Some Facts About The Pet Food Recall And What You Can Do About It

Article Title: Some Facts About The Pet Food Recall And What
You Can Do About It
Author: Aaron Wilmont
The recent food recalls have truly hit North America by storm.

Merely a day after the first dry food was added to the more
than fifty dog brands and forty plus cat brands affected by the
recall, the list was further expanded on March 31 to also
include a new brand even as authorities were baffled as to why
the substance would kill dogs and cats, according to a report
on Excite News.

Nestle Purina PetCare Co. said it was recalling all sizes and
all varieties of the Alpo Prime Cuts & Gravy wet dog food with
certain date codes. They stated that some of the food had a
contaminated wheat gluten that was from China. This gluten is
supplied to numerous brands in fact.

For instance this same U.S. supplier furnished wheat gluten,
which is a protein source, to a Canadian firm, Menu Foods,
which this month recalled recalled some million containers of
wet dog and cat food it produces for sale under nearly one
hundred brand labels.

On April second another major supplier took a hit when the
Science Diet announced a recall.

This was particularly significant because this was a brand that
many veternarians had been recommending for some time.

The next day Yahoo News reported that many dog and cat owners
were cooking or otherwise preparing their own food for their
animals.

Menu Foods and the FDA, which regulates the pet food industry,
have refused to identify the firm which supplied the
contaminated wheat gluten in question.

Does this indicate menu Foods and other big suppliers are
policing themselves?

In this era of Enron, Worldcom, and corporate greed in general,
is it a good idea to let the big boys police themselves?

Is that fair to our pets, who cannot speak out on their own? To
me, the fact that the powers that be who regulate the industry
refuse to disclose the name of the Chinese forim providing the
badingredient seems to reinforce some suspicions that I have.
Protecting this company but not protecting our pets? I am
recommending to everyone that will listen to buy a premium dog
or cat food for their pet.

Hill's Pet Nutrition has stated on the 30th of March that its
Prescription Diet m/d Feline dry cat food included the tainted
wheat gluten. The FDA said the source was the same unidentified
company. Hill's, a division of Colgate-Palmolive Co.

Meanwhile, a May 6 article in the Progressive Grocer stated
that Wegmans cat food had also been 'pulled into the web of the
notorious Menu Foods pet food recall'.

This firm has added to it's rather extensive recall list some
items that do not have wheat gluten.

About The Author: Aaron Wilmot is a writer/researcher. More
info. about premium cat and dog food at
http://www.premium4pets.net

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What Is The Most Important Dog Grooming Tool

Article Title: What Is The Most Important Dog Grooming Tool
Author: John Mailer

You have several dogs that you love to groom, and you're always
on the lookout for new dog grooming tools that will make the
process comfortable for both you and your dogs. However,
believe it or not, the most important dog grooming tool is your
hands.

The Bond Between a Dog and Its Owner

The bond between a dog and its owner is a unique relationship.
Dogs are loyal and protective of their owners, and their owners
in turn make sure that they take care of them too, by giving
them food, toys, shelter, and by grooming them with the right
dog grooming tools.

Many owners think that the right do grooming tools have to
include such things as brushes, clippers, and scissors, and
this is true. However, there is more to grooming that just
those basic dog grooming tools. In order to successfully groom
a dog, the owner has to build up that trust factor.

The trust factor should ideally be established between a dog
and its owner when the dog is a puppy. By feeding and bathing
the puppy from such an early age, the puppy begins to think of
the owner as its "mother." As such, the dog will trust its
owner implicitly.

Dogs are hands-on animals, and the thing that they react to the
most is touch. This is why hands are the most important dog
grooming tools. If the owner grooms the dos with a heavy hand,
the dog will associate that with the experience of being
groomed. If the owner grooms the dog gently, the dog twill be
most more amenable to the idea of being groomed.

Owners that are grooming their dogs should constantly pat them
during the process, because unless the dog is used to being
groomed, chances are that the dog will be stressed. Provide a
relaxed atmosphere for the dog by shampooing it by gently
massaging the shampoo into the dog's coat.

Grooming can also be beneficial for the owner too. For example,
if the owner has mild arthritis in the hands, the warm water and
the massaging motions of applying the shampoo on the dog's coat
can actually be soothing. So, the next time an owner goes to
groom their dog, they should remember that while it is
important to have the necessary dog grooming tool, the most
important dog grooming tool is their own hands.

About The Author: John Mailer has written many articles about
dogs and puppies and how to train them.His main business is as
an internet marketer.
http://www.basicsdogtraining.com/petgrooming.html
http://www.basicsdogtraining.com/dognutrition.html
http://www.howtostartonlinehomebusiness.com

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