Author: Tracie Hotchner

Certified Sustainable Seafood - MSC

Where Does Your Pet’s Fish Come From in Their Food?

Our pet’s food can once again teach us some good lessons and good practice in choosing our own food. A major area of concern in the food chain is where and how fish is obtained, how they are handled or treated,  and what the ramifications are for the future of the oceans. The Marine Stewardship
Dog in Car

Hot Dogs in Hot Cars in Hot Summer – DON’T DO IT!

A Good Samaritan tried to save two dogs who were locked in a boiling hot car – with the windows up (which in any case makes no difference to the internal temperature of the car anyway, as you will see if you read all the way to the end).  Richard Hill was in a parking
Filip and Liam with Liv-a-Little natural dog treats

Myth About Your Dog #1: Do Dogs Share Happily?

I’m starting a little summer series of  “myth busters” about the way we misunderstand our dogs and cats, unwittingly applying human-type emotions and desires to animals, who are actually cut from a different piece of cloth than we are.  I hope these will serve as little reminder “taps on the shoulder” to us that we
Global Animal Partnership

Global Animal Partnership (GAP) Certification

The CEO of Halo®, Myron Lyskanycz, is on a mission to improve the way farm animals are raised, for their sake as well as the betterment of the pets whose diets depend on high quality protein. What is GAP? The Global Animal Partnership is a global leader in farm animal welfare that has established a