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Dog-Eat-Dog World: Do you know what your pet is eating?
http://www.suite101.com/content/dog-...eating-a367342
headline: Dog-Eat-Dog World: Do you know what your pet is eating? In today's world where pets are part of the family, many people don't know that the food they are buying for them could be a time bomb in disguise. Dogs and cats are wonderful friends and good company. Those who have pets in their homes, generally come to view them as members of the family. They spend thousands of dollars per year on pet products, ranging from brushes to beds to food. You may have at least one pet yourself, but when was the last time you took a good look at the ingredients label on your favorite pet food? Do you know what you are feeding them? Working on a tip given me by a friend, I took a stroll down the pet food aisle the other day, closely examining the ingredients on several well-known brands of canned and dry dog food. I was appalled by what I read. Other than false advertising (the main ingredients in a beef, bacon and cheese flavor of one brand were not, as one might surmise, beef, bacon and cheese, but chicken and meat by-products, liver and chicken, and then, after flour and such, came the expected ingredients, plus vitamins) there were also several “banned” items in the list. If you don’t feel like inspecting pet food cans and packages in the aisles of your supermarket, you can also look online by searching for dog food or cat food ingredients. They list them all; some proudly, some as an afterthought. One dry food listed its main ingredients as being meat and bone meal (the latter was banned in 1988 and for a very good reason), meat and chicken by-products, wheat flour, soy flour, etc ... (cont0 |
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Dog-Eat-Dog World: Do you know what your pet is eating?
chicken livers raw uncooked
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