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Apparently the dog’s owner forgot the dog was in the car.  After investigating the honking horn, she realized it was her DOG alerting her to the fact that he was locked in the car, and overheated.  That is one smart doggie!

Well, this is something I never knew: The saponins in Aloe Vera are toxic to cats AND dogs.

The clinical signs are:vomiting, depression, diarrhea, anorexia, tremors, change in urine color.

Before I moved, I always had quite a few aloe plants.  Guess I was lucky that the cats and dog never chewed on them.

Vindication is a memorial that is dedicated to pets and pet owners that have suffered because of contaminated or poisoned pet food.

Five acres of land at Keystone Lake in Oklahoma have  been donated to all Pet Owners.  Five acres in the very center of the United States given to us; a memorial to focus on the very center of the problem.

From the 2007 melamine pet food recall alone, some estimates are as high as 300,000 U.S. and Canadian pets became sick, died, or are still fighting kidney disease. Countless thousands more pets have become sick from recalls or silent recalls of tainted pet food since.

No laws have changed, no lawsuits have been settled, none responsible have been jailed.  No one has told us how many died or remain sick; no one tells us how many continue to become sick and/or die from new recalls.  Today, we barely even know the partial truth of pet food risks.

One shattered pet family, fed up with the continued snubbing of industry and government, decided enough was enough.  Every single pet that has died or remains ill because of a pet food will be remembered; why these pets became sick and/or why they died will be remembered too.

If your Pet died or remains ill due to a pet food,
Click Here to include your Pet in Vindication

In the tobacco industry’s ridiculous attempt to prove that their product doesn’t actually kill people, they have invested literally millions of dollars into animal testing facilities.

In laboratories built by the tobacco industry, or in contract laboratories, beagle puppies are attached to gas mask-like devices and forced to breath in cigarette smoke for hours on end. After enduring months, if not years, of this torture, the dogs are killed so their lungs and other organs can be examined to study the impact the smoke had on them. 

Pregnant Rhesus monkeys in these laboratories are forced to breathe in cigarette smoke during the duration of their pregnancy and, shortly before giving birth, the mother and her unborn baby will be killed so her body may be dissected and her baby removed to observe the side effects of smoking on pregnancy and fetal development.

All scientific evidence points to the same conclusion: using cigarettes and other tobacco products leads to cancers, emphysema, birth defects and a host of other physical ailments in humans, yet tobacco companies and research laboratories continue on with what appears to be not only a complete disregard of scientific findings, but a lack of concern for the lives of other beings.

You can help stop these cruel tests by signing this petition.

ConsumerAffairs.com has over 500 consumer complaints in the last two years regarding Nutro Pet Foods.  Journalist Lisa McCormick confirmed (in April 2009) that Nutro Pet Food was under investigation (by the FDA) yet no recall has been issued.  http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2009/04/nutro_foia.html

You can click HERE to read the story and investigation of a cat that nearly died from an overdose of vitamin D in Nutro Chicken Meal and Rice cat food. If the cat’s owner had not figured out that the illness was from the food and had it tested, this cat would have died, (makes you wonder how many have,) yet the FDA refuses to take action.

Natura Pet Products have been bought out by, of all corporations, Proctor and Gamble.

All the products, Innova, Evo, California Naturals, Healthwise and Karma are now a partner food to Iams/Eukanuba.If you’d like to see just some of the horror and suffering that goes on in the name of Iams/Eukanuba PLEASE CLICK HERE.

P&G’s products are loaded with harmful synthetic chemicals, which are tested on millions of animals who suffer and die.  These chemicals are linked to cancer and other diseases, including endocrine disruption and birth defects. They continue to cause illness and death to wildlife after they contaminate wastewater.

Each year, thousands of animals die in Procter & Gamble laboratories — the victims of painful, archaic and entirely unnecessary product tests. Caustic chemicals are forced into the eyes of rabbits and applied to animals’ shaved and raw skin. 

Laboratory workers place the animals in restraining devices so they cannot struggle while the workers apply the chemicals, which burn into the animals’ eyes and skin. P&G “scientists” do not sedate the animals or give them pain killers.

Animals sometimes break their necks or backs attempting to escape the pain. Those that survive are used in yet additional painful tests … until they are finally killed. The victims include rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, ferrets and other animals.  THESE TESTS ARE NOT REQUIRED BY LAW.

If you buy P & G products, you fund animal torture.

I know I WON’T BUY WHILE CATS AND DOGS DIE.  WILL YOU?

