Should Lowe’s Sell Pet Food? – Truth about Pet Food
The home improvement company Lowe’s has recently announced they will be partnering with Petco to add pet food stores within select Lowe’s locations. The press release announcement stated: “The first Lowe’s + Petco store-in-store concept is expected to open at Lowe’s Alamo Ranch, Texas location in early February, with plans to expand to 14 additional Lowe’s locations in Texas, North Carolina, and South Carolina by the end of March 2022.”
Some locations will offer “pet services, including Vetco vaccination clinics, microchipping, prescription pest prevention, and mobile grooming at select times and locations.”
And should a pet owner have a question about a pet food being sold at Lowe’s, “To better serve those looking for expertise in both the home and pet space, pilot locations will staff knowledgeable Petco partners (employees) during peak hours to offer pet-focused guidance alongside Lowe’s associates’ advice on home improvement projects.”
Should Lowe’s sell pet food? Is this crossing a line?
OR…is it worse for grocery stores such as Kroger or Publix or Whole Foods to sell feed grade pet foods that do NOT meet any human food safety standards?
But the biggest question…
If feed grade pet foods were properly (honestly) labeled as feed – Cat Feed and Dog Feed – would Lowe’s, Kroger, Publix, Whole Foods, Walmart, Target, and on and on still sell them?
Wishing you and your pet the best –
Susan Thixton
Pet Food Safety Advocate
TruthaboutPetFood.com
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