Wyoming State Legislator Sue Wallis has been trying for years to open horse slaughter plants in the U.S. A group of federal lawmakers supported by the agribusiness lobby succeeded in banning USDA inspection of meat. Wallis says she has plans for horse slaughterhouses in Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon and Washington. However, Valley Meat […]
There are two categories of parrots. Old World species such as the cockatiel and the senegal are native to Asia, Africa and Australia. New World parrots including macaws, amazons and conures originated in Central and South America and Mexico. New World and Old World parrot species, in their native habitats, live in different environments. New […]
The Department of Health and Human Services of the FDA, after inspecting the Diamond Pet Food facility at Gaston, South Carolina on April 20, 2012, listed some of the following observations. Observation 1: All reasonable precautions are not taken to ensure procedures do not contribute contamination from any source. Specifically, no microbial analysis is conducted […]
