Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Pet food

The AAFCO admits that rendered dogs and cats could be in your dog's food.

http://bullmarketfrogs.com/blog/2010/08/aafco-admits-rendered-pets-in-pet-food/

I would avoid any food that uses meat meal or bone meal, anything that doesn't specify the meat source specifically.
This website is great for explaining ingredients. I think that it's best for you to know what ingredients to look for and avoid so you can find a quality food.
http://www.dogfoodproject.com/
You can also look at this one which rates specific foods, and reviews the ingredients. You can look up brands here.
http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/

Beware of two key ingredients,Here is the definations of those ingredients:

Also these ingredients:


Animal Fat


Note that the animal source is not specified and is not required to originate from "slaughtered" animals. The rendered animals can be obtained from any source, so there is no control over quality or contamination. Any kind of animal can be included: "4-D animals" (dead, diseased, disabled, or dying prior to slaughter), goats, pigs, horses, rats, misc. roadkill, animals euthanized at shelters, restaurant and supermarket refuse and so on.

Animal Digest


A cooked-down broth made from unspecified parts of unspecified animals. The animals used can be obtained from any source, so there is no control over quality or contamination. Any kind of animal can be included: "4-D animals" (dead, diseased, disabled, or dying prior to slaughter), goats, pigs, horses, rats, misc. roadkill, animals euthanized at shelters, restaurant and supermarket refuse and so on.

What do you feed yr pet? I would love to hear suggestions.

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