Note - the information in this article is applicable to cats as well as dogs. Each of the manufacturers discussed also make equivalent cat food. The examples should be used as both a specific and generic template from which to judge your companion animals current dry food diet.
The examples provided In this article you will find examples of very popular brands of dry dog kibble to help you assess whether you are purchasing and feeding your dog a food that is going to...
- Outright destroy the health of your dog;
- In which case you are literally paying a dog food manufacturer to kill your dog - death by toxic loading, acquisition of cancer and organ failure, or;
- Not so adversely effect your dogs health - please keep in mind that no dog food is perfect, you will find out why as you read through this article...
- However there is a vast difference between ingredients as pertains to species appropriate v.s not; quality, inherit dangers and...
- The price you pay for the food is not an indicator of its safety nor quality...
I dont mince my words here becasue your dogs health and life depend upon someone speaking the truth...
- Many consumers have absolutely no idea of how they are being conned by the pet food and pet care industry, and;
- Despite the claims of most pet-food store staff (and veterinarians) that they are in a position to expertly advise you as they:
- Say they know about dog food they sell as pertains to appropriate and quality nutrition;
- I can assure you that pet store staff know very little fact about the topic;
- Allopathic Veterinarians (Conventional Practitioners of Modern Veterinarian Medicine) do not study nutrition in their standard university courses;
- And for the most part, what they (Veterinarians and Pet Store staff) do know they have learned from a pet food manufacturers representative;
- Dogs do not have a choice regarding what their human feeds them - a dogs health and well being is dependent on the knowledge of their human.
Example Scenario One
This product example is widely available in supermarket stores and pet stores in North America - it is seriously detrimental to your dogs health.
Example 1.0 (from Pedigrees line of products)
GROUND WHOLE CORN, MEAT AND BONE MEAL, CORN GLUTEN MEAL, ANIMAL FAT (PRESERVED WITH BHA/CITRIC ACID), SOYBEAN MEAL, GROUND WHOLE WHEAT, BREWERS RICE, DRIED PLAIN BEET PULP, NATURAL FLAVOR, SALT, VEGETABLE OIL ([SOURCE OF LINOLEIC ACID] PRESERVED WITH BHA/BHT), POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, VITAMINS (CHOLINE CHLORIDE, a-TOCOPHEROL ACETATE [SOURCE OF VITAMIN E], NIACIN, BIOTIN, d-CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, RIBOFLAVIN SUPPLEMENT [VITAMIN B2], PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENT, VITAMIN B12 SUPPLEMENT, THIAMINE MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], VITAMIN D3 SUPPLEMENT) MINERALS (ZINC SULFATE, ZINC PROTEINATE, COPPER SULFATE, POTASSIUM IODIDE, COPPER PROTEINATE, MANGANESE PROTEINATE), ADDED FD&C COLORS (RED 40, YELLOW 5, BLUE 2).
NOT recommended for your dog - this product IS NOT GOOD for your dogs health!
This product example is widely available in supermarket stores and pet stores in North America - it is seriously detrimental to your dogs health.
- It is full of species inappropriate food stuff, including corn and soy;
- The first and most plentiful ingredient corn and corn derivatives are:
- Species inappropriate;
- A very poor source of nutrients, and;
- Worst of all is carcinogenic - this corn is grown from Monsantos round-up ready Genetically Engineered (GE) seeds;
- Monsantos GM corn is now been proven to cause the growth of tumors;
- Animal feed grade grains (not screened for aflatoxins).
- Corn is high in carcinogenic and toxic content - in addition to the corn, this product contains soy (another of Monsantos GMO products, large factory farm produced soy also has other very significant health issues which you can read about here;
- Contains unspecified vegetable oils - which indicates that the oils are low quality Omega 6, GMO oils such as cottonseed oil (also has one of the highest pesticide resides of all crops), safflower oil or canola oil (all GMO products);
- Contains carcinogenic chemical-based dyes;
- Unspecified animal fats (likely from 4D animals and can also be rendered down fats from euthanized dogs and cats from kill shelters, rancid fats from restaurants and food manufacturing);
- This dry dog food is a huge threat to your dogs daily health, quality of life and will shorten your dogs life span;
- And while the upfront cost of purchasing a bag of this food may be relatively inexpensive your long-term cost is high:
- You must feed your dog larger quantities of this food (than you would a better food) as the nutrition is so sparse;
- You will accumulate numerous costs in veterinarian bills over the life-span of your dog to treat the health issues caused by eating this food...
Example 1.0 (from Pedigrees line of products)
GROUND WHOLE CORN, MEAT AND BONE MEAL, CORN GLUTEN MEAL, ANIMAL FAT (PRESERVED WITH BHA/CITRIC ACID), SOYBEAN MEAL, GROUND WHOLE WHEAT, BREWERS RICE, DRIED PLAIN BEET PULP, NATURAL FLAVOR, SALT, VEGETABLE OIL ([SOURCE OF LINOLEIC ACID] PRESERVED WITH BHA/BHT), POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, VITAMINS (CHOLINE CHLORIDE, a-TOCOPHEROL ACETATE [SOURCE OF VITAMIN E], NIACIN, BIOTIN, d-CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, RIBOFLAVIN SUPPLEMENT [VITAMIN B2], PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENT, VITAMIN B12 SUPPLEMENT, THIAMINE MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], VITAMIN D3 SUPPLEMENT) MINERALS (ZINC SULFATE, ZINC PROTEINATE, COPPER SULFATE, POTASSIUM IODIDE, COPPER PROTEINATE, MANGANESE PROTEINATE), ADDED FD&C COLORS (RED 40, YELLOW 5, BLUE 2).
NOT recommended for your dog - this product IS NOT GOOD for your dogs health!
Example Scenario Two
These product examples are exclusively sold in Veterinarian Clinics, Veterinary Hospitals, Veterinary Offices;
- These products are very expensive and can be detrimental to your dogs health;
- They are just slightly better then the example provided in Scenario One above as they do not contain:
- GMO vegetable oil;
- Food colouring);
- These products (example 2.1, 2.2) are much more expensive than example 4.1 and 5.2 which are premium dog foods sold at the better dog food stores, and;
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