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Organic Pet - Flea and Tick Control

28. August 2008

I love my pets, so I apply an ointment to their shoulders every month in an attempt to keep those nasty little fleas and ticks off of them and out of our home. As scared as I am of ticks, I consider it a necessity. But…I recently read an article by Green Paws titled Pet Products May Harm Both [...]

Organic Pet - Did you Know…

14. August 2008

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When a bag of pet food has the words “meat by products” or “meat meal” on the label, it could be referring to the meat that is cast aside? Meat products that humans rarely eat such as bones, feet, kidneys, intestines, etc. It may even include other meat taken from zoo animals or even roadkill! Bottom line: If [...]

What is Your Pet Having For Dinner?

16. July 2008

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If your pet is really lucky, he/she is chowing down on a grilled chicken breast or a can of tuna. If he/she is like most pets, however, it’s whichever bag of dried pet food the owner picked up at the store. Susan Thixton, an internationally known pet food expert, recently made a trip to her local Walmart to take a closer look at the [...]

Organic Pet Food - Is it Necessary?

9. July 2008

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As with most things, the answer to this question depends on the person answering it. If you ask one of the persons who lost their pet last year after the infamous pet food recall, they may tell you the answer is a resounding yes. While the idea of organic pet food is not a new [...]

USDA Certified Label

8. July 2008

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If products are made with less than 70 percent organic ingredients, they cannot use the organic label at all.

Organic for Oscar

28. June 2008

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Meet Oscar. He’s our dog and he is a cockapoo. He’s 10 months old and has loved every minute of it (or so far as I can tell). Oscar is our first dog so we’ve been a little, shall we say, overprotective? Nothing too dramatic -there have been no emergency vet visits or anything. (I [...]