Pigs Ears-recall - Page 2

Instead of pig’s ear, give your dog a raw beef marrow bone to keep him busy! Get it at your grocery store. Much healthier anyway.

Who Owns What ... Pet food giants Three big mergers in the past decade gave seven companies 86 percent of the pet food market in the U.S. The mergers included: Proctor & Gamble buying Iams in 1999 for $2.05 billion, Mars buying Royal Canin in 2000 for $730 million and Nestle buying Ralston Purina in 2001 for $10.3 billion. The consolidations continued last year. Del Monte acquired Meow Mix for $705 million and Milk-Bone for $580 million; Mars bought Doane Pet Care Inc. for an undisclosed price. Nestle Purina Petcare (Alpo, Fancy Feast, Friskies) 30% Iams, Eukanuba (owned by Procter & Gamble) 12% Hill's Pet Nutrition (owned by Colgate-Palmolive) 12% Mars (Kal Kan, Pedigree, Whiska, Royal Canin) 11% Ol' Roy (sold at Wal-Mart, manufactured by Doane) 10% Del Monte Foods (9Lives, Kibbles 'n Bits, Pounce, Meaty Bone) 7% Nutro (Max, Natural Choice) 4% Others 14% Source: Snapshots International July 2004