Pet owners argue for a law to ensure that pet food is free of lethal contaminants. Apparently they are unaware that half the children of the world eat contaminated food and drink polluted water every day. Thousands of these kids die regularly from cholera. The nations of the world should unite to halt this ongoing tragedy. In the mean time, we can forget about pets.

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The author is using the argument about pet food being free of contaminants to divert attention from the more pressing issue of contaminated food and water for children around the world. This is a red herring fallacy, where the author is changing the subject to avoid addressing the real issue at hand.

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