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Make animal food labels include all ingrediants
To/Against/For: missing ingrediants in labelsNumber of signatures required(target): 50000
I would like to draw your attention to a situation which is threatening the lives of many dogs and one which you can do something about to help change.
My puppy, Precious, suffers from life-threatening canine epilepsy. I belong to an organization for owners of dogs who are prone to seizures and in the last six months, two dogs in our group have died from complications.
Precious, who was rescued from a puppy mill, has suffered from seizures for most of her young life. In working with our veterinarian to try to control the frequency and severity of the episodes, we've learned that diet plays a crucial role.
One of the ingredients we have been warned to avoid is rosemary, which can trigger seizures. We started very carefully reading labels on dog and human food to make sure that ingredient was not included.
As we researched products that are safe to feed our puppy and others with canine epilepsy, we were shocked to learn that many companies make dog food which contains rosemary but that they are not required to include it on their ingredient label because it is considered a minute amount.
I am asking for your help in changing the regulations so that all ingredients included in dog food must be listed. The failure to do so threatens dogs who suffer from canine epilepsy with eating something which could bring on seizures and even death.
After some of the deadly incidents involving dog food in the last couple years, pet owners today are so much more aware of safety and would welcome this change to help them become more informed consumers.
I would appreciate any assistance you can give me in finding out who we need to work with to get laws governing labeling of dog food changed.
There are thousands of people who would be willing to become involved in a campaign to help ensure that pet food is fully labeled to ensure the health of our pets.
A little bit of rosemary may not seem like a big deal to a manufacturer but it is a matter of life or death to my 10-month-old puppy and to so many other dogs. We as informed and concerned owners want to buy quality dog food and to know exactly what is in it and would appreciate your assistance in addressing this issue. If you agree with this statement you are asked to sign this petition so we can bring it to the attention of AAFCO.
Recent Comments
| Name | Comment | |
| Adele McCarville | Would be best all round if ingredients were properly listed on everything for every creature... | |
| Hayley Ahern | Ingredients should be listed | |
| dagmar grabsch | STOP! | |
| natalie brito | My childhood dog could have lived longer if we knew the cause of his sudden and last epilepsy attack which took his life. Changes like these will save many lives | |
| Aynur Vloon | ALL ingredients should be on the label for any creature... | |
| Madeline J Walters | The dog food should have the ingredients listed. | |
| S Pollock | All ingredients SHOULD be listed. | |
| Kastine | It is so important to know what you are feeding your four legged kids...they are also prone to complications and allergies caused by some foods and to be able to avoid stress and illness we need to know exactly what ingredients are thrown into the food we give them... | |
| Renata | It should be done years ago. I want only the best for my pets and don't want to look videos, what they put into an animal food, because it seems everything is allowed! And also it should be written with big letters is it tested on animals or not!!!!!!!! For all products!!! | |
| sandi | If a company purchases products for dog and or cat food and uses said product, they do not have to list it. If they manufacture the food ingredient, they have to list it. SOOO, makes me think, food companies are purchasing ingredients, using them in their food or manufacture of cat and dog food, and do not have to list said ingredient . I come across many brands that do list rosemary Sandi |
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