We thought you’d want to see this update from The Ellen Show.

We’ve had a lot of questions about our good friend, Smokey the Cat. We want you all to know that Smokey is in good health and still regularly visits the set. Since there’s so much activity happening on stage, we’ve moved his dishes to a safer and more permanent home in the studio.

Since they’re in a safer location, it’s hard for us to get a camera there. I want you to know that we are still feeding him his Halo pet food and Ellen water every day. And, of course, if anything major happens, you’ll know about it!

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Vickie Croke, host of the NECN TV show “The Secret Life of Animals,” really wants to be a guest on the Ellen Show. She and her interns “audition” by eating Halo Liv-a-Littles dog and cat treats to prove how much they want to be on the Show.

While many of us at Halo will admit to having tried our own treats and food (read the ingredients — Halo may be better than the snacks you’re eating now!), we do want to remind you that Halo products are for dogs and cats, not for humans!

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Melanie from New Hampshire sent Ellen an adorable photo of her big dog, Hooch, and tiny cat, Kiki, taking a nap together. The photo was so cute, it was chosen as this week’s winner of Halo’s Dog Days of Summer Pet Photo Contest.

Melanie won a $100 Halo gift card, and so can you by sending Ellen your funny pet photos by clicking here.

Each week there is one lucky winner.

Laura from Georgia’s 8-year-old cat, Alex, was in for a surprise when she brought home two new rescue puppies. “This is the first night I had the puppies,” wrote Laura to Ellen in July 2’s winning entry for Halo’s Dog Days of Summer Pet Photo Contest, “so I put them in bed with Alex, who seems to be thinking, ‘Who the heck let you two in here?’”

Laura won a $100 Halo gift card, and so can you by sending Ellen your funny pet photos by clicking here.

Each week there is one lucky winner.

Dave Gray comments to “Halo Spot’s Stew Natural Dry Cat Food, Indoor Cat, Wild Salmon Recipe, 3-Pound Bag” on Horsemusic weblog:

When Pet Promise, a safe and healthy pet food, went out of business, I was desperately looking for another healthy food that had no by-products, rendered fats, meat meals, or outsourced ingredients. (You might want to check out what these types of ingredients can include – if your stomach can take it – but avoid commercial manufacturers’ “spins” on this). Good books to get in this regard are “Foods Pets Die For” and “Protect Your Pet”:

Food Pets Die For: Shocking Facts About Pet Food

Protect Your Pet: More Shocking Facts

My cats were completely unaffected by the melamine contamination tragedy of 2007 – which killed many pets, especially cats – because their Pet Promise food was one of the few brands in America that didn’t use outsourced ingredients (and was never on the recall list – unlike some of the very expensive “premium brands”). I felt so lucky that I had already switched to Pet Promise, a petfood company that bought ingredients only from North American farmers using sustainable agriculture and free-range livestock.

I finally discovered Halo’s products, and was encouraged by the fact that Ellen DeGeneres, a devout animal lover herself, not only endorses it but also has become part-owner of the company. Their website also included a specific message written to us former Pet Promise users. So I went to my health-food store and bought some.

I was delighted to see that it had no by-products, no rendered meats, no meat meals, and that the label stated that all its ingredients are “Made in the USA”, except the pea protein from Canada. Furthermore, the salmon in Halo is wild Alaskan, not farmed salmon (aka, pharmed salmon, full of antibiotics, etc.). Moreover, it is low in carbohydrates and even includes probiotics in the mix! Making it even more promising than Pet Promise!

But the ultimate test was whether my cats would eat it or not. Unlike my dachshunds, who would eat just about anything that hit the floor (they’re really low to the ground, you know), cats are notorious for their persnickety eating habits. BUT THEY LOVE IT!!! Can’t get enough! So I have to dole it out so they don’t overeat! And after five months, their health and energy seem to be great.

Oh, and hi, Ellen – and many thanks!