-Government test on a number of pet food have revealed traces of the drug pentobarbital, used by vets to euthanize shelter dogs and cats.
-The recent scandal in St. Louis where suppliers to the pet food industry were exposed for taking hundreds of dead shelter animals to their rendering plant, prompted Mayor of the city to ban the practice. The rendering of carcasses into a fatty slush is common throughout the country, and is seen as more environmentally friendly than placing dead animals in landfills. The city of Los Angeles render more than 120,000 dead cats and dogs each year.
-However, due to a lack of clear laws, the end product can on occasions unintentionally find its way back into the food chain. Is it now time the FDA introduced tougher regulations to prevent the unintentional use of pet remains in our nation's pet food?
Should it be illegal to use dead cats an dogs in pet food?
-The recent scandal in St. Louis where suppliers to the pet food industry were exposed for taking hundreds of dead shelter animals to their rendering plant, prompted Mayor of the city to ban the practice. The rendering of carcasses into a fatty slush is common throughout the country, and is seen as more environmentally friendly than placing dead animals in landfills. The city of Los Angeles render more than 120,000 dead cats and dogs each year.
-However, due to a lack of clear laws, the end product can on occasions unintentionally find its way back into the food chain. Is it now time the FDA introduced tougher regulations to prevent the unintentional use of pet remains in our nation's pet food?
Should it be illegal to use dead cats an dogs in pet food?