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Stop Contaminated Pet Food From Killing Our Pets
Final signature count: 10,024
10,024 signatures toward our 30,000 goal
Sponsor: The Animal Rescue Site
By the time families learn their pet food is contaminated, their dogs and cats are already sick.
Millions of Americans read labels, research ingredients, and trust that the pet food they buy is safe. That trust is breaking down. Through 2026, a sustained wave of recalls — driven by Salmonella contamination, nutritional deficiencies, and undisclosed ingredients — has swept across dry kibble, raw food, and specialty diet products sold nationwide.1 The pattern is consistent and alarming: by the time families learn something is wrong, their pets are already sick.
A Recall That Came Too Late
The most recent and serious incident centers on raw dog food from Oma's Pride. The product tested positive for Salmonella, and dogs across multiple states fell ill before any warning reached the public.4 The recall came only after illness reports were documented — meaning the contaminated food was already in homes, already in bowls.2 This is not an isolated failure. It is part of a broader, recurring pattern in the pet food industry.3
The Risk Doesn't Stop at Your Pet
Salmonella in pet food is a household danger, not just a veterinary one. Children, elderly family members, and anyone with a compromised immune system face real health risks from handling contaminated products. Most people don't think twice about reaching into a bag of dog food — and they shouldn't have to.3
The System Has Gaps That Regulators Can Close
The FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine oversees an enormous market — raw diets, prescription formulas, mass-market kibble, and everything in between. The scope of that responsibility is real. But the recurring nature of these incidents points to specific, fixable problems: weak pre-market testing standards, insufficient post-market surveillance, and manufacturer reporting timelines that allow harm to accumulate before action is taken.1,4 The tools to do better exist. Proactive testing, mandatory rapid reporting, and real-time public alerts can all shorten the window between contamination and warning — the window where animals get hurt.
What We're Asking the FDA to Do
This petition calls on the Director of the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine to take four concrete steps: strengthen surveillance of the pet food supply, require rigorous and ongoing manufacturer testing, establish clear accountability standards when safety failures occur, and mandate immediate public notification the moment a confirmed threat enters the supply chain.
Pet owners are not asking for perfection. They are asking for a system that finds problems before their pets pay the price. They make careful choices every time they shop. They deserve regulatory oversight that meets that care.
Sign the petition now to demand that the FDA close the gaps in pet food safety — before more dogs and cats are harmed by contamination that could have been caught in time.
