodontal disease), allergies, etc. A raw diet is not a cure-all, but it will put your pet on the right track to better health.

Our Four-Legged Carnivores:

Dogs belong to the order Carnivora.  They are scientifically classified as Carnivores, not Omnivores. Dogs are also opportunists and will eat what they can, which confuses some with what they are classified as.  Part of the confusion is that animals are classified by their makeup rather than their diet. The reason why a dog is classified as a carnivore is because:

Alternate Diets:

Best-educated vets recommend an all-natural diet!  We feed raw meaty bones to our dogs.  PLEASE NEVER feed cooked bones to your dogs.  They cause severe internal damage. If you are considering an alternative diet other than kibble, please do some reading.

Suggested Reading:

"Home-Prepared Dog and Cat Diets, Donald Strombeck

"Raw Meaty Bones" Dr. Tom Lonsdale www.rawmeatybones.com

"The Ultimate Diet" Kymythy Schultze

These books can be purchased at:

http://dc-vc.net/senr/bookstore.php Profits from books purchased from this site will go to SENR (SouthEastern Natural Rearing) rescue.

Why Raw?

Periodontal issues are affecting generations of dogs.  Immune systems are greatly affected by bad teeth and gums.  Mars Corporation (Pedigree, Pal, Whiskas) identified that 85% of pets over the age of three years had periodontal disease to which they need medical attention. What is convenient is that Mars has recognized this fact and has instead made "bones" that help to get tartar off teeth.  They do not remove tartar from the gum line, which is where the problem lies. Dr. Lonsdale states, "Since little research is conducted into the effects of artificial pet foods on the livers of domestic pets, information is virtually nonexistent.  Nonetheless, a range of liver diseases, which seem to be artificial-diet-related, affect cats and dogs. In particular, we should note that the liver is sensitive to the flow of toxins emanating from the bowel and periodontal-disease-affected mouth" (Raw and Meaty Bones). Human dentists don't sell pre-packaged junk food - they preach to us about PREVENTION.

Benefits of a Raw Diet:

Clean Teeth - SAVE $$$ on taking your pet to the vet and having yearly teeth cleanings.  A raw diet takes care of that!

No Stinky Breath - Without preservatives and a twice-a-day natural teeth brushing, your pet's breath won't be considered "doggy" anymore.

No Wallpaper-Peeling Farts - Again, your pet is not taking in unnatural preservatives, thus causing horrible flatulence.

No Stinky Dog - Dogs fed on a natural raw diet do not smell like "dogs."  Your house won't smell like dog either!

General Better Health - Dogs fed an all-natural diet are less prone to cancer, foul-mouth AIDS (periodontal disease), allergies, etc. A raw diet is not a cure-all, but it will put your pet on the right track to better health.

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