This probably doesn’t look very fluffy:

But it’s a “hair broom” made with animal fur  stuffed into nylons and it’s used to clean up oil spills!  Turn this: into useful hair brooms to soak up oil spills!

Here is a “hair mat” also used for soaking up oil spills: 

You can CLICK HERE to donate your fluffy cat/dog/horse furs-or any fur or hair for that matter!  Help clean up the Gulf Oil Spill by donating today!  Here is a video on how to make hair brooms and it also gives info on what the program is about.

Please pass this along to groomers and hairdressers so they can help clean up the oil spill too!

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Or at least the leaves, stems and seeds of apples because they contain cyanide. Make sure your kids never eat apple seeds!  The leaves are particularly toxic when in the process of wilting.  Cats love to munch on greenery, but I’m not sure how attracted they are to apple leaves.

Clinical signs in cats, dogs and horses are: brick red mucous membranes, dilated pupils, difficulty breathing, panting, shock.

Crab apples are just as toxic. 

This post is called…

16 of the Weirdest Things Dogs Have Ever Eaten

…and it is really amazing, it’s photos of x-rays of some incredibly strange stuff that dogs have eaten.

Here’s just one of the pics: 

Sure am glad that I have cats!

Here are just a few quotes from some well-known veterinarians who have dared to investigate and learn about vaccinations. You may just save your pet’s life by learning the truth about vaccinations.

Bob Rogers, DVM - “We are harming pets by causing fibrosarcomas, possibly hypothyroidism and IMHA. The research has been done to support reduced vaccination recommendations. More importantly research shows that unnecessarily repeating vaccines has no effect.”

Dr. Christina Chambreau, DVM - “Routine vaccinations are probably the worst thing that we do for our animals…”

Dr. Pat Bradley, DVM -
“In a general and frightening context, I see the overall health and longevity of animals deteriorating. The bodies of most animals have a tremendous capacity to detoxify poisons, but they do have a limit. I think we often exceed that limit and overwhelm the body’s immune system function with toxins from vaccines.”

Chrissie Mason B.R.C.P., Ph.D. - “I am becoming seriously concerned at the increase in the cases of Auto-immune disease, and the Canine/Feline vaccination programme which I consider to be inextricably linked. Certainly, I do not stand alone in holding these views, as a number of Orthodox Veterinary Practitioners have expressed their concern over the incidence of certain types of illness suddenly appearing after a vaccination has been administered.”

Dr. Charles E Loops DVM - “The first thing that must change with routine vaccinations is the myth that vaccines are not harmful. Veterinarians and animal guardians have to come to realise that they are not protecting animals from disease by annual vaccinations, but in fact, are destroying the health and immune systems of these same animals they love and care for.”

Consider this… One dose of rabies vaccine costs the vet about 61 cents. The client is typically charged between $15 and $38, plus a $35 office visit. The markup on the vaccine alone is 2,400 percent to 6,200 percent—a markup equivalent to charging $217 for a loaf of bread. According to one estimate, removing the one-year rabies vaccination and consequential office visit for dogs alone would decrease the average small vet’s income from $87,000 to $25,000—and this doesn’t include cats or other vaccinations.

Stop the Shots! IF YOU HAVE A DOG OR CAT: DON’T VACCINATE until you read  this book!

WHAT VETS DON’T TELL YOU ABOUT VACCINES

Most cat food contains grain, and cats are NOT grain-eaters.  They do not have the proper enzymes to digest grain.

Dogs and cats do not produce an enzyme called amylase in their saliva to actually break-down carbohydrates and starches.

Unlike omnivores, cats cannot decrease liver enzymes when fed a low protein grain-based diet. This is probably why hepatic lipidosis (fatty liver disease accompanied by protein defiency) is common in cats fed a dry food diet, especially those that are obese.

While the label on dry cat food will show what looks like sufficient protein, a good amount of that protein is coming from grains, which is indigestible and poor quality.

The other important reason for keeping grains away from your cat is that all grains contain mycotoxins,(aflatoxins, ochratoxin A, and Fusarium mycotoxins) which actually poison your cat (or dog…or you).

Mycotoxins contaminate cereal grains worldwide, and their presence in pet food is a potential health threat to pets.

People are not grain-eaters either, and you’d be amazed at how much better you will feel if you don’t eat any grains at all!  CLICK HERE for more info.

Here is a natural flea powder that safely eliminates fleas on your pets and in your home. It is completely non-toxic, chemical-free, and odorless.

Only Natural Pet All-in-One Flea Remedy Powder for Dogs and Cats

Here is a natural spray insect repellent  that contains essential oils to keep away insects. Contains no DEET or other pesticides.

