Dear President Biden – Truth about Pet Food

This is the third President I’ve asked to help with pet food. Will third time be a charm?

The following is the letter I submitted to the White House website (3/17/21). Sadly it is similar to other letters I submitted to President Obama and President Trump – that no response was received from.

My letter (you are limited to 2,000 characters – it had to be brief):

Would you or the First Lady give your dogs Champ or Major a pet food or treat made with diseased, condemned animal material? Would you or the First Lady give your dogs a food or treat made by a company that used adulterated ingredients that violated federal law (Food Drug and Cosmetic Act)? Chances are, you already have.

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openly allows pet food to utilize adulterated ingredients – with no warning or disclosure to pet food consumers. In April 2019 Dr. Steven Solomon, Director FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine, told pet food consumers (regarding illegal ingredients in pet food) “we do not believe that the use of diseased animals or animals that died otherwise than by slaughter to make animal food poses a safety concern and we intend to continue to exercise enforcement discretion.” (See: Regulations.gov).

When consumers requested FDA to require disclosure of adulterated ingredients on pet food labels, the FDA stated they did not believe transparency of pet food ingredient quality “would help consumers to know specifically how pet food differs from human food.”

As a dog lover, you might remember the deadly pet food recall that happened in 2007. In response, Congress (you were a member of the Senate at the time) passed the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act including a required overhaul of pet food safety regulation ‘Ensuring the Safety of Pet Food’ section 1002 (a). Congress required FDA to complete these safety updates within 2 years (by September 2009), however FDA never completed the updates.

As significant as these issues are, it is only the tip of the iceberg. Please read our white paper here: https://truthaboutpetfood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Regulation-of-Pet-Food-White-Paper.pdf.

There are 85 million families in the U.S. that own a pet. Each family deserves the opportunity to understand what they are feeding their pet, and the opportunity to purchase a safe pet food. Please take action for our pets.

Should a response be received, it will be shared with pet owners.

Anyone can send the President a message about pet food (or any other topic), click here for more information.

Wishing you and your pet(s) the best,

Susan Thixton
Pet Food Safety Advocate
Author Buyer Beware, Co-Author Dinner PAWsible
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