FDA Proposes Rules to Regulate Pet Food
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed rules to regulate the manufacture of pet food and animal feed. This is the first time that the FDA has proposed regulating these industries. The proposed regulations for pet food are designed to help prevent food-borne illness in animals as well as people since, according to the FDA,…
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Running Laps Past Obesity at San Francisco’s Pet Camp
Garfield and his enormous orange belly have been making us chuckle for years, but what was once just comic page fodder has become an epidemic in San Francisco and across the country. According to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, more than half of the pets in this country are overweight — a growing trend…
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Join our Costume Contest Tomorrow, 10/26
Halloween is around the corner and things are getting spooky around here as we gear up for the annual Pet Camp costume contest. We’re holding everyone’s favorite costume contest that’s just for pets (well, technically there’s one for kids too right before, but who’s keeping track…) at the Noe Valley Harvest Festival on Saturday, October…
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When Small Dogs Fly
Most of you know that while I love all dogs, my personal dogs have always tended to the larger breeds. In fact that smallest dog that I’ve ever regarded as “mine” was a 65 pound Labrador Retriever – all the other dogs have been in the 120 pound range. Needless to say these are not…
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Government ClosedPet Camp Open
The last time the federal government shut down Virginia and Mark were both working at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Then the issue was “The Contract With America” (better known in San Francisco as “The Contract On America”) – we’re a bit hazy on what the real issue is this time. But never mind the…
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I Hate Hot Spots!
I hate hot spots! When my dog gets a hot spot I take it as almost a personal attack: why is my dog so stupid that she keeps chewing on herself? What caused it? Is it something I did or didn’t do? So what is a hot spot? A hot spot, which is technically referred…
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