Do Staff Cuts = No Regulation of Pet Food? – Truth about Pet Food
After FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) held a meeting with pet food industry trade groups regarding avian flu, we (Association for Truth in Pet Food) requested a similar meeting. The following is the response FDA provided today (4/2/25): Dear Ms. Thixton: Thank you for contacting FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM). Regarding your below […]
FDA’s Avian Flu Update NOT Provided to Pet Food’s Largest Stakeholder – Truth about Pet Food
Note: Every pet owner has to make their own decision about what to do regarding the potential of avian flu in their pet’s food. The intention of this post is to provide information for pet owners to make informed decisions. We have learned that the FDA recently provided an update to pet food industry stakeholder […]
Entergy Launches $100,000 Power Your Future Scholarship To Support Technology Students at HBCUs
NEW ORLEANS, March 21, 2025 /3BL/ – Entergy is proud to announce the launch of its Power Your Future Scholarship program, designed to support current college undergraduates pursuing eligible technology majors who plan to further their education at designated select Historically Black Colleges or Universities or minority-serving institutions within Entergy’s service area. Selected recipients will […]
Another Raw Pet Food Tests “Not-Negative” for Avian Flu – Truth about Pet Food
Savage Cat Food recently made the following statement, posted on their website: “Savage Pet was made aware of one cat in Colorado who contracted highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), got sick and recovered. The cat owner contacted the retailer who notified us on January 30, 2025. Savage Pet contacted the Colorado State Veterinarian for verification […]
Purina Pet Food Adverse Event Reports Finally Provided by FDA – Truth about Pet Food
A year ago, many pet owners were dealing with sick pets believed to be linked to Purina Pet Foods. Purina called the reports a “rumor“, but Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requested documents tell a different story. The FDA recently provided us with FOIA requested pet food adverse event reports the agency received from 2/1/24 […]
From Filthy Manufacturing/Warehousing to Human Illnesses Linked to Pet Foods – Truth about Pet Food
In recently acquired Freedom of Information Act documents received from FDA, we found several reports that were not directly reporting a sick pet. Some submissions to FDA were reporting pet food manufacturing and warehousing circumstances that could make pets sick, human illnesses linked to pet food (but products were never recalled), and a ridiculous offer […]
Voluntary Recall of Wild Coast Raw Boneless Free Range Chicken Formula Raw Pet Food – Truth about Pet Food
Wild Coast LLC dba Wild Coast Raw of Olympia, WA is recalling lots of frozen Boneless Free Range Chicken Formula raw pet food for cats because it has the potential to be contaminated with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 also known as bird flu. H5N1 can be transmitted to animals eating contaminated product. The […]
Raw Pet Food is Distributed Nationwide, Avian Flu Cases are Not – Truth about Pet Food
Since the announcement by Oregon Department of Agriculture in late December 2024 that a raw pet food was the source of avian flu that caused a cat death (which turned out later the pet food was NOT the source of the cat’s infection), the number one question I’ve received from pet owners is: ‘should I […]
Are preliminary pet food testing results damaging or beneficial? – Truth about Pet Food
Since late December 2024, three raw pet foods have been told by state pet food regulatory authorities their products were responsible for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) infections in multiple cats. State regulatory authorities either announced the preliminary results publicly, and/or they pressured each manufacturer to recall the pet foods. But, with confirmation testing (performed […]
Shameful Lack of Cooperation from Petco – Truth about Pet Food
A Washington Department of Agriculture “situation report” discloses that a Petco in Seattle Washington refused to cooperate with regulatory authorities in a serious pet food investigation. Per multiple Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) acquired documents (requested by myself and also requested by Kohl Harrington, producer of Pet Fooled), we learned that Hill’s Science Diet was […]