Petition asks for food stamps for pets

From its start, the food stamp program’s goal was to help poor people buy groceries for themselves and their households. Now a 59-year-old man from Mississippi, Edward Johnston, is petitioning the USDA to let him use food stamps to buy kibble and pet treats, reports the Washington Post. “The petition has little chance of succeeding,… » Read More

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