Pet Food Talk Blog

Pet owner Frank Lucido has filed a class-action lawsuit in California against Nestle Purina PetCare Company, claiming that Beneful contains toxins have made thousands of dogs sick or even resulted in death. The suit lists propylene glycol and mycotoxins as the substances that are probably the most harmful in the food. The Lucido family placed […]

Bravo has recalled select lots of Bravo Turkey and Chicken pet foods, because of a possible Salmonella contamination. Please visit the FDA website for more information.

Twenty-two bags of Pedigree® Brand Adult Complete Nutrition were voluntarily recalled by Mars Petcare US, because of there may be some small metal fragments in the bags. The affected bags were sold between August 18th and August 25th in Dollar General Stores in Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee and Louisiana. Please visit the FDA website for more […]

On May 14 2014, Blue Buffalo filed a lawsuit against Purina in response to the Purina lawsuit against Blue Buffalo. You can read the full letter from Blue Buffalo founder and chairman Bill Bishop on the Blue Buffalo website.

Bravo! has issued a nationwide recall for select lots and products of dog and cat food, because of a potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Please read the Bravo! statement and the FDA alert to find out the details.

On May 6th, 2014, Purina Pet Foods filed a lawsuit stating that Blue Buffalo Pet Foods is not being truthful about the ingredients used in its food. Blue Buffalo posted a response on the same day disputing the allegations in Purina’s lawsuit. What are your thoughts?

Procter & Gamble is selling three of it’s pet food brands, Iams, Eukanuba and Natura, to Mars for $2.9 billion. Mars current pet food line includes Whiskas, Pedigree, and Royal Canin. Here is the press release from the P&G website.

If you have a ferret, this is a great deal! Buy three 6 oz cans of Evanger’s Bio-Available Food for Ferrets, and get one 6 oz can for free. Visit Evanger’s web site to download your printable coupon. Expires 4/31/14.

There is a very interesting article about this in The New York Times Opinion Pages. Do you think that we will grant dogs rights of personhood in the future?

This is the perfect way to give Sojos dog and cat food a try. Just visit the Sojos website and select which food(s) you would like to try for free. All that you need to do is fill out your name, U.S. address and email address in the form. Sojos will then ship out the […]