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 The use of euthanized pets in pet food has been suspect for years.  Now, Spain is in the middle of a full investigation that will finally prove the absolute worst horrors of pet food.  It has been stated many of the pet foods involved “have international presence and some are among the most prominent of the animal feed industry.”

One of the first times we learned of the use of euthanized dogs and cats becoming rendered pet food ingredients was from Van Smith of the Boston City Paper.  His story from September 1995 exposed the Valley Proteins animal rendering facility.  ‘What’s Cookin’? Every Wonder What Happens to Dead Animals?’ can beread here.

In 2002, the FDA tested various dog foods (cat foods were not tested) purchased from store shelves in the Washington, DC area and found many to contain the euthanizing drug pentobarbital.  The FDA stated the source of the euthanzing drug could only come from euthanized cats, dogs, or horses.  However, DNA testing performed by the FDA found no cat DNA, no dog DNA, an no horse DNA.  Despite inconclusive testing, the FDA stated no dogs or cats are rendered into pet food.

Note:  The FDA has recently removed the numerous pages regarding their Risk of Pentobarbital in Dog Food report.  I asked the FDA the reasoning behind removing these pages and was told it was due to normal deletion of dated materials.  The FDA provided me with these reports which can be read…...................................

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Source:  The Truth About Pet Food.com