Did you hear the news?  Answers Pet Food initiated a lawsuit in response to the attempt by the Department of Agriculture and the FDA to pressure them to recall their food.

Answers Pet Food Sues Everybody

"Fleetwood, PA, July 8, 2019. – Lystn, LLC d.b.a./ANSWERS™ Pet Food, announced today that the company has filed a Declaratory Judgment Complaint and is seeking Injunctive Relief  against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in the United States Colorado District Court. The complaint challenges the lawfulness of the FDA’s actions, with cooperation provided by various members of the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO), by adopting a nationwide, zero tolerance standard for Salmonella in pet food that is noncompliant with federal law, unsupported by science, and beyond the FDA’s scope of power as delegated by Congress." Read More: Pet Answers Pet Food

What Does This Mean for Pet Parents

While it may sound paranoid, I've noticed a consistent effort to spread fear by promoting myths about raw by the FDA, AAFCO, various Departments of Agriculture, and kibble brands.  One common thing we see is the Raw Round-Up, which occurs in the winter of each year when we see recall after recall for salmonella.  What confuses me is that they are acting as if raw is so deadly when there have been kibble recalls for salmonella and the FDA completely dropped the ball on the chicken jerky treats years back.

So what is all of this about?  Money?

Don't believe me?  That's fine.  I don't want to believe me either.  But it's hard to ignore the impact that our government is having on the raw feeding industry when we're seeing raw food brands close their doors or switch to high pressure pasteurization (HPP) to avoid being targeted.

Protect Your Right to Feed Fresh

So, what can we do to make sure that the government doesn't step in and take away our choices?

The Next Gen PFMA started a petition to get the ball started.  Next Gen PFMA is a non-profit organization that is working hard to educate the government of the value of feeding fresh food while helping brands understand their rights when the FDA knocks on their door.

"Regulators are destroying your freedom of choice by eliminating the option of raw or minimally processed commercial pet food. Your right to purchase and feed raw or minimally processed pet food manufactured by small family and independent companies is being eroded by big business and government."

Today, I'm writing to ask you to please sign this petition.  We need 15,000 signatures and at the time of this email, we've passed 3,000.  The only way we're going to be able to protect our right to feed our pets a fresh food diet is to come together and support each other: Sign the Petition

Donation is NOT Required

When you sign the petition, the site will take you to a page and ask for a donation.  This donation IS NOT AFFILIATED with Answers Pet Food, FreedomToFeed.org, or Next Gen PFMA.  This is simply a donation requested by the site that is hosting the petition.  You do not have to donate.

Sign the Petition - and then please come over to my Facebook Page and let me know that you signed!

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