Dogtor Tess

by Jane Rinter Dogs can bring immense joy to people. They can help to alleviate stress at the end of a busy working day, or even add structure to a person’s life. It should thus be a dog owner’s obligation to bring a bright look of health to their canine friend’s eyes, help create a shiny coat of fur, perk up its energy levels, and ensure longevity of life of a loyal companion, all through proper nutrition. It is therefore important to learn what foods are good for the dog’s wellbeing. There

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The U.S. pet industry is now a $43 billion-per-year behemoth, author Michael Schaffer reports in his upcoming book, One Nation Under Dog: Adventures in the New World of Prozac-Popping Puppies, Dog-Park Politics, and Organic Pet Food . That’s more than double what we spent on pets 15 years ago. Since ecofriendly pet products and services fetch only $1 billion of the transactions, Americans would have to harness the power of a whole lot of hamster wheels to make up for Rover’s and Fluffy’s envi

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The recall of mainstream and organic food items that contain peanuts and peanut paste produced by Peanut Corp. of America is complicated by their use in thousands of food items sold by more than 200 companies in the United States and abroad. Epidemiologist Greg Steele, DrPH, MPH, an associate professor of public health at the Indiana University School of Medicine, offers the following tips for keeping potentially deadly salmonella off the menu. Regularly visit the FDA website. It has a s

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Canada has declared organic food and cloned animals to be mutually exclusive — which means any products derived from cloned animals won’t carry the country’s new organic logo.

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The Big Bad Woof is a pet boutique for the socially conscious, featuring organic food, fresh bones, stylish collars, and accessories. It has Washington DC’s largest selection of raw, cooked, premium, holistic, and organic pet foods. Big Bad Woof also has eco-friendly and fair trade pet supplies.

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