The pet-food world was rocked in 2007 by a recall that was unprecedented in both its scope and its consequences. A true wake-up moment, it dramatically revealed how common it was for manufacturers to put profit ahead of safety. Susan Thixton, who founded TruthAboutPetFood.com that year, was among those galvanized into action. Today, her site—which is 100 percent consumer-supported—is one of the pet food world’s best-known and most reliable advocacy resources. So, when we decided it was time for an update on the current state of pet food labeling, she was our first-choice source. Here’s her take on the topic.
As consumers and pet owners, we base our food-buying decisions on label information, but those labels can be both confusing and deceiving.
via Whisker Therapy