Only Natural Pet Herbal Defense Spray for Dogs and Cats

This  flea & tick solution is a simple tag your cat  wears on its collar. Effective, long-lasting, eco-friendly, and no chemicals!


Shoo!Tag Natural Pest Repellent for Cats

Here is a shampoo & conditioner that have 70% organic ingredients, neem oil & other natural herbs to help repel fleas, ticks, mosquitoes & more.

Only Natural Pet Herbal Defense Conditioner For Pets

You can rid your house of fleas with this non-toxic borate crystal salt that dissolves the waxy protective coating on fleas, eggs, and larvae.

Fleago Natural Flea Control for Dogs and Cats

You can use Diatomaceous Earth on your cat’s fur, in food (to kill worms), in your garden, and anywhere in the house to kill insects.  It is completely safe and non-toxic, made from the fossilized remains of diatoms, a type of hard-shelled algae. Here is an excellent link to Wolf Creek Ranch that explains the many uses of DE.

Diatomaceous Earth Food Grade 50 Lb

Dynamic Pet Products of Washington, Mo, manufactures a product called Real Ham Bones. Dog owners say the 8” hickory smoked pork femur bones have splintered and caused their dogs to become violently ill or even die. 

The Better Business Bureau of St. Louis said it has fielded consumer complaints about the Real Ham Bone from throughout the U.S. The BBB said Thursday that concerns arose after the bones splintered, then ulcerated or obstructed the dogs’ intestines. Consumers reported their dogs had become lethargic or were vomiting. One man came home to find his dog dead, bleeding from the mouth.

If you Google this subject there is story after story of dogs suffering and dying.

Dynamic has not pulled any of its chew bones or treats off the market and pet owners are likely to still find them on store shelves.

The company’s Web site states that it’s “proud” of its track record and reputation.

Most commercial pet foods contain “meat by-products”. By law, “by-product” is defined as “up to 20% intestinal content”, or poop.

Most mass-produced pet foods are not made with human-grade ingredients. They contain cockroachs, rodent droppings, mold, intestinal products, floor sweepings and other discards from human food processing. “Animal digest” contains ground up euthanized pets put back into the pet food, pentobarbital and all.

From Wikipedia:  Many animals euthanized at shelters or animal control agencies are sent to meat rendering facilities,^[11] to be processed for use in cosmetics, fertilizer, gelatin, poultry feed, pharmaceuticals and pet food.^[12] The amount of phenobarbital in dog food has caused dogs to become less responsive to the drug when being euthanized.

Coal-fired power plants produce more than 100 million tons of the toxic-waste byproduct sulfur dioxide, the stuff that causes acid rain.

Called FGD gypsum, this synthetic powder is produced when coal plant “scrubbers”  remove sulfur dioxide from plant emissions.     

Last year, a coal ash pond just outside of Knoxville, Tennessee, spilled and flooded about 300 acres of land with ash, killing many fish in the area. The spill damaged many homes as well, and cleanup costs are expected to be upwards of $1 billion. This catastrophe has prompted the EPA to draft regulations on how to handle toxic coal waste safely.  Guess what they came up with?

In 2001, the USDA together with the EPA began to promote FGD gypsum use in agriculture. Since that time, the amount of coal ash used by farmers on their fields has tripled. According to the American Coal Ash Association (ACAA), nearly 280,000 tons of the byproduct was spread on fields last year.

FGD gypsum contains toxic heavy metals such as lead, mercury, and arsenic, but according to the EPA, “the mercury contained in FGD gypsum does not affect plants and runoff into water supplies at significant levels.”  Guess they never heard of PHYTOREMEDIATION, a technology which uses plants to absorb heavy metals from the soil.

If the waste from coal plants is toxic and must be dealt with in a manner that keeps it contained, I’m just wondering why the EPA would promote the same waste for use on FOOD crops.  Perhaps it’s just more cost-effective to sell toxic waste to farmers than to stop producing it in the first place.

Food that’s USDA-certified organic cannot be grown with coal ash.  I’m sticking with organic for my family, and that includes my cats.


Nature’s Variety Raw Food Diets Organic Chicken Patties 6 lbs.

Most of us think nothing of giving our cats a nice fresh bowl of cold tap water, but that may not be such a good idea, for either you or your cat.

Many pharmaceutical and personal care products are entering rivers from sewage treatment plants or leaching into groundwater from septic systems.

Antibiotics, painkillers, sunscreen, hormones, drugs and much more are routinely found in U.S. waters. In some parts of our nation, male fish are growing female parts because they’re literally swimming in hormones.

