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TOXIC: From Factory to Food Bowl, Pet Food Is a Risky Business (Protecting People and Pets from Food Safety Failures)
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Wow! Such an insightful glimpse at the issues faced in delivering safe food to our pets. I was saddened and gladdened in equal measure - saddened by some of the attitudes of manufacturers towards being challenged on their poor practices, and gladdened by the doggedness (pardon the pun) of some of the authorities charged with exposing these risks.
As a pet owner, one with a very fussy approach to food that has meant many changes to his diet, reading about the fundamental disregard of some manufacturers is hard to stomach. You can almost hear the subtext of their disdain (it's just a dog/cat/rabbit etc) and yet, for many, myself included, my dogs are family. So when the consequences of such negligence can prove fatal, I want to know about it. However, these statistics are merely the tip of the iceberg given that so many cases will go unreported. The author has phrased this book so appropriately: pet food is indeed a risky business.
Of course, the author provides balance in highlighting the efforts taken by those charged with acting upon those reports and carrying out the subsequent inspections and putting in place measures to raise standards to safeguard the final products, but oh my goodness, what an uphill struggle they face. I have nothing but thanks for their efforts yet feel somewhat disheartened by a)the attitudes they face, b)the time it takes to achieve anything and c)the loopholes which permit directives, legal requirements and ethical responsibilities to be ignored. For this exposure, the author should be congratulated, and every pet owner should read this and feel empowered to act if the health of their pet is ever considered to have been detrimentally affected by those we trust to provide safe and healthy products at all times.
I must admit to have elected to put my own dog on a home-cooked diet in recent years, and as he has just passed his 17th birthday, I'm so glad to have made that decision. That said, the recipes provided at the end of the book have given me food for thought since my old boy has become picky in his old age - I reckon he's ready for some quinoa!
My thanks to the author for this meticulous insight - would that it weren't necessary to hold those responsible constantly to account, but it is ... and this book does that with aplomb.
As a pet owner, one with a very fussy approach to food that has meant many changes to his diet, reading about the fundamental disregard of some manufacturers is hard to stomach. You can almost hear the subtext of their disdain (it's just a dog/cat/rabbit etc) and yet, for many, myself included, my dogs are family. So when the consequences of such negligence can prove fatal, I want to know about it. However, these statistics are merely the tip of the iceberg given that so many cases will go unreported. The author has phrased this book so appropriately: pet food is indeed a risky business.
Of course, the author provides balance in highlighting the efforts taken by those charged with acting upon those reports and carrying out the subsequent inspections and putting in place measures to raise standards to safeguard the final products, but oh my goodness, what an uphill struggle they face. I have nothing but thanks for their efforts yet feel somewhat disheartened by a)the attitudes they face, b)the time it takes to achieve anything and c)the loopholes which permit directives, legal requirements and ethical responsibilities to be ignored. For this exposure, the author should be congratulated, and every pet owner should read this and feel empowered to act if the health of their pet is ever considered to have been detrimentally affected by those we trust to provide safe and healthy products at all times.
I must admit to have elected to put my own dog on a home-cooked diet in recent years, and as he has just passed his 17th birthday, I'm so glad to have made that decision. That said, the recipes provided at the end of the book have given me food for thought since my old boy has become picky in his old age - I reckon he's ready for some quinoa!
My thanks to the author for this meticulous insight - would that it weren't necessary to hold those responsible constantly to account, but it is ... and this book does that with aplomb.
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