Time once again to discuss the epidemic of obesity suffered by US pets. But this time we’re talking about solutions the pet food industry might offer—in this case, the act of listing calorie counts on their labels.

Yesterday, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) recommended the FDA require calorie information on pet food labels. In his testimony, John Branam of the AVMA spoke out...

Here are nine fun facts about feeding nutritional supplements to your pets:

1-On pharmaceutical grade ingredients: It may surprise you to know that all but one pet supplement company adheres to the more stringent procedures required to produce pharmaceutical grade supplements. The vast majority of human supplement companies also eschew these stricter, more expensive controls.

2-On FDA regulation...