Responding to the massive recall of cat and dog food, the Senate voted Wednesday in favor of stricter production and labeling standards so people have more information about what they are feeding their pets.
Federal health investigators suspect that they will find more farms that received tainted animal feed but stressed that the threat to people is minimal.
The Food and Drug Adminstration said Tuesday that as many as 3 million chickens that may have been given contaminated feed containing melamine have already been eaten by consumers, according to NBC News.
An abundance of pet-friendly hotels, off-leash dog parks and vegetarian restaurants helped this city place first on an animals rights group?s list of America?s most humane cities.
Amid growing revelations that suppliers in China frequently spike pet food and other food ingredients with contaminants to boost profits, momentum is building in Washington to bolster the Food and Drug Administration's capacity to detect and screen out adulterated imports.