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R.I.P. my sweet boy Remi.
07/13/2024

R.I.P. my sweet boy Remi.

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06/14/2024

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Please spread the word! Flash was LOST on August 5, 2023 in Knoxville, TN 37909 near La Quinta Hotel

Message from Owner: Flash is such a sweet girl and my brother misses her so much. He just wants to see his girl back! Please if you have seen her or have known or anyone that may have her, we would love to be able to find her! Thank you!

Description: Used to be a stray so she can be timid. Her most identifying factor is the “mustache” next to her nose and is medium coat and on the smaller side. She is very sweet but can be flighty.

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05/08/2024

PRESCRIPTION DIETS EVADE REGULATIONS

On February 17, 2012 Hill’s Pet Nutrition made one of the most profitable marketing moves in pet food history: they filed a trademark application for the term “Prescription Diet.”
Previous to this, nobody thought about how lucrative selling the same crummy ingredients could be if they simply required a prescription from vets. It was an ingenuous way to sell virtually the same foods found in the grocery store aisle with a grossly inflated price tag: through the influence of a trusted health professional.
This worked so well for Hill’s that other brands introduced veterinary diets. Soon, vets happily reported that between 35-40% of their patients were on veterinary diets. It was a win for the vets because they enjoyed a percentage of sales and it was a win for pet food makers.
Because Hill’s owned the trademark for “Prescription Diet” competitors like Iams, Royal Canin and Purina, were force to use the term “Veterinary Diet.” Regardless of the name, these companies made a fortune using prescriptions as a means to inflate prices on virtually the same foods they were already selling. Together, veterinary foods are expected to earn over $21 billion in 2024 and reach over $33 billion by 2029.
WHY PRESCRIPTION DIETS AREN’T REGULATED

Prescription and veterinary foods present a challenge when it comes to standards and regulations.
The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) sets the standards for pet food claims and ingredients. But dog food labels can’t claim to treat, prevent or reduce the risk of any disease. They also can’t make claims such as “hypoallergenic” or “improves skin and coat” or any other claim that suggests any type of therapeutic benefit.
Once a pet food label makes any type of health claim, it becomes a drug and the claim would be regulated by the FDA, not AAFCO. So, unlike other dog foods, prescription diets are foods that are being marketed as drugs.
But the FDA clearly states that veterinary diets do not meet the requirements of a drug: “most dog and cat food products that claim on their labels or in their labeling or other manufacturer communications to treat or prevent disease are not approved new animal drugs, and do not comply with drug registration and listing requirements, or with current good manufacturing practices applicable to drugs even though the products are drugs under the FD&C Act.”
In the end, the FDA chooses to practice something called “enforcement discretion” for veterinary diets. The agency would ‘look the other way’ and allow prescription foods to be sold as long as:
They provide all or most of the nutrients in support of the animal’s total required daily nutrient needs,
The product labels and labeling and other manufacturer communications that were available to the general public (i.e., non-veterinary professionals) did not contain claims to treat or prevent disease, and
Those products are distributed only through licensed veterinarians.
The assumption is that, because the food is prescription only, the vet writing the prescription can safely and appropriately use the product. So prescription foods don’t need to meet AAFCO minimum nutritional requirements because they fall under FDA purview, while the FDA allowed pet food makers to sell an adulterated and misbranded product.
PET OWNERS WAKING UP?

Although AAFCO and the FDA continue to look the other way when it comes to veterinary diets, consumers may finally be waking up to the prescription fallacy.
A group of pet owners in Illinois recently filed an $80 million class action lawsuit against Hill’s Pet Nutrition, claiming Hill’s is using deceptive and practices to sell their prescription diets.
The suit claims: “Reasonable consumers expected, but did not receive, a substance that:
is legally required to be sold by prescription;
(b) contains a drug, medicine or other ingredient that is not common in non-prescription pet food;
(c) is medically necessary to the health of the pet for which it was prescribed;
(d) has been evaluated and approved by the FDA as a drug; and/or
(e) as to which Hill’s representations regarding intended uses and effects have been evaluated by the FDA.
Attorney Mike McGlamry, who represents the Illinois pet owners in the suit, explains:
“Hill’s picked the name ‘Prescription Diet.’ Hill’s spends millions to convince veterinarians to ‘prescribe’ these foods to the vulnerable owners of sick cats and dogs. And, no surprise, Hill’s charges a lot more for these products compared to similar and cheaper off-the-shelf pet foods that the company also makes.”
When questioned under oath in our case, however, Hill’s executives had to admit that its high-priced ‘Prescription Diet’ products contain no drugs or medicines and that no prescription is legally required.”
Pet owners who wish to join this class action or learn more information can call 877-265-7656.

