After the destructive forces of tornados, hurricanes and flooding, how do I salvage my pet’s foods? The recent tornados and flooding in the US will require many pet owners to adapt their individual situation to the destruction at hand. Having survived several tornados, and massive flooding in the last 31 years in Iowa, I have both practical and scientific knowledge of salvaging foods and sanitizing a pet’s living space after the disaster. The first thing to do after a disaster is to only keep those pet foods that can be safely...

 By: Dr. Gary Pusillo ………And this little Piggy went wee wee  wee  all the way to your house. Open any popular pet product catalogue and you can buy your own little piece of a “little piggy” from China. Just when you thought melamine in Chinese products was enough, they are shipping piggy parts laced with clenbuterol! Currently there are reports that human consumers of pork products in China became ill and ending up hospitalized with stomach pains and heart palpitations after consuming pork laced with Clenbuterol...

In the world of fat supplements for animals most supplement and feed companies treat your pet as if you were at a Pretzel stand. To the traditional supplement and feed companies your pet only needs the “pretzel” that they sell no matter the species, age or physical condition of your pet. If you have a Amazon parrot, “give them one of our pretzels”. If you have a poodle, “give them one of our pretzels”. If you have a tiger “give them a big one of our pretzels”. If you need something a little...

I wanted to contrast and ‘lay some things on the table’ for us to think about.  The thought occurred to me while I was stuck in traffic staring at an overpass that had been de-faced by graffiti.  Group 1:  ‘Vandals’ This group goes by many names and one sticks out to me, artists.  There are many adolescents and some grown adults that feel the need to spray paint and deface public property sometimes for the shear purpose of enjoyment and some do it to create a master piece.  Recently in some cities the ‘vandals’...

“Anyone can purchase beautiful dyed wool yarn, but only a few can make it into a usable piece of everday clothing.” Anyone can make a ‘balanced diet’, but only a few can make it into a nutritional everyday food. function fbs_click() { u=location.href; t=document.title; window.open("http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u="+encodeURIComponent(u)+"&t="+encodeURIComponent(t),"sharer","toolbar=0,status=0,width=626,height=436"); return false; } html .fb_share_button {display: -moz-inline-block;...

Politicians found to be illegally spending taxpayer money, Senators suddenly being exposed with lovers other than their spouse, movie stars caught drugged out; easily create excuses and fake remorse once they are caught and face a guilty verdict.  There are times in all our lives that we have to decide once and for all what we stand for and what our identity really is. If you believe in an optimum diet for your pet then follow your belief no matter what the “real” cost!  If you want a raw diet without the initial cost,...

I know people in the US that are using implants in their best animals. I think the US will one day require every animal to have its own permanent ID for traceability.  Under regulation from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, all sheep born in the United Kingdom on or after Dec. 31, 2009, must have two identifiers: one electronic and one visual. The Netherlands also passed similar legislation. The legislation was drafted, in part, to facilitate the early identification of health and safety problems through...

Every morning before I go to my office, I take a very brisk 1 mile walk on the gravel road that borders our farm. I feel I have the major responsibility in preventing my body from becoming a hood ornament. If I jump directly in front of a speeding car that I know is approaching at take-off velocity, I deserve what I get. Each day, no matter how inconvenient it might be to get prepared for my walk, I put on bright cloths so the drivers can see me in any type of weather situation.  I walk on the best side of the road for the type...

The world on forensics has presented me with a potential new assignment. Apparently our across sea ties have been supplying potato starch to the pet industry with a devastating consequence. Since the economy of America has caused the significant slowdown of home building, the need for adhesives in the manufacturing of particle boards and plywood has declined. Europeans have been supplying China and other Asian countries with a potato starch made from the potato, Amflora. Amflora is a genetically modified (GM) potato grown in...

By:  Dr. Gary Pusillo Apple’s new I-Pad is paving the way for I-Food Pad; you look at it, smell it, and taste it by licking the especially designed lick pad or monitor. The actual nourishment from the food will come from tiny micro pills and molecular nutrients dispensed from a device similar to a printing machine. With the new virtual food pad, people will design an entire meal; download the molecular sized nutrient s and micro pills onto edible paper, and then feast on their imagination. Virtual food pads will have “molecular...