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Dog Food – You Might Not Like What Is Really In Your Dog's Food
With the recent pet food
recall causing all sorts of discussions between dog owners about the
quality of the food they feed their dogs, it seems that very little of
these conversations are actually asking the important question about
whether or not pet food is nutritious enough for their animals.
Most people seem to be unhappy with the fact that the dog food was
tainted,
yet has anyone considered going deeper into the situation and really
finding out what is in the food to begin with? Do you really want to
know what you are feeding your dog or cat?
Peaking Into Pet Food Ingredients
The first question you should be asking yourself is whether or not the
ingredients in your pet food is actually quality material. For those of
you that have believed for years that the dog food you have
been feeding your pets are top-notch products, you may be disappointed
to know that the foodstuffs which make up the base of these pet foods
is extremely low grade, hardly edible, animal by-products. Poor dog
nutrition is known to lead to difficult dog behavior problems.
These products come from the remains of whatever animals are not deemed
suitable for human consumption. There are no special chicken farms,
grass fed beef pastures, or anything of the sort, that is specifically
utilized for pet food. These companies use whatever they can get their
hands on: blood, ligaments, lungs, bones, beaks, heads, feet, etc. All
of these items are converted over for several purposes, such as
livestock feed, fertilizers, poultry, and of course – ingredients for
pet food.
As a consumer, you cannot find this information when you read the
labels. You have no idea whether or not the quality of the “beef” or
“chicken” which is printed on many pet food packages is actually
healthy, nutritious meat. And most people do not know the difference
between whole meat and meat meal or meat byproducts.
Advertising At It's Best Years ago, it was common practice to feed
our dogs whatever food we were eating. Table scraps were
considered everyday food for these animals. Somewhere along the line we
have been convinced that dog and cat food produced by corporations are
the best nutritional products we can feed our pets.
Our thinking today is that “my dog will not get a balanced diet if he
just eats what we eat”. Once you think about it, that notion really
doesn't make any sense. How can a human get all of the nutrition they
need yet a dog will become nutritionally deficient by eating the same
food? Ask yourself the same question and you might just think twice
before grabbing process that food and feeding it to your cat or dog.
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Commercial Dog Food – You Might
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