Senate Hearing on Pet Food Recall and Contamination held on April 12, 2007.....Watch the broadcast here on the Senate Appropriations Committee website

"Of all the witnesses being called to testify on Thursday, not one represents the voice of the people..." Source: Howl 911's Pet Food Portal, www.howl911.com 

[Outside witness] Claudia Kirk, DVM, gets $100,000 from pet food industry (Lethal Dose blog, April 10, 2007)

Can we have the whole story, please? (Lethal Dose blog, April 9, 2007)

Senator Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) commends volunteer web sites as "the best way to share information"

“Blogs of non-profit websites have sprouted as the best way to share info on this contamination - a voluntary effort of pet owners is spreading more info than the government. If sites like petconnection.com can do this, so can our govt." [Source: www.itchmo.com ]

Help Dick Durbin clean up the pet food supply 

Official Seeks Pet Food Law, nj.com, April 8, 2007

[Reed] Gusciora said he plans to introduce his bill at the next Assembly quorum call in May.

"Consumers expect and demand their own food to be free of hazardous substances when they buy it and pet food should be no different," he said.

Janine Motta, of the New Jersey Animal Rights Alliance, said that while the legislation may provide a legal platform for pet owners, other issues, such as pain and suffering, should be addressed by lawmakers.

"Even though they're considered property, (pets) have more value than a couch or a car," she said. "It's about time we started pushing the envelope."  Read full article  

Putting a Price on Losing a Pet. buffalonews.com

  Chasing Justice in Pet Food Lawsuits, philly.com, April 22, 2007

Videos:

     K.O.P.S. - Keep Our Pets Safe - Nationwide Memorial March on April 28, youtube.com, www.pnv2.com 

  Daisy's Story - KDKA News, youtube.com

  K.C.'s Story - youtube.com

For more coverage and links, go to www.howl911.com or www.petconnection.com