'As was to be expected, these studies on commercial dog foods were received with varying reactions. We were threatened with suits for libel on one hand and credited with revealing a "Jungle" on the other. We aimed to provide pertinent information for the veterinarian, but numerically speaking, our greatest response came from outside the profession. All told, more than a hundred thousand reprints were required to supply the demand. Requests for reprints came from individuals in all walks of life and from various business interests, both in this and in most other foreign countries. These studies have been widely quoted and abstracted mosltly in other than veterinary publications.' (143)