We're really pleased to announce that we've signed up lots of new shops over the last few months as official Campaign retailers. these shops are all dedicated to retailing top quality natural foods, and if you're looking for somewhere to buy proper food for your pets, these are the shops to visit. Take a look in our retailers section for more details...

The Campaign for Real Pet Food is pleased to welcome on board a new member - Collards, a new range of hypoallergenic foods for dogs. General manager Martin Miller is very enthusiastic about the campaign:

‘I am extremely passionate about supporting the campaign and the positive effect this association will have on Collards and most importantly the benefits that clear labelling and transparency has for dog owners (and of course, dogs!)’

As you may have seen there was an article in The Daily Mail recently about pet food (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1244595/Is-food-youre-feeding-pet-killing–making-vet-rich.html) and the dangers some processed foods can potentially pose to pets’ health. I was interviewed briefly for this and I’m quoted talking about the problems that artifical additives can cause.

The rest of the article is not so great though, pedalling many of the myths and un-scientific arguments that are put forward by people who believe that all commercial pet foods are terrible and the cause of all ill health in pets. In particular the arguments that feeding foods containing carbohydrate is responsible for urinary and renal disease in cats, something which has been clearly shown not to be true, and the claim that the only healthy way to feed a pet is on raw chicken wings.

To set the record straight, I've published a response on my website - you can read it at http://www.petskitchen.co.uk/joespages/?p=237