EARTHDAY.ORG CALLS ON AMERICA'S PET OWNERS TO TELL THE FDA TO PRIORITIZE PET HEALTH OVER INDUSTRY PROFITS--NOW!

WASHINGTON , Aug. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- EARTHDAY.ORG (EDO), the global leader in Earth Day advocacy, marked by over one billion people worldwide on April 22 , is calling on America's pet owners to defend the health of their dogs and cats! On July 15th , EARTHDAY.

ORG released a damning report, Pets vs. Plastics , that exposed how our beloved pets are being fed plastics and other unsafe ingredients. On August 2 , just two weeks later, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), announced it was ending the 17 year relationship with the organization known as the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO), which had up until then been charged by the FDA for setting standards for pet food ingredients in the United States .

This arrangement made it possible for plastics to enter the pet and animal feed food chain: Polyethylene is a common type of plastic typically used to make grocery bags and shampoo bottles, but is listed as 'polyethylene roughage replacement', as an acceptable fiber ingredient in animal feed. Restaurant waste is a listed ingredient which allows plastic wrappings and utensils to potentially end up in pet food unless specifically removed. Plastic identity ear tags, if left on carcass heads at meat rendering plants.

The AAFCO ingredients list also includes dust as well as pig, cattle and chicken feces as potential ingredients in pet food. Although euthanized pets are NOT an approved ingredient on any pet food list, there is evidence that the bodies of eut.