From a summary of the 2012 US Pet Ownership and Demographics Sourcebook at the August 2012 convention of the AVMA (American Veterinary Association) in a 2012 September 6 article in PetfoodIndustry.com: “This survey of nearly 50,000 US households found that US pet ownership decreased by 2.4 percent from 2006-11, while pet spending increased. The average expenditure…
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AVMA approves policy discouraging raw petfood diets
AVMA approves policy discouraging raw petfood diets. – 2012 September 6 PetfoodIndustry.com I feel that if the AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association) were truly concerned over the potential hazards associated with the consumption of raw food by companion animals then they would emphasize keeping animals from unintended prey feeding. For example, cats allowed to catch…