By ANDREW BRIDGES, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - A major manufacturer of dog and cat food sold under Wal-Mart, Safeway, Kroger and other store brands recalled 60 million containers of wet pet food Friday after reports of kidney failure and deaths.
Whether in human or companion animals, recent research (Rastall, 2004) has shown that allergies are the result of both genetics and environment. Genetics (DeBoer, 2004) predisposes a human or pet to suffer from allergies, but the deal is clinched if they are raised in a modern Westernized home. What does modernization have to do with allergies? We will see that the cleanliness (comparatively speaking) and energy-efficiency of the home has a direct influence on the development of allergies in both humans and pets.
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