If you bought prescription pet food from brands such as Hill's, Purina, Royal Canin, or Iams, you may have overpaid. Learn more.

Had this sweet little guy Simba keeping me company today.
05/01/2024

Had this sweet little guy Simba keeping me company today.

Benji is watching over his new brother Nico so proudly. ❤
03/31/2024

Benji is watching over his new brother Nico so proudly. ❤

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03/26/2024

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Everyone who is thinking of getting dogs should read this because you need to understand this reality:

***I am a 21st century dog.***
-I'm a Malinois.
Overskilled among dogs, I excel in all disciplines and I'm always ready to work: I NEED to work.
But nowadays I get asked to chill on the couch all day everyday.

-I am an Akita Inu.
My ancestors were selected for fighting bears.
Today I get asked to be tolerant and I get scolded for my reactivity when another approaches me.

-I am a Beagle.
When I chase my prey, I raise my voice so the hunters could follow.
Today they put an electric collar on me to shut up, and you make me come back to you - no running - with a snap of your fingers.

-I am a Yorkshire Terrier.
I was a terrifying rat hunter in English mines.
Today they think I can't use my legs and they always hold me in their arms.

-I'm a Labrador Retriever.
My vision of happiness is a dive into a pond to bring back the duck he shot to my master.
Today you forget I'm a walking, running, swimming dog; as a result I'm fat, made to stay indoors, and to babysit.

-I am a Jack Russell.
I can take on a fox, a mean badger, and a rat bigger than me in his den.
Today I get scolded for my character and high energy, and forced to turn into a quiet living room dog.

-I am a Siberian Husky.
Experienced the great, wide open spaces of Northern Europe, where I could drag sleds for long distances at impressive speeds.
Today I only have the walls of the house or small garden as a horizon, and the holes I dig in the ground just to release energy and frustration, trying to stay sane.

-I am a border collie
I was made to work hours a day in partnershipwith my master, and I am an unmistakable artist of working with the herd.
Today they are mad at me because, for lack of sheep, I try to check bikes, cars, children in the house and everything in motion.

I am ...
I am a 21st century dog.
I'm pretty, I'm alert, I'm obedient, I stay in a bag...but I'm also an individual who, from centuries of training, needs to express my instincts, and I am *not* suited for the sedentary life you'd want me to lead.
Spending eight hours a day alone in the house or in the garden - with no work and no one to play or run with, seeing you for a short time in the evening when you get home, and only getting a small toilet walk will make me deeply unhappy.
I'll express it by barking all day, turning your yard into a minefield, doing my needs indoors, being unmanageable the rare times I'll find myself outside, and sometimes spending my days sunk, sad, lonely, and depressed, on my pillow.
You may think that I should be happy to be able to enjoy all this comfort while you go to work, but actually I’ll be exhausted and frustrated, because this is absolutely NOT what I'm meant to do, or what I need to be doing.
If you love me, if you've always dreamed of me, if my beautiful blue eyes or my athletic look make you want me, but you can't give me a real dog's life, a life that's really worth living according to my breed, and if you can't offer me the job that my genes are asking, DO NOT buy or adopt me!
If you like the way I look but aren't willing to accept my temperament, gifts, and traits derived from long genetic selection, and you think you can change them with only your good will, then DO NOT BUY OR ADOPT ME.
I’m a dog from the 21st century, yes, but deep inside me, the one who fought, the one who hunted, the one who pulled sleds, the one who guided and protected a herd still lives within.
So think **very** carefully before you choose your dog. And think about getting two, rather than one, so I won't be so very lonely waiting for you all day. Eight or ten hours is just a workday to you, but it's an eternity for me to be alone.
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I just have to share this cutie pie Rascal
02/16/2024

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