Muffin’s Pet Connection: Week of March 17

BY JUDE LASSOW

WOOF WOOFSEAN CASEY’S ANIMAL RESCUE is seeking loving, responsible homes for rescued pets at their small Brooklyn non-kill shelter. Each animal has a special ‘tail’ to tell, and if you are THE right person, your heart will be captivated.

Sophia, is a 2 1/2-year-old, pretty, short-haired tan and white, largish, Pit Bull Terrier mix. She is spayed, de-wormed, treated to prevent fleas and ticks, and is current with vaccinations.

Sophia will thrive in a forever home and be your faithful companion. She will be responsive to positive reinforcement training. Stop by the shelter and spend time with her to see if she is the RIGHT match for you.

SCAR’S experienced staff is available to talk with you, answer your questions and provide advice on how to transition her to your home. Her adoption fee is $300, plus $8.50 for the dog license if you are a resident of New York City.

Sophia will get one free exam at Sean Casey’s vet’s office, one free month of pet health insurance and a microchip. If you would like to meet her, please call or visit. They are conveniently located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn near the D/N/R trains (36th Street) and are open every day from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sophia is waiting to meet you!

Sean Casey Animal Rescue can be reached at 347-599-1500; it is located at 551 39th Street. Mention Muffin’s in The Home Reporter or Spectator newspapers.

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BE AWARE: Terrible Ingredients in Your Pet’s Food.

FYI Pet food is made mostly from scraps from human food manufacture — examples, animal products that are unwanted or are condemned for human use. The cheaper label pet foods can be the culprit, as they contain the lowest-quality ingredients.

This occurs when the consumer can only afford to buy inexpensive pet food.  Animal fat, a.k.a. tallow, is a product of rendering. In the rendering process, parts, pieces and whole animals are put through an enormous grinder, boiled in vats for 30 minutes or many hours.

Molds, viruses, bacteria and other pathogens are killed by high heat. During the boiling process, fat separates, floats to the top, where it is skimmed off and used in industrial lubricants, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and pet food.

Animal fat and MBM (Meat and bone meal) might come from an assortment of animal sources, restaurant waste, dead farm livestock, expired supermarket meat, and, second-hand grease from deep-fat fryers.

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PET FOOD RECALL: The Food and Drug Administration announced that a field test showed the possibility of Salmonella contamination in Hubbard Life Happy Hound Dog Food and Hubbard Life Cat Stars Cat Food, which can affect animals eating the food and humans handling the food.

 

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