Tests have shown that American drinking water is contaminated with perchlorate – the chemical used to make rocket fuel, and pharmaceuticals have been found in the drinking water of 51 million U.S. homes. Perchlorate can interrupt the production of thyroid hormones, and lead to hypothyroidism.

Tests on U.S. drinking water routinely find the residue of legal and illegal drugs, poisons, and synthetic chemicals.

Heavy metals are also seeping into our water. These are inorganic chemical elements with relatively high density, such as mercury, arsenic, chromium, cadmium, nickel and lead.

Did you know that if you drink chlorinated water while pregnant, it can increase your child’s risk of heart problems, cleft palate or major brain defects?

Independent studies in such journals as Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; Environmental Health Perspectives; American Journal of Public Health; and Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health, as well as reports published by the National Academy of Sciences, suggest that millions of Americans become sick each year from drinking contaminated water, with maladies from upset stomachs to cancer and birth defects.

One recent study showed that 62 million Americans drink substandard water.  Many of the chemicals, drugs and toxins are unregulated, (meaning nobody checks to see if they’re in your water supply) so millions of people drink dangerous water that actually still meets U.S. government standards.

Water bottled in plastic is not really safer, and some has been proven to be just plain tap water anyway.  Reverse osmosis filtering systems are the best bet, and a less expensive option is a high quality water filter.

Here is Bella’s reaction to Quincy and Calley:

This is what she’s all poofed up about:

Taco and Sumari are in hiding, but Mango, the bravest of them all, calmly watches the wild antics of the doggies:

This is one of my favorite funny videos.  Whoever made this has a great sense of humor, wish I could figure out how it’s done.

Avocado: All parts of the avocado contain a toxin known as persin. It causes gastrointestinal irritation, vomiting, diarrhea, respiratory distress, congestion, fluid accumulation around the tissues of the heart and even death. Cats may be attracted to the oily texture, but should not be fed avocado.

Tuna, all tuna contains mercury which accumulates in the body until it reaches a toxic level. It also can cause nutrient deficiencies.  The BPA which lines tuna cans is an estrogen-disruptor and can play havoc with hormones, including yours.

Grapes and raisins, which can sometimes cause kidney failure in very low amounts.

Chocolate contains theobromine and caffeine, which are both classified as methylxanthines; these can cause hyperactivity, increased heart rate, tremors, and potentially death (the more bitter the chocolate, the more toxic it is for your pets)

Onions and members of the onion family, such as leeks and chives; these can cause damage to red blood cells that could result in anemia in both dogs and cats.

Garlic, which is metabolized into a different metabolite than onions, is not toxic to pets. A small amount of fresh garlic fed to pets daily actually has some great health benefits, including killing parasites and repelling fleas.

Macadamia nuts may cause problems including weakness, depression, vomiting, ataxia, tremors, and hyperthermia.

Rising bread dough can be life-threatening – The bread dough itself is not toxic but the animal’s body heat can cause the dough to rise in the stomach, doubling or tripling in size and leading to impaction. The dough can also produce ethanol, which causes animals to stumble and become disoriented, lethargic and depressed.

Processed Milk, which has had all the vital nutrients destroyed. Pasteurized milk lacks enzymes and “good” bacteria and binds the calcium so that’s it’s unusable.  Homogenized milk has been molecularly changed so that it no longer resembles food and becomes a useless poison, causing allergies and other health problems.  See RAW MILK FACTS

Xylitol, a sugar substitute common in sugar-free chewing gum, can cause life-threatening hypoglycemia and liver damage in dogs; if your dog has ingested gum, bring your dog to the emergency vet immediately!

Truth About Pet Food has announced it’s 2009 winner of the “Stupidist Act in Pet Food” and once again it’s our very own FDA.  The FDA wins hands-down on a few counts:

1) Ignored Federal Law (the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) with pet food for another year.

2) Pulled the Emergency Permit from Evangers Pet Food with no recall or information available to the public. A few months later Evangers was back in business.  No explanation of what happened or didn’t happen, what was corrected or wasn’t corrected, nothing.

3) Premium Edge Pet Food Recall was 18 days AFTER it was announced to TruthaboutPetFood.com from the company.  Pets continued to get sick while the public was NOT informed of the recall.

4) The FDA was found to ‘Not Follow Procedure during the 2007 Pet Food Recall’ by the Inspector General of the United States.  This error of the FDA not following their recall protocol is not only stupid,  it undoubtedly cost the lives of many, many pets.

5) During 2008, not one proactive move was made by the FDA to improve the safety of pet food.  During 2009 there has not been one step made to improve the safety of pet food.